Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins meet starter Alex Faedo and the Detroit Tigers at 6:40 PM ET on Wednesday, August 9 at Comerica Park.
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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 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +111 |
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Stats and Trends for the Detroit Tigers
- Faedo (2-4) will take the mound for the Tigers, his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, July 23, when he threw six scoreless innings while allowing one hit against the San Diego Padres.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 5.80, a 3.75 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.037 in seven games this season.
- The Tigers average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Tigers have the 21st-ranked ERA (4.53) in the majors this season.
- The Tigers rank 11th in MLB with a combined 1.270 WHIP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/8/2023 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- In 50.5% of his 95 games this season, Taylor has notched a base hit (48 times). He’s also collected 10 multi-hit games in 2023 (10.5%).
- He has hit a long ball in 14 games this season, going deep in 5% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least a run in 30.5% of his contests this season (29 of 95), with two or more runs scored in four of those games (4.2%).
- Taylor has driven in a run in 24 of 95 games this season, including multiple RBI in nine of them. He has also plated three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- In 70 of 95 games this season (73.7%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 25 of those games (26.3%) included an effort that resulted in two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | GP | 47 |
| 24 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 24 (51.1%) |
| 8 (16.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (4.3%) |
| 15 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 14 (29.8%) |
| 9 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (10.6%) |
| 16 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (17.0%) |
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