Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins face off against starter Tanner Bibee and the Cleveland Guardians at 1:10 PM ET on Wednesday, August 30 at Target Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -149 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- The Guardians’ Bibee (10-3) will make his 22nd start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Friday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed six hits in six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays.
- The 24-year-old has an ERA of 3.01, 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .230 in 21 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 3.89 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Guardians rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.290 WHIP this season.
- The Guardians have allowed the fifth-fewest home runs this season at just 142, or 1.1 per game.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29/2023 | Gavin Williams | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/28/2023 | Xzavion Curry | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 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 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has collected a hit in 58 out of 108 games this season (53.7%), with at least two hits in 14 of them (13.0%).
- He has hit a long ball in 18 games this season, leaving the ballpark in 5.7% of his chances at the plate.
- He has scored in 32.4% of his 108 games this year. That includes more than one run scored in 5.6% of those contests (six).
- In 30 of 108 games this year (27.8%), Taylor has driven in a run, and in 12 of those games (11.1%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has struck out in 75.9% of his 108 games this year, while fanning more than once in 26.9% of those contests (29).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | GP | 52 |
| 31 (55.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 27 (51.9%) |
| 11 (19.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (5.8%) |
| 20 (35.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 15 (28.8%) |
| 12 (21.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (11.5%) |
| 21 (37.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (17.3%) |
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