MJ Melendez and the Kansas City Royals meet starter Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers at 7:40 PM ET on Tuesday, April 18 at Kauffman Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -127 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -126 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Texas Rangers
- Eovaldi (0-0) will take the mound for the Rangers, his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Monday, when he threw zero scoreless innings without allowing a hit to the Kansas City Royals.
- The 33-year-old has an ERA of 8.10, a 6.5 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.800 in two games this season.
- The Rangers strike out 10.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
- The Rangers have pitched to a 3.63 this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
- The Rangers have a combined 1.269 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
- With just 12 homers allowed, the Rangers rank fifth in the league at preventing long balls.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Rangers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/17/2023 | Jacob deGrom | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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
- Melendez has reached base with a base hit six times this season in 17 games played (35.3%), including multiple knocks in 17.6% of them (three times).
- He has gone yard in one of 17 games, leaving the ballpark in 1.5% of his plate appearances this season.
- He has scored at least one run in five of 17 games played this season (29.4%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Melendez has notched at least one RBI in three of 17 games played this season (17.6%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- In 76.5% of his contests this year (13 of 17), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In nine of those games (52.9%), he registered more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 6 |
| 2 (18.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (66.7%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (33.3%) |
| 3 (27.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (33.3%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (33.3%) |
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