At 7:40 PM ET on Monday, August 28, Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will suit up against the Cleveland Guardians and starting pitcher Xzavion Curry 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 Cleveland Guardians
- The Guardians’ Curry (3-2) will make his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs in two innings pitched on Wednesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 3.51, 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .242 in 32 games this season.
- The Guardians have a 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.85 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.286 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
- With just 137 homers allowed, the Guardians rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/4/2023 | Triston McKenzie | 3-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 2 |
| 6/3/2023 | Logan Allen | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/2/2023 | Aaron Civale | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/1/2023 | Tanner Bibee | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/6/2023 | Logan Allen | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 10/3/2022 | Triston McKenzie | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/2/2022 | Shane Bieber | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/30/2022 | Aaron Civale | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/6/2022 | Shane Bieber | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/5/2022 | Triston McKenzie | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- In 56 of 106 games this year (52.8%), Taylor has recorded a hit, and he collected at least two hits in 13 of those contests (12.3%).
- In 17 of 106 games this season, he has hit a long ball (16.0%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 5.6% of his trips to the dish.
- In 32.1% of his 106 games this season, he has scored (34 times). Also, he’s put up six games with multiple runs in 2023 (5.7%).
- Taylor has driven in a run in 29 of 106 games this year, including multiple RBI in 12 of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times 80 times this season in 106 games (75.5%), including 28 games with more than one strikeout (26.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | GP | 52 |
| 29 (53.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 27 (51.9%) |
| 10 (18.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (5.8%) |
| 19 (35.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 15 (28.8%) |
| 11 (20.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (11.5%) |
| 20 (37.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (17.3%) |
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