MJ Melendez Player Props: Royals vs. Orioles
The Kansas City Royals, including MJ Melendez and his .371 slugging percentage in past 10 games, including three extra-base hits but no home run), battle starting pitcher Tyler Wells and the Baltimore Orioles at Kauffman Stadium, Tuesday at 7:40 PM ET.
In his last game, he went 1-for-2 with a double against the Twins.
MJ Melendez Game Info & Props vs. the Orioles
- Game Day: Tuesday, May 2, 2023
- Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- Orioles Starter: Tyler Wells
- TV Channel: BSKC
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -149)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +425)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +175)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +150)
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MJ Melendez At The Plate
- Melendez is batting .174 with five doubles, a triple, two home runs and 11 walks.
- In 48.0% of his games this year (12 of 25), Melendez has picked up at least one hit, and in four of those games (16.0%) he recorded more than one.
- He has hit a home run in two of 25 games played this year, and in 1.9% of his plate appearances.
- Melendez has an RBI in six of 25 games this year, with multiple RBI in three of them. He has also driven home three or more of his team's runs in one contest.
- In seven games this season (28.0%), he has scored, including multiple runs twice.
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MJ Melendez Home/Away Batting Splits
Orioles Pitching Rankings
- The 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Orioles pitching staff ranks ninth in MLB.
- The Orioles have a 4.23 team ERA that ranks 14th among all league pitching staffs.
- Orioles pitchers combine to allow the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (30 total, 1.1 per game).
- Wells makes the start for the Orioles, his fifth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 2.79 ERA and 23 strikeouts through 29 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Wednesday against the Boston Red Sox, the righty went 5 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- The 28-year-old ranks 23rd in ERA (2.79), first in WHIP (.724), and 58th in K/9 (7.1) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.
