The upcoming contest between MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins (with Sonny Gray getting the start) is scheduled for Saturday, April 1 at 4:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -124 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -122 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +106 |
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Stats and Trends for the Minnesota Twins
- Gray gets the nod for the Twins and will make his first start of the season.
- The last time the 33-year-old righty pitched was on Thursday, throwing zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Kansas City Royals.
- Last season, he posted a 3.08 ERA with 117 strikeouts and 36 walks in 119 2/3 innings, finishing with a record of 8-5.
- The Twins had a 8.4 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 20th in the majors.
- The Twins had the 19th-ranked ERA (3.99) in the majors last season.
- Twins pitchers had a 1.248 WHIP last season, 13th in the majors.
- The Twins ranked 21st in long balls allowed last season with 184 home runs against them.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Twins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30/2023 | Pablo Lopez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/22/2022 | Josh Winder | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/21/2022 | Bailey Ober | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/20/2022 | Dylan Bundy | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/15/2022 | Dylan Bundy | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/14/2022 | Sonny Gray | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/13/2022 | Joe Ryan | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 0 |
| 8/17/2022 | Tyler Mahle | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 8/16/2022 | Sonny Gray | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/15/2022 | Joe Ryan | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez picked up at least one hit 71 times last year in 129 games played (55.0%), including multiple hits on 26 occasions (20.2%).
- He hit a home run in 17 of 129 games in 2022 (13.2%), including 3.4% of his trips to the plate.
- He scored a run in 45 of 129 games last year (34.9%), including 10 multi-run games (7.8%).
- Melendez picked up an RBI in 32.6% of his games last season (42 of 129), with two or more RBIs in 14 of those contests (10.9%). He had three or more RBIs in three games.
- He was set down on strikes at least once in 91 of 129 games last year, with multiple strikeouts in 37 of those games.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | GP | 64 |
| 39 (60.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 32 (50.0%) |
| 14 (21.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 12 (18.8%) |
| 24 (36.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 21 (32.8%) |
| 11 (16.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (9.4%) |
| 26 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (25.0%) |
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