Francisco Mejia and the Tampa Bay Rays will take the field at Tropicana Field on Thursday, June 22, where they will face off against the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Jose Cuas. The contest will start at 6:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Mejia
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -102 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -135 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Cuas will take to the mound for the Royals, his third start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Monday against the Detroit Tigers, throwing one scoreless inning of relief without allowing a hit.
- The Royals strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.15 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.414 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
- With 87 homers allowed, the Royals rank 19th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Francisco Mejía Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/20/2022 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/19/2022 | Brady Singer | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/23/2022 | Brady Singer | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/22/2022 | Brad Keller | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/25/2021 | Brad Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/21/2021 | Jakob Junis | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/19/2021 | Danny Duffy | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Mejia Stats and Trends
- Mejia has reached base with a base hit 19 times this year in 33 games played (57.6%), including multiple knocks in 18.2% of them (six times).
- Despite registering a plate appearance in 33 games this season, he has swatted two homers.
- In 14 of 33 contests this season (42.4%), he has scored a run, and four of those games (12.1%) included a performance that produced two or more runs scored.
- Mejia has tallied at least one RBI nine times so far this season in 33 games played (27.3%), including one game in which he plated multiple runs.
- He has struck out one or more times 21 times this year in 33 games (63.6%), including seven games with more than one strikeout (21.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | GP | 16 |
| 10 (58.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (56.3%) |
| 2 (11.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (25.0%) |
| 6 (35.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (50.0%) |
| 1 (5.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (6.3%) |
| 5 (29.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (25.0%) |
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