The upcoming contest between Whit Merrifield’s Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics (with James Kaprielian getting the start) is scheduled for Friday, June 23 at 7:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Merrifield
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -151 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -108 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -127 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- The Athletics will hand the ball to Kaprielian (2-6) for his 11th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run in 5 1/3 innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies.
- The 29-year-old has pitched in 13 games this season with an ERA of 6.38, a 1.63 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.636.
- The Athletics average just 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the league.
- Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 6.01 this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
- Athletics pitchers have a 1.553 WHIP this season, worst in the majors.
- The Athletics have allowed the most home runs this season with 113, or 1.5 per game.
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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/26/2022 | James Kaprielian | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 6/25/2022 | Jared Koenig | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/24/2022 | Cole Irvin | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/19/2022 | Jared Koenig | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 6/18/2022 | Cole Irvin | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/17/2022 | Frankie Montás | 3-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 9/16/2021 | Paul Blackburn | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/15/2021 | Sean Manaea | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/14/2021 | Frankie Montás | 3-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/13/2021 | Chris Bassitt | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Merrifield Stats and Trends
- In 77.9% of his 68 games this season, Merrifield has notched a base hit (53 times). He’s also registered 17 multi-hit games in 2023 (25.0%).
- This season, he has homered in two of the 68 games, going deep in 0.7% of his plate appearances.
- In 27 of 68 games this season (39.7%), he has touched home plate at least one time, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Merrifield has picked up at least one RBI 19 times this season in 68 games played (27.9%), including eight times plating multiple runs (11.8%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once 33 times this year in 68 games (48.5%), including 11 games with more than one strikeout (16.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | GP | 39 |
| 24 (82.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 29 (74.4%) |
| 6 (20.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (28.2%) |
| 14 (48.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (33.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (5.1%) |
| 10 (34.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (23.1%) |
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