At 8:10 PM ET on Monday, August 28, MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will suit up against the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Juan Carlos Oviedo at Kauffman Stadium, airing on BSKC.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +106 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -131 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -132 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -115 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates’ Oviedo (7-13) will make his 27th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run and allowed four hits in five innings pitched against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.
- The 25-year-old’s 4.46 ERA ranks 43rd, 1.328 WHIP ranks 45th, and 8 K/9 ranks 40th among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Pirates strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 4.64 this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.402 as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Pirates have given up the seventh-fewest long balls so far this season with only 142 home runs allowed.
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Melendez Stats and Trends
- In 80 of 123 games this year (65.0%), Melendez has recorded a hit, and he collected two or more knocks in 20 of those contests (16.3%).
- He has gone deep in 11 of 123 games in 2023 (8.9%), which is 2.4% of his trips to the plate.
- In 35.8% of his 123 games this season, he has scored (44 times). Also, he’s put up nine games with multiple runs in 2023 (7.3%).
- Melendez has driven in a run in 23.6% of his 123 games this year, with two or more RBI in 9.8% of them (12). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in 94 of 123 games this year (76.4%), while fanning multiple times in 42 of those contests (34.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | GP | 62 |
| 40 (65.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 40 (64.5%) |
| 9 (14.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (17.7%) |
| 22 (36.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (35.5%) |
| 6 (9.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.1%) |
| 16 (26.2%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (21.0%) |
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