The upcoming contest between MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers (with Jacob deGrom getting the start) is scheduled for Monday, April 17 at 7:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -127 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -124 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Texas Rangers
- deGrom (0-0) will take to the mound for the Rangers and make his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Sunday, when he threw zero scoreless innings without allowing a hit to the Houston Astros.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 34-year-old’s 3.78 ERA ranks 44th, 1.020 WHIP ranks 20th, and 14.6 K/9 ranks second.
- The Rangers have a 10.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
- The Rangers have pitched to a 3.89 this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- Rangers pitchers have a 1.336 WHIP this season, 13th in the majors.
- The Rangers have given up the fifth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 12 home runs allowed.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Rangers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/12/2023 | Nathan Eovaldi | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/11/2023 | Jacob deGrom | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 4/10/2023 | Andrew Heaney | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/29/2022 | Dane Dunning | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/28/2022 | Jon Gray | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/27/2022 | Martín Pérez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2022 | Taylor Hearn | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/10/2022 | Martín Pérez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- In 37.5% of his 16 games this season, Melendez has notched a base hit (six times). He’s also collected three multi-hit games in 2023 (18.8%).
- He has hit one homer despite logging a trip the plate in 16 games this season.
- In five of 16 games this season (31.3%), he has touched home plate at least one time, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Melendez has tallied at least one RBI in three of 16 games played this season (18.8%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- He has fanned 12 times this season in 16 games played (75.0%), including nine times punching out multiple times (56.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | GP | 6 |
| 2 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (66.7%) |
| 1 (10.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (33.3%) |
| 3 (30.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (33.3%) |
| 1 (10.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (10.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (33.3%) |
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