MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals take on starter Josiah Gray and the Washington Nationals at 4:10 PM ET on Saturday, May 27 at Kauffman Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -139 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Washington Nationals
- Gray (4-5) will take the mound for the Nationals, his 11th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw five innings against the Detroit Tigers, giving up one earned run while allowing three hits.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 25-year-old’s 2.65 ERA ranks 10th, 1.370 WHIP ranks 52nd, and 7.3 K/9 ranks 52nd.
- The Nationals average just 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the league.
- Nationals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.57 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- Nationals pitchers have a 1.441 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
- With 63 homers allowed, the Nationals rank 19th in the league at preventing long balls.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Nationals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/26/2023 | Patrick Corbin | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 1 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has recorded a hit in 27 of 47 games this year, with multiple hits in eight of them.
- He has homered in four games this season, going deep in 2.1% of his trips to home plate.
- In 36.2% of his games this season (17 of 47), he has scored at least a run. In four of those games (8.5%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- Melendez has picked up at least one RBI 12 times this season in 47 games played (25.5%), including six times driving in multiple runs (12.8%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has struck out one or more times in 40 of 47 games this year (85.1%), while fanning multiple times in 18 of those contests (38.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | GP | 21 |
| 14 (53.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 13 (61.9%) |
| 3 (11.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (23.8%) |
| 10 (38.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (33.3%) |
| 3 (11.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (4.8%) |
| 6 (23.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (28.6%) |
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