On Friday, May 26 at 8:10 PM ET, Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays will challenge starter Louie Varland and the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, airing on BSN.
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Player Prop Odds for Merrifield
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -106 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -126 |
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Stats and Trends for the Minnesota Twins
- Varland (2-0) will take the mound for the Twins, his sixth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs in five innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.18, a 4.43 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.250 in five games this season.
- The Twins average 10 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-most in the league.
- The Twins have pitched to a 3.40 this season, which ranks second in baseball.
- The Twins have a combined 1.188 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
- With just 45 homers allowed, the Twins rank second in the league at preventing long balls.
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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Twins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/7/2022 | Chris Archer | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/6/2022 | Dylan Bundy | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 8/5/2022 | Tyler Mahle | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Sonny Gray | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 5/29/2022 | Sonny Gray | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/28/2022 | Chris Archer | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/27/2022 | Bailey Ober | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/26/2022 | Devin Smeltzer | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/22/2022 | Bailey Ober | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/21/2022 | Joe Ryan | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Merrifield Stats and Trends
- Merrifield has recorded a hit 33 times this season in 44 games played (75.0%), with 10 multi-hit efforts (22.7%).
- This season, he has gone yard in two of the 44 games, leaving the ballpark in 1.1% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run in 21 of 44 games played this season (47.7%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Merrifield has notched an RBI in 12 of 44 games this season, including multiple RBI in five of them. He has also produced three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in 23 out of 44 games this season (52.3%), while fanning multiple times in nine of those contests (20.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 25 |
| 15 (78.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (72.0%) |
| 3 (15.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (28.0%) |
| 11 (57.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 10 (40.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (8.0%) |
| 7 (36.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (20.0%) |
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