MJ Melendez returns to action when the Kansas City Royals match up with the Tampa Bay Rays and starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, July 14. The first pitch will be thrown 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 | -132 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -133 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -118 |
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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays
- The Rays will send Glasnow (2-3) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Friday, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves, giving up one earned run while allowing two hits.
- The 29-year-old has pitched to a 4.10 ERA this season with 13.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.5 walks per nine across eight games.
- The Rays average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the league.
- The Rays have the fourth-best ERA (3.69) in the majors this season.
- The Rays have a combined WHIP of just 1.204 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
- The Rays have given up the ninth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 96 home runs allowed.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Rays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/25/2023 | Tyler Glasnow | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/24/2023 | Yonny Chirinos | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/23/2023 | Zach Eflin | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/22/2023 | Shane McClanahan | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 2 |
| 8/21/2022 | Ryan Yarbrough | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/20/2022 | Drew Rasmussen | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/19/2022 | Shane McClanahan | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/18/2022 | Luis Patiño | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/24/2022 | Jeffrey Springs | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/23/2022 | Luis Patiño | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- In 58.3% of his games this year (49-of-84), Melendez has posted a hit. In 12 of those games (14.3%), he’s recorded more than one hit.
- Out of the 84 games he has appeared in this season, he’s homered in six contests (7.1%), leaving the yard in 1.7% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored a run in 27 of 84 games this season, including multiple runs scored in seven of them.
- Melendez has driven in at least one run 19 times this season in 84 games played (22.6%), including nine times driving in multiple runs (10.7%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 67 times this year in 84 tries (79.8%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 34.5% of games (29 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | GP | 42 |
| 25 (59.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 24 (57.1%) |
| 5 (11.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (16.7%) |
| 15 (35.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 12 (28.6%) |
| 5 (11.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (2.4%) |
| 10 (23.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (21.4%) |
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