Fenway Park is where MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will face off against starter Nick Pivetta and the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, August 9 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +101 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox will send Pivetta (7-6) to the mound for his 10th start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Saturday when he threw four innings out of the bullpen against the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up three earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 30-year-old has pitched in 27 games this season with an ERA of 4.19, a 3.11 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.159.
- The Red Sox strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.41 this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.325 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
- The Red Sox have given up 145 home runs so far this season (the 23rd-ranked total in MLB play).
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/8/2023 | Kutter Crawford | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/7/2023 | Brayan Bello | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/18/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/17/2022 | Rich Hill | 3-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 9/16/2022 | Michael Wacha | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2022 | Kutter Crawford | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/6/2022 | Nathan Eovaldi | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/5/2022 | Josh Winckowski | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/0 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has collected a hit in 67 of 107 games this season, with multiple hits in 16 of them.
- Out of the 107 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s hit a long ball in 10 contests (9.3%), homering in 2.3% of his plate appearances.
- In 34.6% of his games this year (37 of 107), he has touched home plate at least one time. In eight of those games (7.5%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- Melendez has plated at least one run 25 times this year in 107 tries (23.4%), including plating more than one run in 10.3% of games (11 times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on two occasions.
- He has fanned 81 times this year in 107 tries (75.7%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 33.6% of games (36 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | GP | 52 |
| 35 (63.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 32 (61.5%) |
| 6 (10.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (19.2%) |
| 19 (34.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 18 (34.6%) |
| 6 (10.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (7.7%) |
| 13 (23.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 12 (23.1%) |
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