Tropicana Field is where MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will challenge starter Shane McClanahan and the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, June 22 at 6:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +105 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -134 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -131 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -116 |
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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays
- McClanahan (11-1) will take the mound for the Rays, his 16th start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up one earned run in 6 2/3 innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the San Diego Padres.
- The 26-year-old’s 2.12 ERA ranks first, 1.097 WHIP ranks 18th, and 9.8 K/9 ranks 18th among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Rays average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- The Rays have the second-best ERA (3.54) in the majors this season.
- The Rays have a combined 1.196 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
- With just 75 homers allowed, the Rays rank fifth in the league at preventing long balls.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Rays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/21/2022 | Ryan Yarbrough | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/20/2022 | Drew Rasmussen | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/19/2022 | Shane McClanahan | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/18/2022 | Luis Patiño | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/24/2022 | Jeffrey Springs | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/23/2022 | Luis Patiño | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/22/2022 | Drew Rasmussen | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- In 40 of 68 games this season (58.8%), Melendez has gotten a hit, and he collected at least two hits in 11 of those contests (16.2%).
- In 8.8% of his games this season, he has homered (six of 68). He’s left the yard in 2.2% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least a run in 35.3% of his contests this season (24 of 68), with two or more runs scored in six of those contests (8.8%).
- In 18 of 68 games this year (26.5%), Melendez has plated a run, and in eight of those games (11.8%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once 55 times this year in 68 games (80.9%), including 24 games with more than one strikeout (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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