At 8:10 PM ET on Friday, June 16, MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will take the field against the Los Angeles Angels and starting pitcher Patrick Sandoval at Kauffman Stadium, airing on BSKC.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Los Angeles Angels
- The Angels will send Sandoval (3-6) to the mound for his 13th start this season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up five earned runs and allowed 10 hits in five innings against the Seattle Mariners.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.52, a 1.92 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.445 in 12 games this season.
- The Angels average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- Angels pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.21 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- Angels pitchers have a 1.340 WHIP this season, 20th in the majors.
- The Angels have given up 78 home runs so far this season (the 17th-ranked total in MLB play).
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Angels
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/23/2023 | Reid Detmers | 1-for-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/22/2023 | Tyler Anderson | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/21/2023 | Shohei Ohtani | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 7/27/2022 | Janson Junk | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2022 | José Suarez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/25/2022 | Noah Syndergaard | 1-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/22/2022 | Shohei Ohtani | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/21/2022 | Reid Detmers | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/20/2022 | Noah Syndergaard | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has recorded a hit in 61.9% of his 63 games this season, with at least two hits in 17.5% of those contests (11).
- He has hit a long ball in five of 63 games in 2023 (7.9%), which is 1.9% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least a run in 34.9% of his contests this season (22 of 63), with more than one run scored in six of those contests (9.5%).
- Melendez has driven in at least one run in 17 of 63 games this season (27.0%). He has collected more than one RBI in seven of those contests (11.1%).
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 79.4% of his games this season (50 of 63), striking out multiple times in 21 of those contests (33.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | GP | 29 |
| 21 (61.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (62.1%) |
| 5 (14.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (20.7%) |
| 13 (38.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 9 (31.0%) |
| 4 (11.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (3.4%) |
| 9 (26.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (27.6%) |
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