Royals vs. Tigers Player Props Today: MJ Melendez - September 28
MJ Melendez has his sights set on a better performance after going hitless in his previous game (0-for-4). He and the Kansas City Royals square off versus the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, who will send out Sawyer Gipson-Long to start, at 1:10 PM ET on BSDET.
Melendez is hitting .231 with 28 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 59 walks.
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- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers
- Time: 1:10 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023
- TV Channel: BSDET
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- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -200)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +625)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +200)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +170)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -200)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1300)
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MJ Melendez prop bet insights
- Melendez has reached base with a hit 90 times this season in 145 games played (62.1%), including multiple hits on 25 occasions (17.2%).
- Out of the 145 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s hit a home run in 14 contests (9.7%), leaving the yard in 2.5% of his trips to the plate.
- Melendez has scored in 35.9% of his 145 games this year, with two or more runs scored in 6.9% of those games (10).
- He has plated at least one run 36 times this season in 145 tries (24.8%), including driving in multiple runs in 10.3% of games (15 times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on three occasions..
- In 73.1% of his games this season (106 of 145), Melendez has struck out at least once, and in 50 of those games (34.5%) he registered two or more punchouts.
MJ Melendez stats against the Tigers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/26/2023 | Reese Olson | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 7/20/2023 | Michael Lorenzen | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/19/2023 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/18/2023 | Tarik Skubal | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/17/2023 | Matt Manning | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 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 |
Tigers starter: Sawyer Gipson-Long
- Gipson-Long makes the start for the Tigers in his fourth of the season. He holds a record of 1-0 with a 2.40 ERA and 20 Ks in 15 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent outing came on Saturday versus the Oakland Athletics, when the right-hander went five innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
- In three outings this season, the 25-year-old has put up a 2.40 ERA and 12 strikeouts per nine frames, while surrendering a batting average of .185 to opposing batters.