Francisco Mejia and the Tampa Bay Rays meet starter Jordan Lyles and the Kansas City Royals at 4:10 PM ET on Saturday, June 24 at Tropicana Field.
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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 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -135 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Lyles (0-11) will take the mound for the Royals, his 16th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs in six innings pitched on Monday in his last outing, a matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 32-year-old’s 6.51 ERA ranks 65th, 1.272 WHIP ranks 42nd, and 6.5 K/9 ranks 62nd.
- The Royals average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.24 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.426 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- With 89 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 collected a hit in 20 of 34 games this year (58.8%), with multiple hits in six of them (17.6%).
- He has homered in 8.8% of his games this season (34 contests), going yard in 2.4% of his trips to home plate.
- He has scored at least a run 15 times this year in 34 games played (44.1%), including four games with more than one run (11.8%).
- In 10 of 34 games this season, Mejia has notched an RBI. He has one game with multiple RBI.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 64.7% of his games this season (22 of 34), striking out multiple times in seven of those contests (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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