MJ Melendez Preview, Player Props: Royals vs. Red Sox
The Kansas City Royals, including MJ Melendez (.289 slugging percentage in past 10 games, including no homers), battle starter James Paxton and the Boston Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium, Friday at 8:10 PM ET.
He had a hitless performance in his most recent game (0-for-4) against the Pirates.
MJ Melendez Game Info & Props vs. the Red Sox
- Game Day: Friday, September 1, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- Red Sox Starter: James Paxton
- TV Channel: BSKC
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -227)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +575)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +185)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +130)
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MJ Melendez At The Plate
- Melendez is batting .231 with 27 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 44 walks.
- In 65.1% of his games this season (82 of 126), Melendez has picked up at least one hit, and in 20 of those games (15.9%) he recorded at least two.
- He has hit a home run in 11 games this year (8.7%), homering in 2.3% of his trips to the dish.
- Melendez has driven home a run in 29 games this year (23.0%), including more than one RBI in 9.5% of his games and producing three or more of his team's runs on two occasions..
- In 35.7% of his games this season, he has scored at least once. And he's had nine games with multiple runs (7.1%).
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Red Sox Pitching Rankings
- The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 14th in the league.
- The Red Sox's 4.47 team ERA ranks 18th among all league pitching staffs.
- Red Sox pitchers combine to surrender 176 total home runs at a clip of 1.3 per game (to rank 25th in the league).
- Paxton (7-4 with a 3.99 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 94 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Red Sox, his 19th of the season.
- In his last appearance on Saturday, the left-hander tossed 4 1/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing four earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- The 34-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.99, with 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 18 games this season. Opponents have a .242 batting average against him.
