MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals and the Los Angeles Angels, who will be sending Shohei Ohtani to the hill, match up at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Friday, April 21. The first pitch will be thrown at 9:38 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +102 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -137 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -143 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -112 |
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Stats and Trends for the Los Angeles Angels
- The Angels will send Ohtani (2-0) to the mound for his fourth start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Thursday when he threw zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the New York Yankees without allowing a hit.
- The 28-year-old’s .86 ERA ranks fourth, .905 WHIP ranks ninth, and 11.6 K/9 ranks sixth among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Angels have a 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- Angels pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.85 this year, 10th-best in baseball.
- The Angels rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.325 WHIP this season.
- With just 15 homers allowed, the Angels rank sixth in the league at preventing long balls.
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Angels
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/27/2022 | Janson Junk | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2022 | José Suarez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/25/2022 | Noah Syndergaard | 1-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/22/2022 | Shohei Ohtani | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/21/2022 | Reid Detmers | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/20/2022 | Noah Syndergaard | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has collected a base hit seven times this season in 19 games played (36.8%), including multiple knocks on three occasions (15.8%).
- He has hit one homer despite appearing in 19 games this season.
- In five of 19 games this year (26.3%), he has touched home plate at least one time, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- In four of 19 games this season (21.1%), Melendez has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- He has struck out one or more times in 73.7% of his games this year (14 of 19), striking out multiple times in nine of them (47.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | GP | 6 |
| 3 (23.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (66.7%) |
| 1 (7.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (33.3%) |
| 3 (23.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (33.3%) |
| 1 (7.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2 (15.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (33.3%) |
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