MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will hit the field at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday, August 30, where they will match up with the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Andre Jackson. The matchup will start at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -139 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send Jackson to the mound for his third start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Thursday when he threw six innings out of the bullpen against the Chicago Cubs, giving up two earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The Pirates strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.59 this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- The Pirates rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.390 WHIP this season.
- The Pirates have given up the fifth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 142 home runs allowed.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29/2023 | Colin Selby | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/28/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has collected a hit in 82 of 125 games this year (65.6%), with more than one hit in 20 of them (16.0%).
- He has gone deep in 11 of 125 games in 2023 (8.8%), which is 2.4% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least a run in 36.0% of his contests this year (45 of 125), with two or more runs scored in nine of them (7.2%).
- Melendez has driven in at least one run 29 times this year in 125 games played (23.2%), including 12 times plating multiple runs (9.6%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 95 of 125 games this year (76.0%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 43 of those games (34.4%) included an effort that resulted in two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | GP | 62 |
| 42 (66.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 40 (64.5%) |
| 9 (14.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (17.7%) |
| 23 (36.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (35.5%) |
| 6 (9.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.1%) |
| 16 (25.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (21.0%) |
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