Royals vs. Twins Player Props Today: MJ Melendez - March 30
MJ Melendez is trying to improve on a one-hit performance in his most recent game (1-for-4 with a double). His Kansas City Royals take on Joe Ryan and the Minnesota Twins on Saturday at 4:10 PM ET on BSN.
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. Minnesota Twins
- Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024
- TV Channel: BSN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -154)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +475)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +205)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +145)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -154)
MJ Melendez prop bet insights (2023 stats)
- Melendez posted a hit in 62.8% of his 148 games last season, with more than one hit in 17.6% of them (26).
- In 15 of 148 games last season, he left the yard (10.1%). That’s a long ball in 2.7% of his trips to the plate in 2023.
- In 36.5% of his 148 games a season ago, Melendez touched home plate (54 times). He also notched 10 games with multiple runs in 2023 (6.8%).
- In 25.0% of his 148 games a year ago, he drove home a run (37 times). He’s also notched 15 games with multiple RBI (10.1%), and plated three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- Melendez whiffed at least once in 107 of 148 games last season, with multiple strikeouts in 50 of them.
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MJ Melendez stats against the Twins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/28/2024 | Pablo Lopez | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/30/2023 | Kenta Maeda | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/29/2023 | Bailey Ober | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/28/2023 | Sonny Gray | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/5/2023 | Pablo Lopez | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/4/2023 | Kenta Maeda | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/3/2023 | Joe Ryan | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 4/30/2023 | Sonny Gray | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/29/2023 | Bailey Ober | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/28/2023 | Pablo Lopez | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
Twins starter: Joe Ryan
- Ryan is scheduled to take the mound in his first start of the year for the Twins.
- When he last pitched on Wednesday, Oct. 11, the 27-year-old right-hander started the game and went two innings against the Houston Astros.
- Last season, he finished with a 4.51 ERA and a 1.169 WHIP over his 29 games, posting an 11-10 record.