On Saturday, August 19 at 7:10 PM ET, Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will take on starter Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Target Field, airing on BSN.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -148 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Keller (9-8) will take to the mound for the Pirates and make his 26th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed five hits in six innings against the Cincinnati Reds.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 27-year-old’s 4.27 ERA ranks 39th, 1.283 WHIP ranks 38th, and 9.7 K/9 ranks 17th.
- The Pirates strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.65 this year, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.407 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- With 138 homers allowed, the Pirates rank 11th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | Andre Jackson | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 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
- In 51 of 100 games this year (51.0%), Taylor has gotten a hit, and he collected two or more knocks in 11 of those contests (11.0%).
- Out of the 100 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s hit a home run in 15 contests (15.0%), leaving the ballpark in 5% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run in 30.0% of his contests this season (30 of 100), with more than one run scored in four of them (4.0%).
- Taylor has plated at least one run in 25.0% of his games this year (25 of 100), including more than one RBI in 10 of them (10.0%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has been set down on strikes in 75 of 100 games this year, including multiple Ks in 27 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | GP | 50 |
| 26 (52.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 25 (50.0%) |
| 8 (16.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (6.0%) |
| 16 (32.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 14 (28.0%) |
| 10 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (10.0%) |
| 17 (34.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (16.0%) |
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