Matt Mervis’ Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, who will be sending Aaron Nola to the hill, square off at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, May 20. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Mervis
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -109 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +106 |
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Stats and Trends for the Philadelphia Phillies
- The Phillies will send Nola (3-3) to the mound for his 10th start this season.
- The right-hander gave up four earned runs in seven innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Colorado Rockies.
- The 29-year-old ranks 53rd in ERA (4.53), 25th in WHIP (1.114), and 56th in K/9 (7) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Phillies have a 9.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
- Phillies pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.74 this year, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- The Phillies rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.343 WHIP this season.
- The Phillies have allowed the fifth-fewest home runs this season at just 41, or 0.9 per game.
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Matt Mervis Stats vs. the Phillies
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/19/2023 | Ranger Suárez | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
Mervis Stats and Trends
- In 54.5% of his games this season (six-of-11), Mervis has posted a hit. In three of those games (27.3%), he’s recorded multiple base knocks.
- He has homered in one of 11 games, going deep in 2.2% of his plate appearances this season.
- He has scored four times this season in 11 games played (36.4%). He does not, however, have a multi-run effort.
- Mervis has recorded an RBI in four of 11 games this year.
- He has gone down on strikes in all 11 games this season, as he’s struck out multiple times in five of them (45.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | GP | 6 |
| 3 (60.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 3 (50.0%) |
| 1 (20.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (33.3%) |
| 1 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (50.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (16.7%) |
| 2 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (33.3%) |
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