MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will take the field at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, July 16, where they will square off against the Tampa Bay Rays and starting pitcher Zach Eflin. The game will start at 2:10 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 | +103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays
- The Rays’ Eflin (10-4) will make his 18th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed four hits in five innings pitched against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, July 9.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 29-year-old’s 3.25 ERA ranks 21st, .987 WHIP ranks third, and 9.2 K/9 ranks 26th.
- The Rays have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
- The Rays have pitched to a 3.64 this season, which ranks second in baseball.
- Rays pitchers have a 1.198 WHIP this season, third-best in the majors.
- The Rays have allowed the eighth-fewest home runs this season at just 97, or one per game.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Rays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/15/2023 | Shawn Armstrong | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/15/2023 | Tyler Glasnow | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 1 |
| 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 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has recorded a hit in 59.3% of his 86 games this year, with multiple base hits in 14.0% of those games (12).
- Out of the 86 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s hit a home run in six contests (7.0%), taking the pitcher deep in 1.7% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run 27 times this year in 86 games played (31.4%), including seven times when he tallied multiple runs (8.1%).
- Melendez has notched an RBI in 22.1% of his 86 games this season, with two or more RBI in 10.5% of those games (nine). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once 68 times this year in 86 games (79.1%), including 30 games with more than one strikeout (34.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | GP | 42 |
| 27 (61.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 24 (57.1%) |
| 5 (11.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (16.7%) |
| 15 (34.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 12 (28.6%) |
| 5 (11.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (2.4%) |
| 10 (22.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (21.4%) |
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