At 2:10 PM ET on Monday, September 4, MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will take the field against the Chicago White Sox and starting pitcher Jesse Scholtens at , airing on BSKC.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -120 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -121 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox
- The White Sox will send Scholtens (1-6) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, when he tossed 5 1/3 innings while giving up one earned run on six hits in a matchup with the Baltimore Orioles.
- The 29-year-old has an ERA of 3.97, 6 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .255 in 22 games this season.
- The White Sox have a 9.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
- White Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.91 this year, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- The White Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.424 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
- The White Sox have allowed the fourth-most home runs this season with 187, or 1.4 per game.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the White Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/21/2023 | Lance Lynn | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/20/2023 | Lucas Giolito | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/19/2023 | Michael Kopech | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2023 | Mike Clevinger | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2023 | Reynaldo López | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2023 | Gregory Santos | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2023 | Joe Kelly | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/10/2023 | Lance Lynn | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/9/2023 | Lucas Giolito | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/8/2023 | Dylan Cease | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has reached base with a base hit 83 times this year in 128 games played (64.8%), including multiple knocks in 16.4% of them (21 times).
- In 12 of 128 games this season, he has homered (9.4%). He’s gone deep in 2.5% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least one run in 35.9% of his contests this season (46 of 128), with more than one run scored in nine of those contests (7.0%).
- In 23.4% of his 128 games this season, Melendez has driven in a run (30 times). Also, he’s put up 13 games with multiple RBI in 2023 (10.2%) and produced three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 96 times this year in 128 games played (75.0%), including 44 times striking out multiple times (34.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | GP | 62 |
| 43 (65.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 40 (64.5%) |
| 10 (15.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (17.7%) |
| 24 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (35.5%) |
| 7 (10.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.1%) |
| 17 (25.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (21.0%) |
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