The upcoming contest between Miguel Vargas’ Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals (with Steven Matz drawing the start) is scheduled for Friday, May 19 at 8:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Vargas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -138 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -139 |
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Stats and Trends for the St. Louis Cardinals
- The Cardinals’ Matz (0-4) will make his ninth start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed eight hits in 5 1/3 innings against the Boston Red Sox.
- The 31-year-old has an ERA of 5.62, 8 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .302 in eight games this season.
- The Cardinals average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- The Cardinals have pitched to a 4.45 this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
- The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.452 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
- The Cardinals have given up 51 home runs so far this season (the 15th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Miguel Vargas Stats vs. the Cardinals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/18/2023 | Adam Wainwright | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/30/2023 | Jake Woodford | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/29/2023 | Jordan Montgomery | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/28/2023 | Jack Flaherty | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/24/2022 | Jordan Montgomery | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/23/2022 | José Quintana | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Vargas Stats and Trends
- Vargas has reached base with a base hit 24 times this year in 42 games played (57.1%), including multiple knocks in 14.3% of them (six times).
- In four of 42 games this season, he has homered (9.5%). He’s left the yard in 2.5% of his trips to the dish.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 18 out of 42 games this year (42.9%), which includes more than one run scored in three of those games (7.1%).
- Vargas has notched at least one RBI in 31.0% of his games this season (13 of 42), including more than one RBI in eight of those contests (19.0%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has gone down on strikes in 54.8% of his 42 games this year, while fanning more than once in 14.3% of those contests (six).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | GP | 20 |
| 14 (63.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 10 (50.0%) |
| 3 (13.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (15.0%) |
| 11 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (35.0%) |
| 2 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (10.0%) |
| 8 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (25.0%) |
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