MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox, who will be sending Mike Clevinger to the hill, go head to head at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday, May 11. The first pitch will be thrown 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 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox
- Clevinger (2-3) will take the mound for the White Sox, his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw six innings against the Cincinnati Reds, giving up four earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 32-year-old has pitched in seven games this season with an ERA of 4.84, a 2.06 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.528.
- The White Sox average 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, most in the league.
- The White Sox have pitched to a 5.77 this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
- White Sox pitchers have a 1.521 WHIP this season, second-worst in the majors.
- With 63 homers allowed, the White Sox rank 29th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has recorded a hit in 20 of 36 games this year, with multiple hits in six of them.
- He has gone yard in 11.1% of his games in 2023 (four of 36), which amounts to 2.8% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run 12 times this year in 36 contests (33.3%), including scoring multiple runs in 11.1% of games (four times).
- Melendez has produced at least one run in nine of 36 games this season (25.0%). He has collected two or more RBI in five of those contests (13.9%).
- In 77.8% of his contests this season (28 of 36), he has gone down on strikes at least once. In 14 of those games (38.9%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | GP | 14 |
| 11 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (64.3%) |
| 3 (13.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (21.4%) |
| 8 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (28.6%) |
| 3 (13.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (7.1%) |
| 5 (22.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (28.6%) |
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