Samad Taylor and the Kansas City Royals take on starter Adrian Martinez and the Oakland Athletics at 3:37 PM ET on Wednesday, August 23 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -148 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- Martinez will make his first start of the season for the Athletics.
- The 26-year-old right-hander will make his first start after pitching in relief 14 times this campaign.
- He has pitched to a 5.85 ERA this season with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.3 walks per nine across 14 games.
- The Athletics average the 24th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the league this season.
- Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.78 this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
- The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.541 as a pitching staff, which is worst in baseball this season.
- With 170 homers allowed, the Athletics rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Samad Taylor Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/21/2023 | Paul Blackburn | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has recorded a hit in nine games this season (21 games played, 42.9%), including one multi-hit game.
- In the 21 games he’s appeared in this season, he has zero homers.
- He has scored at least a run in six of 21 games played this season (28.6%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Taylor has notched at least one RBI four times this year in 21 games played (19.0%). He does not, however, have multiple RBI in any of those games.
- He has fanned 15 times this season in 21 games played (71.4%), including five times striking out multiple times (23.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 10 |
| 5 (45.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (40.0%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (20.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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