Royals vs. Blue Jays Player Props Today: MJ Melendez - April 23
MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals face the Toronto Blue Jays on April 23 at 7:40 PM ET, and will see starter Kevin Gausman on the hill. Melendez had one hit in his last game, finishing 1-for-3.
Melendez has five doubles, four home runs and eight walks while batting .232. Melendez ranks 39th in homers and 65th in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
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- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Toronto Blue Jays
- Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- TV Channel: BSKC
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- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -154)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +500)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +195)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +140)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -154)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +850)
MJ Melendez prop bet insights
- Melendez has a hit in 13 out of 20 games this season (65.0%), with multiple hits in three of those contests (15.0%).
- He has hit a long ball in 20.0% of his games in 2024 (four of 20), 5.2% of his trips to the dish.
- Melendez has scored at least one run in seven of 20 games played this season (35.0%), including two games with multiple runs scored.
- He has picked up at least one RBI six times this season in 20 games played (30.0%), including four times plating multiple runs (20.0%). He has also produced three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- Melendez has struck out one or more times in 15 of 20 games played this season (75.0%), including two games with multiple strikeouts.
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MJ Melendez stats against the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/10/2023 | José Berríos | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/9/2023 | Kevin Gausman | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/8/2023 | Yusei Kikuchi | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/6/2023 | Kevin Gausman | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 4/5/2023 | Alek Manoah | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/3/2023 | José Berríos | 2-for-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/8/2022 | Yusei Kikuchi | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/7/2022 | Alek Manoah | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 6/6/2022 | Ross Stripling | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Blue Jays starter: Kevin Gausman
- Gausman (0-2 with an 8.16 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 14 1/3 innings pitched) gets the call for the Blue Jays in his fifth start of the season.
- When he last took the hill on Wednesday versus the New York Yankees, the righty threw five innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
- In four outings this season, the 33-year-old has amassed an 8.16 ERA and 10 strikeouts per nine frames, while surrendering a batting average of .328 to his opponents.