MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners, who will be sending Emerson Hancock to the hill, face off at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, August 15. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:10 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 Seattle Mariners
- Hancock will take to the mound for the Mariners, his second start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Thursday against the San Diego Padres, throwing five innings and giving up one earned run.
- The Mariners strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
- The Mariners have pitched to a 3.72 this season, which ranks first in baseball.
- Mariners pitchers have a 1.175 WHIP this season, first-best in the majors.
- With just 128 homers allowed, the Mariners rank sixth in the league at preventing long balls.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Mariners
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/14/2023 | Logan Gilbert | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 9/25/2022 | Luis Castillo | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 9/24/2022 | Logan Gilbert | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/23/2022 | Marco Gonzales | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has collected a hit in 71 out of 112 games this season (63.4%), with more than one hit in 17 of those contests (15.2%).
- He has hit a long ball in 9.8% of his games in 2023 (11 of 112), which amounts to 2.6% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least a run in 39 out of 112 games this season (34.8%), which includes more than one run scored in nine of them (8.0%).
- Melendez has picked up an RBI in 27 of 112 games this season, including multiple RBI in 12 of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 75.9% of his 112 games this season, he has struck out (85 times). He’s also had 37 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (33.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | GP | 54 |
| 37 (63.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 34 (63.0%) |
| 6 (10.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (20.4%) |
| 20 (34.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (35.2%) |
| 6 (10.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (9.3%) |
| 14 (24.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (24.1%) |
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