On Thursday, August 10 at 7:10 PM ET, MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will challenge starter James Paxton and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, airing on NESN.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +103 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -133 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -134 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -120 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox will hand the ball to Paxton (6-3) for his 15th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Friday, when he threw five innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up four earned runs while allowing nine hits.
- The 34-year-old has pitched to a 3.60 ERA this season with 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.6 walks per nine across 14 games.
- 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 4.39 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.323 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
- The Red Sox have given up 148 home runs so far this season (the 24th-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/9/2023 | Nick Pivetta | 2-for-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 tallied a hit 68 times this year in 108 games played (63.0%), with 17 multi-hit efforts (15.7%).
- Out of the 108 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s homered in 11 contests (10.2%), hitting a home run in 2.7% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run in 38 out of 108 games this season (35.2%), which includes more than one run scored in nine of those contests (8.3%).
- Melendez has notched at least one RBI in 24.1% of his games this year (26 of 108), including two or more RBI in 12 of them (11.1%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 82 times this season in 108 games played (75.9%), including 36 times striking out multiple times (33.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | GP | 53 |
| 35 (63.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 33 (62.3%) |
| 6 (10.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (20.8%) |
| 19 (34.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (35.8%) |
| 6 (10.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (9.4%) |
| 13 (23.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (24.5%) |
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