At 8:10 PM ET on Friday, August 25, Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will suit up against the Texas Rangers and starting pitcher Dane Dunning at Target Field, airing on BSN.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -148 |
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Stats and Trends for the Texas Rangers
- The Rangers’ Dunning (9-5) will make his 20th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed seven hits in five innings pitched against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 28-year-old’s 3.19 ERA ranks ninth, 1.161 WHIP ranks 20th, and 6.9 K/9 ranks 48th.
- The Rangers average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- Rangers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.06 this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- The Rangers have a combined 1.230 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
- The Rangers have allowed 143 home runs this season, or 1.1 per game. That ranks 11th in MLB.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Rangers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24/2023 | Andrew Heaney | 2-for-3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/29/2022 | Dane Dunning | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/28/2022 | Jon Gray | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/27/2022 | Martín Pérez | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 5/12/2022 | Taylor Hearn | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2022 | Matt Bush | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/10/2022 | Martín Pérez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/26/2021 | Kyle Gibson | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/25/2021 | Dane Dunning | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/4/2021 | Jordan Lyles | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- In 56 of 105 games this season (53.3%), Taylor has recorded a hit, and he collected at least two in 13 of those contests (12.4%).
- In 17 of 105 games this season, he has hit a home run (16.2%). He’s gone deep in 5.7% of his trips to the dish.
- In 31.4% of his games this season (33 of 105), he has scored at least one run. In five of those games (4.8%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- Taylor has driven in a run in 26.7% of his 105 games this year, with two or more RBI in 11.4% of those contests (12). He has also knocked in three or more runs in three contests.
- He has fanned 79 times this season in 105 games played (75.2%), including 28 times punching out multiple times (26.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | GP | 52 |
| 29 (54.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 27 (51.9%) |
| 10 (18.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (5.8%) |
| 18 (34.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 15 (28.8%) |
| 11 (20.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (11.5%) |
| 19 (35.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (17.3%) |
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