On Saturday, August 12 at 6:05 PM ET, Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will challenge starter Taijuan Walker and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, airing on NSPPH.
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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 | -148 |
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Stats and Trends for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Walker (13-4) will take the mound for the Phillies, his 24th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw seven innings against the Kansas City Royals, giving up four earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- The 30-year-old ranks 36th in ERA (4.05), 39th in WHIP (1.263), and 53rd in K/9 (7.4) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Phillies have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
- The Phillies have pitched to a 3.93 this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
- Phillies pitchers have a 1.232 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
- The Phillies have given up 132 home runs so far this season (the 12th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Phillies
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11/2023 | Cristopher Sanchez | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has tallied a hit 49 times this season in 96 games played (51.0%), with 11 multi-hit efforts (11.5%).
- In 14 of 96 games this season, he has hit a home run (14.6%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 5% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least a run in 30.2% of his contests this year (29 of 96), with more than one run scored in four of those games (4.2%).
- Taylor has driven in at least one run 24 times this season in 96 tries (25.0%), including driving in more than one run in 9.4% of games (nine times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on three occasions.
- In 74.0% of his contests this season (71 of 96), he has struck out at least once. In 26 of those games (27.1%), he registered more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | GP | 48 |
| 24 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 25 (52.1%) |
| 8 (16.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (6.3%) |
| 15 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 14 (29.2%) |
| 9 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (10.4%) |
| 16 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (16.7%) |
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