The upcoming game between MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox (with Dylan Cease getting the start) is scheduled for Tuesday, September 5 at 7:40 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 Chicago White Sox
- The White Sox will send Cease (6-7) to the mound for his 29th start this season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday, when he gave up five earned runs and allowed six hits in six innings against the Baltimore Orioles.
- The 27-year-old ranks 46th in ERA (4.98), 48th in WHIP (1.470), and sixth in K/9 (10.7) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The White Sox have a 9.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The White Sox have the 27th-ranked ERA (4.97) in the majors this season.
- The White Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.431 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
- With 190 homers allowed, the White Sox rank 27th in the league at preventing long balls.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the White Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/4/2023 | Jesse Scholtens | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 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 | Joe Kelly | 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 |
| 5/10/2023 | 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 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has a hit in 65.1% of his games this year (84 of 129), and he posted more than one hit in 22 of those games (17.1%).
- He has hit a long ball in 12 of 129 games in 2023 (9.3%), which is 2.5% of his trips to the dish.
- In 36.4% of his games this season (47 of 129), he has scored at least a run. In nine of those games (7.0%), he tallied more than one run scored.
- In 23.3% of his contests this season (30 of 129), Melendez has driven in at least one run. In 13 of those games (10.1%) he recorded more than one RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in two games.
- In 74.4% of his 129 games this season, he has struck out (96 times). He’s also had 44 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (34.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | GP | 62 |
| 44 (65.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 40 (64.5%) |
| 11 (16.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (17.7%) |
| 25 (37.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (35.5%) |
| 7 (10.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.1%) |
| 17 (25.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (21.0%) |
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