Kauffman Stadium is where MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will challenge starter Mason Miller and the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, May 7 at 2:10 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 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- Miller (0-1) will take to the mound for the Athletics and make his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw seven scoreless innings against the Seattle Mariners without allowing a hit.
- The 24-year-old has an ERA of 3.52, a 2.83 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of .978 in three games this season.
- The Athletics have a 7.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in baseball.
- The Athletics have the 30th-ranked ERA (7.29) in the majors this season.
- The Athletics have a combined 1.740 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
- The Athletics have allowed the most home runs this season with 57, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2023 | Ken Waldichuk | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 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 collected a hit in 16 out of 32 games this year (50.0%), with multiple hits in five of those contests (15.6%).
- He has hit a long ball in three games this season, going deep in 2.4% of his chances at the plate.
- In nine of 32 games this year (28.1%), he has scored at least a run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Melendez has notched an RBI in 21.9% of his 32 games this year, with two or more RBI in 12.5% of those contests (four). He has also knocked in three or more runs in one contest.
- He has fanned 24 times this season in 32 games played (75.0%), including 13 times striking out multiple times (40.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GP | 14 |
| 7 (38.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (64.3%) |
| 2 (11.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (21.4%) |
| 5 (27.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (28.6%) |
| 2 (11.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (7.1%) |
| 3 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (28.6%) |
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