At 2:10 PM ET on Thursday, June 29, MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will take the diamond against the Cleveland Guardians and starting pitcher Shane Bieber at Kauffman Stadium, airing on BSKC.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- The Guardians will send Bieber (5-5) to the mound for his 17th start this season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Friday, when he tossed five innings while giving up four earned runs on five hits in a matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 28-year-old’s 3.69 ERA ranks 32nd, 1.230 WHIP ranks 43rd, and 6.9 K/9 ranks 59th.
- The Guardians strike out just 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Guardians have pitched to a 3.77 this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
- The Guardians rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.267 WHIP this season.
- With just 78 homers allowed, the Guardians rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/28/2023 | Logan Allen | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has picked up a hit in 58.1% of his 74 games this year, with at least two hits in 16.2% of those games (12).
- He has hit a long ball in six games this season, going deep in 2% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least one run in 33.8% of his contests this season (25 of 74), with two or more runs scored in six of those contests (8.1%).
- Melendez has notched at least one RBI 19 times this season in 74 games played (25.7%), including nine times driving in multiple runs (12.2%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 59 times this year in 74 tries (79.7%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 33.8% of games (25 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | GP | 35 |
| 23 (59.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 20 (57.1%) |
| 5 (12.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (20.0%) |
| 14 (35.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (31.4%) |
| 5 (12.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (2.9%) |
| 10 (25.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (25.7%) |
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