On Monday, July 17 at 8:10 PM ET, MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will square off against starter Matt Manning and the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium, airing on BSKC.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +103 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -131 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -132 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -118 |
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Stats and Trends for the Detroit Tigers
- Manning (3-1) will take to the mound for the Tigers and make his sixth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, July 8, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings without a run or hit allowed in a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays.
- The 25-year-old has pitched in five games this season with an ERA of 3.72, a 2 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.034.
- The Tigers have a 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in the majors.
- Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.43 this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- Tigers pitchers have a 1.248 WHIP this season, eighth-best in the majors.
- The Tigers have allowed 112 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 20th in MLB play.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Tigers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/20/2023 | Michael Lorenzen | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2023 | Reese Olson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 5/24/2023 | Matthew Boyd | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/23/2023 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 5/22/2023 | Michael Lorenzen | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/29/2022 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/28/2022 | – | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 9/27/2022 | Joey Wentz | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/11/2022 | Tyler Alexander | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/10/2022 | Matt Manning | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- In 59.8% of his 87 games this season, Melendez has notched a base hit (52 times). He’s also collected 13 multi-hit games in 2023 (14.9%).
- He has homered in seven games this season, going deep in 2% of his chances at the plate.
- In 28 of 87 contests this year (32.2%), he has touched home plate, and seven of those games (8.0%) included an effort that produced two or more runs scored.
- Melendez has tallied an RBI in 20 of 87 games this season, including multiple RBI in 10 of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes in 68 of 87 games this year, including multiple Ks in 30 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | GP | 42 |
| 28 (62.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 24 (57.1%) |
| 6 (13.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (16.7%) |
| 16 (35.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 12 (28.6%) |
| 6 (13.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (2.4%) |
| 11 (24.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (21.4%) |
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