Target Field is where Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays will face off against starter Pablo Lopez and the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, May 27 at 2:10 PM ET.
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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 | -125 |
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Stats and Trends for the Minnesota Twins
- The Twins will hand the ball to Lopez (2-3) for his 11th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs in six innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels.
- The 27-year-old’s 3.90 ERA ranks 40th, 1.100 WHIP ranks 23rd, and 11.3 K/9 ranks fifth among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Twins strike out 10 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
- Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.39 this year, second-best in baseball.
- Twins pitchers have a 1.184 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
- The Twins have given up the second-fewest long balls so far this season with only 47 home runs allowed.
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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Twins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/26/2023 | Louie Varland | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Merrifield Stats and Trends
- In 75.6% of his games this year (34-of-45), Merrifield has posted a hit. In 11 of those games (24.4%), he’s recorded multiple base knocks.
- Despite logging a plate appearance in 45 games this season, he has swatted just two homers.
- He has scored at least one run in 21 of 45 games played this season (46.7%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Merrifield has picked up at least one RBI in 26.7% of his games this season (12 of 45), including more than one RBI in five of those contests (11.1%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has fanned 24 times this year in 45 games played (53.3%), including nine times punching out multiple times (20.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 26 |
| 15 (78.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 19 (73.1%) |
| 3 (15.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (30.8%) |
| 11 (57.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 10 (38.5%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (7.7%) |
| 7 (36.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (19.2%) |
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