Kansas City Royals catcher MJ Melendez is hitting sixth in Wednesday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Dane Dunning and the Texas Rangers.
Melendez was the cleanup batter on Tuesday and went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts. He is hitless with five strikeouts in his last 12 trips to the plate. Hunter Dozier is hitting cleanup Wednesday afternoon and Vinnie Pasquantino is batting fifth.
numberFire’s models project Melendez for 8.4 FanDuel points on Wednesday, and he has a $2,400 salary. Dozier is projected for 10.9 FanDuel points with a $2,300 salary. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Royals’ implied total (4.43) is 13th in the majors on Wednesday.
Source: Baseball Press