Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will hit the field at Target Field on Sunday, August 27, where they will challenge the Texas Rangers and starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery. The matchup will begin at 2:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -149 |
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Stats and Trends for the Texas Rangers
- The Rangers will hand the ball to Montgomery (8-10) for his 26th start of the season.
- The left-hander did not allow a run in eight innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 30-year-old’s 3.12 ERA ranks seventh, 1.197 WHIP ranks 25th, and 8.2 K/9 ranks 38th.
- The Rangers strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
- The Rangers have pitched to a 4.11 this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
- The Rangers have a combined 1.235 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
- The Rangers have given up 147 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 season in 105 games played (53.3%), including multiple knocks in 12.4% of them (13 times).
- In 17 of 105 games this season, he has gone yard (16.2%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 5.7% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run 33 times this year in 105 games played (31.4%), including five games with more than one run (4.8%).
- Taylor has produced at least one run 28 times this season in 105 tries (26.7%), including plating 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 contests this year (79 of 105), he has struck out one or more times. In 28 of those games (26.7%), he registered two or more strikeouts.
| 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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