The upcoming matchup between MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers (with Matthew Boyd drawing the start) is scheduled for Wednesday, June 21 at 1:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -140 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Detroit Tigers
- The Tigers will send Boyd (4-5) to the mound for his 14th start this season.
- The left-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed seven hits in six innings pitched against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
- The 32-year-old has pitched in 13 games this season with an ERA of 5.88, a 2.56 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.368.
- The Tigers have a 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the majors.
- The Tigers have the 20th-ranked ERA (4.45) in the majors this season.
- Tigers pitchers have a 1.244 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
- With 87 homers allowed, the Tigers rank 20th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/20/2023 | Michael Lorenzen | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2023 | Reese Olson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 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 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has collected a base hit 40 times this season in 68 games played (58.8%), including multiple knocks on 11 occasions (16.2%).
- He has left the yard in six of 68 games in 2023 (8.8%), which is 2.2% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored a run in 24 of 68 games this year, including multiple runs scored in six of them.
- Melendez has picked up at least one RBI in 26.5% of his games this year (18 of 68), including more than one RBI in eight of them (11.8%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 80.9% of his games this year (55 of 68), striking out multiple times in 24 of them (35.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 31 |
| 22 (59.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (58.1%) |
| 5 (13.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (19.4%) |
| 14 (37.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 10 (32.3%) |
| 5 (13.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (3.2%) |
| 10 (27.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (25.8%) |
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