Kauffman Stadium is where MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will challenge starter Gavin Williams and the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, June 27 at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- The Guardians’ Williams will make his second start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics, throwing 5 2/3 innings and giving up four earned runs.
- The Guardians have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.85 this year, ninth-best in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.284 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
- The Guardians have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 78, or one per game.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/2022 | Aaron Civale | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 10/4/2022 | Cal Quantrill | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 10/3/2022 | Triston McKenzie | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/2/2022 | Shane Bieber | 3-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/1/2022 | Zach Plesac | 2-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/30/2022 | Aaron Civale | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/7/2022 | Cody Morris | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/6/2022 | Shane Bieber | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/5/2022 | Triston McKenzie | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/10/2022 | Zach Plesac | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- In 58.3% of his games this year (42-of-72), Melendez has posted a hit. In 12 of those games (16.7%), he’s recorded at least two hits.
- He has hit a long ball in six games this season, going deep in 2% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored a run in 25 of 72 games this season, including multiple runs scored in six of them.
- Melendez has tallied an RBI in 26.4% of his 72 games this year, with more than one RBI in 12.5% of those contests (nine). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- In 80.6% of his 72 games this season, he has been set down on strikes (58 times). He’s also had 25 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (34.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 35 |
| 22 (59.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 20 (57.1%) |
| 5 (13.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (20.0%) |
| 14 (37.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (31.4%) |
| 5 (13.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (2.9%) |
| 10 (27.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (25.7%) |
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