Kauffman Stadium is where MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will challenge starter Colin Selby and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, August 29 at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -123 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -125 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Selby will take to the mound for the Pirates, his second start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw two scoreless innings without allowing a hit against the Chicago Cubs.
- The Pirates strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
- The Pirates have the 21st-ranked ERA (4.60) in the majors this season.
- The Pirates rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.394 WHIP this season.
- The Pirates have allowed the seventh-fewest home runs this season at just 142, or 1.1 per game.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has recorded a hit 81 times this year in 124 games played (65.3%), with 20 multi-hit efforts (16.1%).
- He has gone yard in 11 games this season, going deep in 2.4% of his trips to the dish.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 44 of 124 games this year (35.5%), which includes more than one run scored in nine of those games (7.3%).
- Melendez has notched an RBI in 23.4% of his 124 games this season, with two or more RBI in 9.7% of those contests (12). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 94 times this season in 124 games played (75.8%), including 42 times punching out multiple times (33.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | GP | 62 |
| 41 (66.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 40 (64.5%) |
| 9 (14.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (17.7%) |
| 22 (35.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (35.5%) |
| 6 (9.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.1%) |
| 16 (25.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (21.0%) |
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