MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals will take the field at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday, April 6, where they will challenge the Toronto Blue Jays and starting pitcher Kevin Gausman. The game will start at 2:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -121 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Gausman will take to the mound for the Blue Jays, his second start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals, throwing zero scoreless innings of relief without allowing a hit.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 32-year-old’s 3.00 ERA ranks 36th, 1.500 WHIP ranks 48th, and 10.5 K/9 ranks 16th.
- The Blue Jays average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (7.9) in the league this season.
- The Blue Jays have the 29th-ranked ERA (6.64) in the majors this season.
- The Blue Jays have a combined 1.643 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-highest in MLB.
- The Blue Jays have allowed eight home runs this season, or 1.6 per game. That ranks 17th in MLB play.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/5/2023 | Alek Manoah | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/4/2023 | Yusei Kikuchi | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/3/2023 | José Berríos | 2-for-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/8/2022 | Yusei Kikuchi | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/7/2022 | Alek Manoah | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 6/6/2022 | Ross Stripling | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has a hit in one of six games this season. In that game, he had multiple base knocks.
- He has gone yard in one of six games, leaving the ballpark in 4.8% of his plate appearances this season.
- In one of six games played this year, he has scored, and he scored multiple runs in that contest.
- In one of six games this year, Melendez has driven in at least one run. He tallied multiple RBI in that contest.
- In 83.3% of his contests this season (five of six), he has struck out one or more times. In three of those games (50.0%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | GP | 0 |
| 1 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 0 (0%) |
| 1 (16.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0%) |
| 1 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 0 (0%) |
| 1 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0%) |
| 1 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0%) |
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