On Friday, July 7 at 7:10 PM ET, MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will challenge starter Aaron Civale and the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, airing on BSGL.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -140 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- The Guardians will hand the ball to Civale (2-2) for his ninth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run and allowed three hits in six innings pitched against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
- The 28-year-old has pitched to a 2.96 ERA this season with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.2 walks per nine across eight games.
- The Guardians have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Guardians have the eighth-best ERA (3.84) in the majors this season.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.273 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
- With just 89 homers allowed, the Guardians rank fourth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/6/2023 | Tanner Bibee | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/29/2023 | Shane Bieber | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 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 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- In 58.0% of his 81 games this season, Melendez has notched a base hit (47 times). He’s also registered 12 multi-hit games in 2023 (14.8%).
- He has hit a home run in 7.4% of his games in 2023 (six of 81), which amounts to 1.8% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run 26 times this year in 81 games played (32.1%), including seven times when he tallied multiple runs (8.6%).
- Melendez has tallied an RBI in 23.5% of his 81 games this year, with more than one RBI in 11.1% of those contests (nine). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 64 times this season in 81 tries (79.0%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 34.6% of games (28 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | GP | 39 |
| 25 (59.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 22 (56.4%) |
| 5 (11.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (17.9%) |
| 15 (35.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (28.2%) |
| 5 (11.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (2.6%) |
| 10 (23.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (23.1%) |
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