Luis Garcia and the Washington Nationals take on starter Vince Velasquez and the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:05 PM ET on Saturday, April 29 at Nationals Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Garcia
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +109 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -142 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send Velasquez (3-2) to the mound for his sixth start this season.
- The right-hander allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings pitched against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
- The 30-year-old ranks 43rd in ERA (3.76), 47th in WHIP (1.253), and 37th in K/9 (9.2) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Pirates have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the majors.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 3.61 this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.297 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Pirates have allowed the fifth-fewest home runs this season at just 22, or 0.8 per game.
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Luis Garcia Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/29/2022 | Mitch Keller | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/28/2022 | José Quintana | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/27/2022 | Miguel Yajure | 3-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/12/2021 | Bryse Wilson | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/11/2021 | Wil Crowe | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 9/10/2021 | Steven Brault | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/16/2021 | Chase De Jong | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Garcia Stats and Trends
- In 45.8% of his 24 games this season, Garcia has notched a base hit (11 times). He’s also registered four multi-hit games in 2023 (16.7%).
- This season, he has hit a long ball in two of the 24 games, leaving the ballpark in 2.7% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run in five of 24 games played this season (20.8%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Garcia has picked up an RBI in 33.3% of his 24 games this year, with more than one RBI in 12.5% of those games (three).
- He has gone down on strikes six times this year in 24 games played (25.0%), including one game where he fanned multiple times.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 13 |
| 6 (54.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 5 (38.5%) |
| 2 (18.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (15.4%) |
| 3 (27.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (15.4%) |
| 2 (18.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (30.8%) |
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