Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will take the field at Target Field on Friday, August 18, where they will play the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Andre Jackson. The matchup will begin at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -108 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -102 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -147 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Jackson will get the start for the Pirates, his second of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he threw 3 2/3 innings against the Cincinnati Reds, giving up three earned runs.
- The Pirates have a 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the majors.
- The Pirates have the 24th-ranked ERA (4.64) in the majors this season.
- The Pirates rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.404 WHIP this season.
- The Pirates have allowed 137 home runs this season, or 1.1 per game. That ranks 11th in MLB play.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/1/2021 | Wil Crowe | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/31/2021 | Chad Kuhl | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/28/2021 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/27/2021 | Tyler Anderson | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has collected a base hit 50 times this year in 99 games played (50.5%), including multiple knocks on 11 occasions (11.1%).
- In 14 of 99 games this season, he has gone yard (14.1%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 4.8% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored in 29 of 99 games this season, including multiple runs scored in four of them.
- Taylor has tallied at least one RBI in 24.2% of his games this season (24 of 99), including two or more RBI in nine of them (9.1%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has fanned 74 times this season 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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