The upcoming matchup between MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals and the Washington Nationals (with Patrick Corbin drawing the start) is scheduled for Friday, May 26 at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -138 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +107 |
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Stats and Trends for the Washington Nationals
- The Nationals will hand the ball to Corbin (3-5) for his 11th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed six innings while giving up two earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign, the 33-year-old ranks 52nd in ERA (4.47), 58th in WHIP (1.385), and 71st in K/9 (5.4).
- The Nationals have a 7.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, worst in baseball.
- The Nationals have the 19th-ranked ERA (4.46) in the majors this season.
- The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.429 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- The Nationals have given up 61 home runs so far this season (the 19th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has recorded a hit 26 times this season in 46 games played (56.5%), with eight multi-hit efforts (17.4%).
- He has hit a home run in four games this season, going deep in 2.1% of his trips to the plate.
- In 34.8% of his 46 games this season, he has touched home plate (16 times). Also, he’s put up four games with multiple runs in 2023 (8.7%).
- Melendez has driven in at least one run in 26.1% of his games this season (12 of 46), including two or more RBI in six of those games (13.0%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 39 of 46 games this season (84.8%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 18 of those games (39.1%) included a performance that resulted in two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | GP | 21 |
| 13 (52.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 13 (61.9%) |
| 3 (12.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (23.8%) |
| 9 (36.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (33.3%) |
| 3 (12.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (4.8%) |
| 6 (24.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (28.6%) |
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