At 6:40 PM ET on Friday, June 23, Francisco Mejia and the Tampa Bay Rays will take the field against the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Zack Greinke at Tropicana Field, airing on BSSUN.
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Player Prop Odds for Mejia
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -102 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -134 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals’ Greinke (1-7) will make his 16th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed eight hits in five innings pitched against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
- The 39-year-old’s 4.81 ERA ranks 57th, 1.161 WHIP ranks 29th, and 6.8 K/9 ranks 57th among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
- The Royals average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Royals have the 28th-ranked ERA (5.15) in the majors this season.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.414 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- With 88 homers allowed, the Royals rank 20th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/22/2023 | Jose Cuas | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 recorded a hit 20 times this season in 34 games played (58.8%), with six multi-hit efforts (17.6%).
- He has hit a home run in 8.8% of his games this season (34 contests), going yard in 2.4% of his chances at the plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time 15 times this season in 34 games played (44.1%), including four times when he tallied multiple runs (11.8%).
- Mejia has notched at least one RBI 10 times so far this season in 34 games played (29.4%), including one game in which he plated multiple runs.
- He has struck out at least once 22 times this year in 34 games (64.7%), including seven games with more than one strikeout (20.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GP | 16 |
| 11 (61.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (56.3%) |
| 2 (11.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (25.0%) |
| 7 (38.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (50.0%) |
| 2 (11.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (6.3%) |
| 6 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (25.0%) |
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