Kauffman Stadium is where MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will face off against starter Griffin Canning and the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday, June 17 at 4:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +104 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -133 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -132 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -116 |
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Stats and Trends for the Los Angeles Angels
- Canning (5-2) will take to the mound for the Angels and make his 11th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw five innings against the Seattle Mariners, giving up three earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.56, 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .243 in 10 games this season.
- The Angels average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- The Angels have the 13th-ranked ERA (4.15) in the majors this season.
- The Angels rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.334 WHIP this season.
- The Angels have given up 78 home runs so far this season (the 15th-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/16/2023 | Patrick Sandoval | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 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 collected a hit in 39 of 64 games this year (60.9%), with multiple base knocks in 11 of those contests (17.2%).
- He has homered in five of 64 games in 2023 (7.8%), which is 1.9% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run 22 times this year in 64 games played (34.4%), including six games with more than one run (9.4%).
- Melendez has notched at least one RBI 17 times this year in 64 games played (26.6%), including seven games with more than one RBI (10.9%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once 51 times this year in 64 games (79.7%), including 22 games with more than one strikeout (34.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | GP | 29 |
| 21 (60.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (62.1%) |
| 5 (14.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (20.7%) |
| 13 (37.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 9 (31.0%) |
| 4 (11.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (3.4%) |
| 9 (25.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (27.6%) |
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