The upcoming contest between Michael A. Taylor’s Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers (with Max Scherzer getting the start) is scheduled for Saturday, August 26 at 7:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +100 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -125 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Texas Rangers
- The Rangers will hand the ball to Scherzer (12-5) for his 24th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed 3 2/3 innings while giving up three earned runs on three hits in a matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 39-year-old’s 3.77 ERA ranks 28th, 1.150 WHIP ranks 16th, and 10.3 K/9 ranks 10th.
- The Rangers average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- The Rangers have the 14th-ranked ERA (4.13) in the majors this season.
- The Rangers have a combined 1.239 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
- The Rangers have given up 146 home runs so far this season (the 12th-ranked total in MLB play).
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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
- Taylor has reached base with a base hit 56 times this year in 105 games played (53.3%), including multiple knocks in 12.4% of them (13 times).
- He has hit a home run in 16.2% of his games this season (105 contests), going yard in 5.7% of his chances at the plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 31.4% of his contests this season (33 of 105), with more than one run scored in five of those contests (4.8%).
- Taylor has produced at least one run 28 times this year in 105 tries (26.7%), including driving in more than one run in 11.4% of games (12 times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on three occasions.
- In 75.2% of his 105 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (79 times). He’s also had 28 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (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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