At 7:40 PM ET on Tuesday, May 9, MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will take the diamond against the Chicago White Sox and starting pitcher Lucas Giolito at Kauffman Stadium, airing on BSKC.
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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 | +106 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox
- Giolito (1-2) will take the mound for the White Sox, his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Thursday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed two hits in seven innings against the Minnesota Twins.
- The 28-year-old ranks 38th in ERA (3.67), 24th in WHIP (1.104), and 34th in K/9 (8.9) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The White Sox have a 10.1 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
- The White Sox have pitched to a 5.76 this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
- The White Sox have a combined 1.530 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-highest in MLB.
- The White Sox have allowed the second-most home runs this season with 59, or 1.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8/2023 | Dylan Cease | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/1/2022 | Johnny Cueto | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/31/2022 | Lance Lynn | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/22/2022 | Michael Kopech | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 8/11/2022 | Dylan Cease | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/10/2022 | Johnny Cueto | 3-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/9/2022 | Davis Martin | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/9/2022 | Lance Lynn | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/3/2022 | Lance Lynn | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/2/2022 | Lucas Giolito | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/1 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has a hit in 52.9% of his games this season (18 of 34), and he posted multiple base hits in six of those games (17.6%).
- In four of 34 games this season, he has hit a long ball (11.8%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 3% of his trips to the dish.
- In 32.4% of his games this year (11 of 34), he has touched home plate at least one time. In three of those games (8.8%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- In 23.5% of his 34 games this season, Melendez has plated a run (eight times). Also, he’s notched five games with multiple RBI in 2023 (14.7%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 26 times this season in 34 games played (76.5%), including 14 times striking out multiple times (41.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | GP | 14 |
| 9 (45.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (64.3%) |
| 3 (15.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (21.4%) |
| 7 (35.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (28.6%) |
| 3 (15.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (7.1%) |
| 4 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (28.6%) |
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