Kauffman Stadium is where MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will challenge starter Bobby Miller and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, June 30 at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -140 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- The Dodgers’ Miller (3-1) will make his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up six earned runs in four innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Houston Astros.
- The 24-year-old has an ERA of 4.13, a 2.38 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.286 in six games this season.
- The Dodgers strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
- The Dodgers have pitched to a 4.51 this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
- The Dodgers have a combined WHIP of 1.262 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- The Dodgers have allowed 96 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 20th in MLB.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Dodgers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/14/2022 | Tyler Anderson | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/13/2022 | Andrew Heaney | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/12/2022 | Tony Gonsolin | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has collected a base hit 44 times this year in 75 games played (58.7%), including multiple knocks on 12 occasions (16.0%).
- Out of the 75 games he has appeared in this season, he’s homered in six contests (8.0%), hitting a home run in 1.9% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run 25 times this season in 75 games played (33.3%), including six times when he tallied multiple runs (8.0%).
- Melendez has driven in at least one run in 25.3% of his games this season (19 of 75), including two or more RBI in nine of those games (12.0%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once 59 times this season in 75 games (78.7%), including 25 games with more than one strikeout (33.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | GP | 35 |
| 24 (60.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 20 (57.1%) |
| 5 (12.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (20.0%) |
| 14 (35.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (31.4%) |
| 5 (12.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (2.9%) |
| 10 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (25.7%) |
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