On Monday, June 19 at 6:40 PM ET, MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will challenge starter Reese Olson and the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park, airing on BSDET.
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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 | +102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Detroit Tigers
- The Tigers’ Olson will make his third start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves, throwing 3 1/3 innings and giving up six earned runs.
- The Tigers strike out just 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- The Tigers have the 21st-ranked ERA (4.52) in the majors this season.
- The Tigers have a combined 1.250 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- With 85 homers allowed, the Tigers rank 19th in the league at preventing long balls.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Tigers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/24/2023 | Matthew Boyd | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/23/2023 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 5/22/2023 | Michael Lorenzen | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/29/2022 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/28/2022 | – | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 9/27/2022 | Joey Wentz | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/11/2022 | Tyler Alexander | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/10/2022 | Matt Manning | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/9/2022 | Joey Wentz | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/4/2022 | Matt Manning | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- In 40 of 66 games this season (60.6%), Melendez has gotten a hit, and he collected at least two in 11 of those contests (16.7%).
- He has hit a long ball in six of 66 games in 2023 (9.1%), which is 2.2% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least a run in 34.8% of his contests this season (23 of 66), with more than one run scored in six of those games (9.1%).
- In 27.3% of his 66 games this season, Melendez has driven in a run (18 times). Also, he’s put up eight games with multiple RBI in 2023 (12.1%) and driven in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 80.3% of his contests this year (53 of 66), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In 22 of those games (33.3%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 29 |
| 22 (59.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (62.1%) |
| 5 (13.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (20.7%) |
| 14 (37.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 9 (31.0%) |
| 5 (13.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (3.4%) |
| 10 (27.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (27.6%) |
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