PNC Park is where Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays will take on starter Roansy Contreras and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, May 7 at 1:35 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Merrifield
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -151 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -123 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates’ Contreras (3-2) will make his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw 5 1/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving up four earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 23-year-old has pitched in six games this season with an ERA of 4.09, a 1.69 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.424.
- The Pirates average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 3.75 this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
- The Pirates rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.343 WHIP this season.
- The Pirates have given up the sixth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 30 home runs allowed.
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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/5/2023 | Rich Hill | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 3 |
| 9/4/2022 | JT Brubaker | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/3/2022 | Roansy Contreras | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/2/2022 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/1/2021 | Wil Crowe | 3-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 5/31/2021 | Chad Kuhl | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/28/2021 | Mitch Keller | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/27/2021 | Tyler Anderson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Merrifield Stats and Trends
- Merrifield has reached base with a base hit 21 times this year in 33 games played (63.6%), including multiple knocks in 21.2% of them (seven times).
- In the 33 games in which he’s logged a plate appearance this season, he has zero home runs.
- He has touched home plate at least once 10 times this season in 33 games played (30.3%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- Merrifield has picked up an RBI in 21.2% of his 33 games this year, with two or more RBI in 9.1% of those contests (three).
- He has struck out at least once 13 times this year in 33 games (39.4%), including five games with more than one strikeout (15.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | GP | 21 |
| 8 (66.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 13 (61.9%) |
| 3 (25.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (19.0%) |
| 4 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 6 (28.6%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (14.3%) |
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