The upcoming game between MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox (with Tanner Houck drawing the start) is scheduled for Saturday, September 2 at 7:10 PM ET.
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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 | -131 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -116 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox’s Houck (3-8) will make his 16th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw four innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up one earned run while allowing five hits.
- The 27-year-old has pitched in 15 games this season with a 4.93 ERA, 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .244.
- The Red Sox average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- The Red Sox have the 21st-ranked ERA (4.55) in the majors this season.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.352 WHIP this season, 20th in the majors.
- With 180 homers allowed, the Red Sox rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/10/2023 | James Paxton | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2023 | Nick Pivetta | 2-for-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | Kutter Crawford | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/7/2023 | Brayan Bello | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/18/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/17/2022 | Rich Hill | 3-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 9/16/2022 | Michael Wacha | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2022 | Kutter Crawford | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/6/2022 | Nathan Eovaldi | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/5/2022 | Josh Winckowski | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- In 82 of 126 games this season (65.1%), Melendez has gotten a hit, and he collected more than one hit in 20 of those contests (15.9%).
- He has gone deep in 11 of 126 games in 2023 (8.7%), which is 2.3% of his trips to the dish.
- In 35.7% of his games this season (45 of 126), he has scored at least a run. In nine of those games (7.1%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- Melendez has notched at least one RBI 29 times this year in 126 tries (23.0%), including driving in more than one run in 9.5% of games (12 times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on two occasions.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once in 96 out of 126 games this year (76.2%), while fanning multiple times in 44 of them (34.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | GP | 62 |
| 42 (65.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 40 (64.5%) |
| 9 (14.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (17.7%) |
| 23 (35.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (35.5%) |
| 6 (9.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.1%) |
| 16 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (21.0%) |
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