MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will take the field at Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday, September 11, where they will challenge the Chicago White Sox and starting pitcher Dylan Cease. The game will begin at 7:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +103 |
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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 30th start this season.
- The right-hander gave up four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Kansas City Royals.
- The 27-year-old ranks 44th in ERA (5.04), 49th in WHIP (1.484), and sixth in K/9 (10.7) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The White Sox average 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the league.
- The White Sox have the 26th-ranked ERA (4.90) in the majors this season.
- The White Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.422 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- The White Sox have given up the fourth-most long balls so far this season with 196 home runs allowed.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the White Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/6/2023 | Touki Toussaint | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/5/2023 | Dylan Cease | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 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 | Reynaldo López | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2023 | Mike Clevinger | 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 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has collected a hit in 85 out of 134 games this season (63.4%), with multiple hits in 23 of those contests (17.2%).
- Out of the 134 games he has played in this season, he’s hit a long ball in 13 contests (9.7%), leaving the yard in 2.6% of his plate appearances.
- In 35.8% of his games this season (48 of 134), he has scored at least a run. In nine of those games (6.7%), he tallied more than one run scored.
- In 23.1% of his contests this year (31 of 134), Melendez has notched at least one RBI. In 14 of those games (10.4%) he recorded two or more RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in two games.
- He has struck out in 74.6% of his 134 games this year, while fanning more than once in 33.6% of them (45).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | GP | 65 |
| 45 (65.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 40 (61.5%) |
| 12 (17.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (16.9%) |
| 26 (37.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (33.8%) |
| 8 (11.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (7.7%) |
| 18 (26.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (20.0%) |
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