Samad Taylor and the Kansas City Royals meet starter Carlos Carrasco and the New York Mets at 2:10 PM ET on Thursday, August 3 at Kauffman Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -138 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -106 |
| RBI | 0.5 | +100 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -151 |
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Stats and Trends for the New York Mets
- The Mets will send Carrasco (3-5) to the mound for his 16th start this season.
- The right-hander gave up six earned runs and allowed eight hits in 2 1/3 innings pitched against the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
- The 36-year-old has an ERA of 6.40, 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .288 in 15 games this season.
- The Mets average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- The Mets have pitched to a 4.33 this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
- The Mets rank 21st in MLB with a combined 1.358 WHIP this season.
- The Mets have allowed 131 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 19th in MLB play.
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Samad Taylor Stats vs. the Mets
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/1/2023 | José Quintana | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 2 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- In six of 13 games this year Taylor has gotten a hit, with one multi-hit contest.
- In the 13 games in which he’s logged a plate appearance this season, he has zero homers.
- In three of 13 games this year (23.1%), he has scored at least a run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Taylor has recorded an RBI in three of 13 games this year.
- In 61.5% of his contests this season (eight of 13), he has struck out at least once. In three of those games (23.1%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | GP | 5 |
| 4 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 2 (40.0%) |
| 1 (12.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 1 (20.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (37.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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