Wrigley Field is where Samad Taylor and the Kansas City Royals will go up against starter Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs on Friday, August 18 at 2:20 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +109 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Taillon (7-7) for his 22nd start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up eight earned runs and allowed eight hits in three innings pitched against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
- The 31-year-old has pitched in 21 games this season with a 5.71 ERA, 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .267.
- The Cubs strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
- The Cubs have the 17th-ranked ERA (4.30) in the majors this season.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.287 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
- The Cubs have given up the ninth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 135 home runs allowed.
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Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has recorded a hit in eight games this year (19 games played, 42.1%), including one multi-hit game.
- He has not yet homered this season in 19 games.
- In six of 19 games this year (31.6%), he has scored at least one run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Taylor has recorded an RBI in four of 19 games this year.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once in 14 of 19 games this season (73.7%), while fanning multiple times in four of those contests (21.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 8 |
| 5 (45.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 3 (37.5%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (25.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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