Whit Merrifield: MLB Player Prop Bets for Blue Jays Vs Braves – May 14, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 13, 2023

Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays meet starter Collin McHugh and the Atlanta Braves at 1:37 PM ET on Sunday, May 14 at Rogers Centre.

Looking to wager on Merrifield ahead of his matchup on Sunday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

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 -125

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Stats and Trends for the Atlanta Braves

  • McHugh will make his first start of the season for the Braves.
  • The 35-year-old righty has pitched in relief nine times already this campaign, but will make his first start.
  • He has pitched in nine games this season with an ERA of 3.38, a 1.6 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.575.
  • The Braves strike out 9.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
  • The Braves have pitched to a 3.54 this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
  • Braves pitchers have a 1.246 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
  • The Braves have given up the third-fewest long balls so far this season with only 32 home runs allowed.

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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Braves

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
5/13/2023 Bryce Elder 0-for-2 0 0 1 1 0/2 3
5/13/2023 A.J. Minter 0-for-2 0 0 1 1 0/2 3
5/13/2023 Jesse Chávez 0-for-2 0 0 1 1 0/2 3
5/13/2023 Dylan Lee 0-for-2 0 0 1 1 0/2 3
5/13/2023 Joe Jiménez 0-for-2 0 0 1 1 0/2 3
5/12/2023 Spencer Strider 1-for-3 0 0 0 1 2/0 1
5/12/2023 Kirby Yates 1-for-3 0 0 0 1 2/0 1
5/12/2023 Danny Young 1-for-3 0 0 0 1 2/0 1

Merrifield Stats and Trends

  • In 78.1% of his 32 games this season, Merrifield has recorded a base hit (25 times). He’s also collected eight multi-hit games in 2023 (25.0%).
  • He has hit just one long ball despite logging a trip the plate in 32 games this season.
  • In 14 of 32 games this year, he has scored a run, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
  • In 28.1% of his contests this year (nine of 32), Merrifield has driven in at least one run. In four of those games (12.5%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in one game.
  • He has gone down on strikes in 17 of 32 games this year, including multiple Ks in seven of them.
Home Away
11 GP 21
9 (81.8%) Games w/1+ Hit 16 (76.2%)
3 (27.3%) Games w/2+ Hits 5 (23.8%)
6 (54.5%) Games w/1+ Run 8 (38.1%)
0 (0.0%) Games w/1+ HR 1 (4.8%)
5 (45.5%) Games w/1+ RBI 4 (19.0%)

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