Chris Taylor returns to action when the Los Angeles Dodgers square off against the Cleveland Guardians and starting pitcher Gavin Williams at Progressive Field on Thursday, August 24. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -140 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -110 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- The Guardians’ Williams (1-4) will make his 12th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Friday, when he tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
- The 24-year-old has an ERA of 3.02, a 2.63 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.207 in 11 games this season.
- The Guardians strike out just 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- The Guardians have the third-best ERA (3.78) in the majors this season.
- The Guardians have a combined WHIP of 1.272 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- The Guardians have given up the first-fewest long balls so far this season with only 129 home runs allowed.
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Chris Taylor Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/19/2022 | Shane Bieber | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/18/2022 | Cal Quantrill | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/17/2022 | Zach Plesac | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- In 52.9% of his games this season (45-of-85), Taylor has recorded a hit. In eight of those games (9.4%), he’s recorded more than one hit.
- He has gone yard in 14.1% of his games in 2023 (12 of 85), which amounts to 4.6% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least a run in 35.3% of his contests this season (30 of 85), with two or more runs scored in seven of them (8.2%).
- In 27.1% of his 85 games this season, Taylor has plated a run (23 times). Also, he’s put up 10 games with multiple RBI in 2023 (11.8%) and driven in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- In 60 of 85 games this year (70.6%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 25 of those games (29.4%) included a performance that resulted in more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | GP | 45 |
| 25 (62.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 20 (44.4%) |
| 5 (12.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (6.7%) |
| 17 (42.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (28.9%) |
| 5 (12.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 7 (15.6%) |
| 11 (27.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 12 (26.7%) |
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