The upcoming matchup between MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics (with Ken Waldichuk getting the start) is scheduled for Saturday, May 6 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -140 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -114 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +107 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- Waldichuk (0-2) will take to the mound for the Athletics and make his seventh start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed six hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
- The 25-year-old has pitched to a 7.26 ERA this season with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.5 walks per nine across six games.
- The Athletics strike out just 7.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- The Athletics have the 30th-ranked ERA (7.39) in the majors this season.
- Athletics pitchers have a 1.735 WHIP this season, worst in the majors.
- The Athletics have allowed the most home runs this season with 55, or 1.7 per game.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/5/2023 | Kyle Muller | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/26/2022 | James Kaprielian | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/25/2022 | Jared Koenig | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/24/2022 | Cole Irvin | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/19/2022 | Jared Koenig | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/17/2022 | Frankie Montás | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has recorded a hit in 16 of 31 games this year, with multiple hits in five of them.
- In 9.7% of his games this season, he has homered (three of 31). He’s hit a round-tripper in 2.4% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run in nine of 31 games played this season (29.0%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Melendez has plated a run in seven of 31 games this year, including multiple RBI in four of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 74.2% of his contests this season (23 of 31), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In 13 of those games (41.9%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | GP | 14 |
| 7 (41.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (64.3%) |
| 2 (11.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (21.4%) |
| 5 (29.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (28.6%) |
| 2 (11.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (7.1%) |
| 3 (17.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (28.6%) |
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