Royals vs. White Sox Player Props Today: MJ Melendez - April 4
MJ Melendez’s Kansas City Royals play the Chicago White Sox on April 4 at 7:40 PM ET, and will see starting pitcher Mike Soroka on the hill. Melendez had one hit in his previous game, finishing 1-for-4.
Melendez hit .235 last season with 29 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 62 walks.
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- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox
- Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -185)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +500)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +165)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +115)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -185)
MJ Melendez prop bet insights (2023 stats)
- Melendez posted a base hit in 93 of 148 games last season (62.8%), with more than one hit in 26 of them (17.6%).
- Out of the 148 games he played last season, he hit a home run in 15 contests (10.1%), hitting a home run in 2.7% of his trips to home plate.
- In 54 of 148 games last season (36.5%) Melendez has scored a run, and 10 of those games (6.8%) included a performance that produced more than one run scored.
- He picked up an RBI 37 this year in 148 tries (25.0%), including plating multiple runs in 10.1% of games (15 times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on three occasions..
- Melendez struck out at least once 107 times last year in 148 tries (72.3%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 33.8% of games (50 times).
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MJ Melendez stats against the White Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/13/2023 | Mike Clevinger | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 9/12/2023 | Dylan Cease | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/6/2023 | Touki Toussaint | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/5/2023 | Dylan Cease | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 9/4/2023 | Jesse Scholtens | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/21/2023 | Lance Lynn | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/20/2023 | Lucas Giolito | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/19/2023 | Michael Kopech | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2023 | Mike Clevinger | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/10/2023 | Lance Lynn | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
White Sox starter: Mike Soroka
- In his second start this season, Soroka (0-0) is set to get the nod for the White Sox.
- The righty last got into a game on Saturday versus the Detroit Tigers, when he threw five innings, giving up four earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers this season, the 26-year-old currently ranks 68th in ERA (7.20), 69th in WHIP (2.000), and 70th in K/9 (0).