Tropicana Field is where MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will face off against starter Tyler Glasnow and the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, June 25 at 1:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +101 |
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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays
- The Rays will hand the ball to Glasnow (2-1) for his sixth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he gave up six earned runs and allowed six hits in 4 1/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles.
- The 29-year-old has an ERA of 4.97, a 2.54 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.382 in five games this season.
- The Rays have a 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
- Rays pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.63 this year, second-best in baseball.
- The Rays have a combined 1.207 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
- The Rays have allowed 81 home runs this season, or one per game. That ranks 11th in MLB play.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Rays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/24/2023 | Yonny Chirinos | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/23/2023 | Zach Eflin | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/22/2023 | Shane McClanahan | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 2 |
| 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
- Melendez has recorded a hit in 57.7% of his 71 games this year, with more than one hit in 16.9% of those contests (12).
- He has homered in six games this season, going deep in 2% of his trips to the plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time 25 times this year in 71 contests (35.2%), including scoring multiple runs in 8.5% of games (six times).
- In 19 of 71 games this season (26.8%), Melendez has driven in a run, and in nine of those games (12.7%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times 57 times this season in 71 games (80.3%), including 25 games with more than one strikeout (35.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 34 |
| 22 (59.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 19 (55.9%) |
| 5 (13.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (20.6%) |
| 14 (37.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (32.4%) |
| 5 (13.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (2.9%) |
| 10 (27.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (26.5%) |
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