The upcoming matchup between Samad Taylor’s Kansas City Royals and the St. Louis Cardinals (with Steven Matz getting the start) is scheduled for Saturday, August 12 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -148 |
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Stats and Trends for the St. Louis Cardinals
- The Cardinals will hand the ball to Matz (3-7) for his 17th start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up one earned run in six innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Colorado Rockies.
- The 32-year-old has an ERA of 3.91, 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .263 in 24 games this season.
- The Cardinals average just 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Cardinals have the 24th-ranked ERA (4.64) in the majors this season.
- The Cardinals have a combined 1.440 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
- No team has allowed fewer than the 114 homers the Cardinals have given up so far this year.
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Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has recorded a base knock in eight of 17 contests this season, with multiple hits on one occasion.
- He has not yet homered this season in 17 games.
- He has scored at least a run in five of 17 games played this season (29.4%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Taylor has recorded an RBI in four of 17 games this season.
- He has struck out one or more times in 12 out of 17 games this season (70.6%), while fanning multiple times in four of those contests (23.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | GP | 8 |
| 5 (55.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 3 (37.5%) |
| 1 (11.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (25.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (44.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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