American Family Field is where MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will challenge starter Adrian Houser and the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, May 13 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -118 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Milwaukee Brewers
- The Brewers will send Houser to the mound for his second start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs while allowing seven hits against the San Francisco Giants.
- The Brewers average just eight strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- Brewers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.67 this year, seventh-best in baseball.
- The Brewers have a combined WHIP of just 1.244 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
- The Brewers have given up 47 home runs so far this season (the 16th-ranked total in MLB play).
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Brewers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12/2023 | Joel Payamps | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Corbin Burnes | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Peter Strzelecki | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Elvis Peguero | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has recorded a hit 21 times this year in 36 games played (58.3%), with six multi-hit efforts (16.7%).
- He has hit a long ball in 11.1% of his games in 2023 (four of 36), which amounts to 2.6% of his trips to the plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 36.1% of his contests this year (13 of 36), with more than one run scored in four of those contests (11.1%).
- In 25.0% of his 36 games this season, Melendez has plated a run (nine times). Also, he’s put up five games with multiple RBI in 2023 (13.9%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 30 times this year in 36 games played (83.3%), including 14 times striking out multiple times (38.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | GP | 14 |
| 12 (54.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (64.3%) |
| 3 (13.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (21.4%) |
| 9 (40.9%) | 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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