The upcoming contest between MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Guardians (with Gavin Williams drawing the start) is scheduled for Saturday, July 8 at 4:10 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 Cleveland Guardians
- The Guardians will send Williams (0-1) to the mound for his fourth start this season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Monday, when he gave up four earned runs and allowed seven hits in 6 1/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves.
- The 23-year-old has an ERA of 3.79, a 2 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of .947 in three games this season.
- 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 3.80 this year, seventh-best in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.262 WHIP this season, 11th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/7/2023 | Aaron Civale | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- In 48 of 82 games this season (58.5%), Melendez has gotten a hit, and he collected more than one hit in 12 of those contests (14.6%).
- He has homered in 7.3% of his games this season (82 contests), going yard in 1.8% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored in 26 of 82 games this season, including multiple runs scored in seven of them.
- Melendez has tallied an RBI in 23.2% of his 82 games this season, with two or more RBI in 11.0% of those games (nine). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- He has struck out at least once in 65 out of 82 games this year (79.3%), while fanning multiple times in 28 of those games (34.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | GP | 40 |
| 25 (59.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 23 (57.5%) |
| 5 (11.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (17.5%) |
| 15 (35.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (27.5%) |
| 5 (11.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (2.5%) |
| 10 (23.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (22.5%) |
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