Target Field is where Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will take on starter Reese Olson and the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, August 16 at 1:10 PM ET.
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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 Detroit Tigers
- Olson (2-5) will take the mound for the Tigers, his 11th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed six innings without allowing a run on two hits in a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
- The 24-year-old has pitched in 13 games this season with a 4.45 ERA, 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .224.
- The Tigers average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Tigers have pitched to a 4.49 this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
- The Tigers rank 12th in MLB with a combined 1.272 WHIP this season.
- The Tigers have given up 141 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/15/2023 | Alex Faedo | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 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 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has recorded a hit in 50.5% of his 99 games this year, with at least two hits in 11.1% of them (11).
- He has hit a home run in 14.1% of his games in 2023 (14 of 99), which amounts to 4.8% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored a run in 29.3% of his 99 games this season. That includes more than one run scored in 4.0% of those games (four).
- Taylor has tallied at least one RBI 24 times this year in 99 games played (24.2%), including nine games with more than one RBI (9.1%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has fanned 74 times this year in 99 games played (74.7%), including 27 times striking out multiple times (27.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | GP | 50 |
| 25 (51.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 25 (50.0%) |
| 8 (16.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (6.0%) |
| 15 (30.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 14 (28.0%) |
| 9 (18.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (10.0%) |
| 16 (32.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (16.0%) |
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