Michael A. Taylor’s Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, who will be sending Eduardo Rodriguez to the hill, go head to head at Comerica Park on Tuesday, August 8. The first pitch will be thrown at 6:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -151 |
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Stats and Trends for the Detroit Tigers
- Rodriguez (7-5) will take the mound for the Tigers, his 17th start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Wednesday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed seven hits in six innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- The 30-year-old has an ERA of 2.96, 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .222 in 16 games this season.
- The Tigers have a 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
- The Tigers have pitched to a 4.57 this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
- The Tigers have a combined WHIP of just 1.272 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
- The Tigers have given up 134 home runs so far this season (the 16th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Tigers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/7/2023 | Joey Wentz | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/25/2023 | Michael Lorenzen | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/24/2023 | Reese Olson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/23/2023 | Joey Wentz | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/18/2023 | Will Vest | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/17/2023 | Joey Wentz | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/16/2023 | Will Vest | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/15/2023 | Matthew Boyd | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/29/2022 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/27/2022 | Joey Wentz | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has picked up a hit in 51.1% of his 94 games this season, with multiple base hits in 10.6% of those contests (10).
- Out of the 94 games he has appeared in this season, he’s gone yard in 14 contests (14.9%), homering in 5.1% of his plate appearances.
- In 30.9% of his 94 games this season, he has scored a run (29 times). Also, he’s put up four games with multiple runs in 2023 (4.3%).
- Taylor has driven in a run in 25.5% of his 94 games this season, with two or more RBI in 9.6% of those contests (nine). He has also knocked in three or more runs in three contests.
- In 69 of 94 games this year (73.4%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 24 of those games (25.5%) included an effort that resulted in two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | GP | 46 |
| 24 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 24 (52.2%) |
| 8 (16.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (4.3%) |
| 15 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 14 (30.4%) |
| 9 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (10.9%) |
| 16 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (17.4%) |
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