MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will hit the field at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday, June 28, where they will square off against the Cleveland Guardians and starting pitcher Logan Allen. The game will start at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +104 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -133 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -133 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -118 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- The Guardians’ Allen (3-2) will make his 12th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed four innings without allowing a run on two hits in a matchup with the Oakland Athletics.
- The 24-year-old has pitched in 11 games this season with an ERA of 3.68, a 2.64 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.449.
- The Guardians have a 7.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Guardians have the eighth-best ERA (3.80) in the majors this season.
- The Guardians have a combined WHIP of 1.272 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Guardians have given up the fourth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 78 home runs allowed.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/27/2023 | Gavin Williams | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has recorded a hit in 57.5% of his 73 games this year, with more than one hit in 16.4% of them (12).
- He has gone yard in six games this season, going deep in 2% of his chances at the plate.
- He has scored at least one run in 34.2% of his contests this year (25 of 73), with two or more runs scored in six of those games (8.2%).
- Melendez has plated at least one run in 26.0% of his games this season (19 of 73), including more than one RBI in nine of them (12.3%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 58 of 73 games this season (79.5%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 25 of those games (34.2%) included an effort that resulted in two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | GP | 35 |
| 22 (57.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 20 (57.1%) |
| 5 (13.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (20.0%) |
| 14 (36.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (31.4%) |
| 5 (13.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (2.9%) |
| 10 (26.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (25.7%) |
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