Royals vs. Orioles Player Props Today: MJ Melendez - April 1
MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals play the Baltimore Orioles on April 1 at 6:35 PM ET, and will see starter Dean Kremer on the hill. Melendez had one hit in his previous game, going 1-for-2.
Melendez hit .235 a season ago with 29 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 62 walks.
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- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles
- Time: 6:35 PM ET
- Date: Monday, April 1, 2024
- TV Channel: MASN2
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- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -149)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +215)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +145)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -149)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1200)
MJ Melendez prop bet insights (2023 stats)
- Melendez recorded a base hit in 93 of 148 games last season (62.8%), with multiple base hits in 26 of them (17.6%).
- He homered in 15 of 148 games in 2023 (10.1%), which is 2.7% of his trips to the dish.
- Melendez came around to score 54 times in 148 games played (36.5%) last season, including 10 times scoring multiple runs (6.8%).
- In 25.0% of his games a year ago (37 of 148), he plated a run. In 15 of those games (10.1%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- Melendez went down on strikes at least once 107 times last season in 148 games played (72.3%), including 50 times striking out multiple times (33.8%).
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MJ Melendez stats against the Orioles
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/11/2023 | Kyle Gibson | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/10/2023 | Cole Irvin | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/9/2023 | Tyler Wells | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/4/2023 | Grayson Rodriguez | 3-for-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/3/2023 | Kyle Gibson | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/2/2023 | Tyler Wells | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/12/2022 | Dean Kremer | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/11/2022 | Tyler Wells | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/10/2022 | Bruce Zimmermann | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/9/2022 | Jordan Lyles | 1-for-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 | 0 |
Orioles starter: Dean Kremer
- Kremer will take the ball for the Orioles in his first start of the season.
- The 28-year-old righty last appeared Wednesday, Oct. 11 against the Texas Rangers, when he started and hurled 1 2/3 innings.
- Among qualified pitchers last year, he finished 28th in ERA (4.12), 33rd in WHIP (1.309), and 31st in K/9 (8.2).