Michael A. Taylor’s Minnesota Twins and the St. Louis Cardinals, who will be sending Dakota Hudson to the mound, match up at Busch Stadium on Wednesday, August 2. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:45 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -149 |
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Stats and Trends for the St. Louis Cardinals
- The Cardinals will send Hudson to the mound for his second start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Thursday when he threw 4 1/3 innings out of the bullpen against the Chicago Cubs, giving up five earned runs while allowing nine hits.
- The Cardinals average just 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Cardinals have pitched to a 4.62 this season, which ranks 24th in baseball.
- Cardinals pitchers have a 1.457 WHIP this season, fourth-worst in the majors.
- The Cardinals have given up the first-fewest long balls so far this season with only 103 home runs allowed.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Cardinals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/1/2023 | Miles Mikolas | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/4/2022 | Adam Wainwright | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/3/2022 | Dakota Hudson | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/2/2022 | Steven Matz | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/12/2022 | Dakota Hudson | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/15/2021 | J.A. Happ | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/14/2021 | Jon Lester | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2021 | Jon Lester | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 8/7/2021 | Kwang-Hyun Kim | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has reached base with a base hit 44 times this season in 88 games played (50.0%), including multiple knocks in 11.4% of them (10 times).
- He has hit a long ball in 12.5% of his games in 2023 (11 of 88), which amounts to 4.4% of his trips to the dish.
- In 28.4% of his 88 games this season, he has scored a run (25 times). Also, he’s put up four games with multiple runs in 2023 (4.5%).
- Taylor has picked up at least one RBI in 20 out of 88 games this year (22.7%). He has collected more than one RBI in eight of those contests (9.1%).
- He has struck out in 73.9% of his 88 games this year, while fanning more than once in 26.1% of those contests (23).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | GP | 43 |
| 22 (48.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 22 (51.2%) |
| 8 (17.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (4.7%) |
| 13 (28.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 12 (27.9%) |
| 7 (15.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (9.3%) |
| 14 (31.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (14.0%) |
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