MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals and the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will be sending Ryne Nelson to the mound, match up at Chase Field on Tuesday, April 25. The first pitch will be thrown at 9:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Melendez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -123 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +106 |
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Stats and Trends for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Nelson (1-0) will take the mound for the Diamondbacks, his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up five earned runs in five innings pitched on Friday in his last outing, a matchup with the San Diego Padres.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.91, a 1.75 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.182 in four games this season.
- The Diamondbacks have a 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
- Diamondbacks pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.80 this year, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks have a combined WHIP of 1.367 as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks have given up 33 home runs so far this season (the 25th-ranked total in MLB play).
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MJ Melendez Stats vs. the Diamondbacks
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24/2022 | Zac Gallen | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/23/2022 | Zach Davies | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/24/2022 | Zac Gallen | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/23/2022 | Zach Davies | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
Melendez Stats and Trends
- Melendez has reached base with a base hit nine times this season in 22 games played (40.9%), including multiple knocks in 18.2% of them (four times).
- This season, he has homered in two of the 22 games, going deep in 2.4% of his plate appearances.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in seven of 22 games played this season (31.8%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Melendez has driven in at least one run six times this year in 22 games played (27.3%), including three times plating multiple runs (13.6%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 16 of 22 games this year (72.7%), he has been set down on strikes. Plus, 10 of those games (45.5%) included a performance that resulted in more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | GP | 9 |
| 3 (23.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 6 (66.7%) |
| 1 (7.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (33.3%) |
| 3 (23.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (44.4%) |
| 1 (7.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (11.1%) |
| 2 (15.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (44.4%) |
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