MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals take on starter Seth Lugo and the San Diego Padres at 9:40 PM ET on Tuesday, May 16 at PETCO Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +106 |
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Stats and Trends for the San Diego Padres
- Lugo (3-2) will take the mound for the Padres, his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs in six innings pitched on Wednesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
- The 33-year-old has an ERA of 3.18, 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .273 in seven games this season.
- The Padres strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
- Padres pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.94 this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- Padres pitchers have a 1.266 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
- With 49 homers allowed, the Padres rank 16th in the league at preventing long balls.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Padres
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/27/2022 | Yu Darvish | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 8/26/2022 | Joe Musgrove | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has recorded a hit in 23 of 38 games this year, with multiple hits in seven of them.
- In four of 38 games this season, he has hit a home run (10.5%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 2.5% of his trips to the dish.
- In 36.8% of his 38 games this season, he has scored (14 times). Also, he’s put up four games with multiple runs in 2023 (10.5%).
- Melendez has plated at least one run in 26.3% of his games this year (10 of 38), including more than one RBI in five of those contests (13.2%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has struck out in 81.6% of his 38 games this season, while fanning more than once in 36.8% of those contests (14).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | GP | 16 |
| 12 (54.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 11 (68.8%) |
| 3 (13.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (25.0%) |
| 9 (40.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (31.3%) |
| 3 (13.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (6.3%) |
| 5 (22.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (31.3%) |
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