Wrigley Field is where MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will go up against starter Kyle Hendricks and the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, August 20 at 2:20 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -138 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -114 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will send Hendricks (4-6) to the mound for his 17th start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw six innings against the Chicago White Sox, giving up three earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- The 33-year-old has an ERA of 4.19, 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .243 in 16 games this season.
- The Cubs have a 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.28 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.284 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
- The Cubs have allowed the seventh-fewest home runs this season at just 136, or 1.1 per game.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 8/18/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has recorded a hit in 65.0% of his 117 games this year, with multiple base hits in 17.1% of those contests (20).
- He has hit a long ball in 9.4% of his games this season (117 contests), going yard in 2.5% of his chances at the plate.
- He has touched home plate in 41 of 117 games this season, including multiple runs scored in nine of them.
- Melendez has tallied at least one RBI in 29 out of 117 games this year (24.8%). He has collected more than one RBI in 12 of those contests (10.3%).
- In 75.2% of his contests this season (88 of 117), he has gone down on strikes at least once. In 38 of those games (32.5%), he registered two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | GP | 56 |
| 40 (65.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 36 (64.3%) |
| 9 (14.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (19.6%) |
| 22 (36.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (33.9%) |
| 6 (9.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.9%) |
| 16 (26.2%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (23.2%) |
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