Samad Taylor and the Kansas City Royals take on starter Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox at 2:10 PM ET on Sunday, September 3 at Kauffman Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -140 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox will send Sale (5-3) to the mound for his 16th start this season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Monday, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed seven hits in 4 2/3 innings against the Houston Astros.
- The 34-year-old has pitched in 15 games this season with a 4.75 ERA, 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .236.
- The Red Sox average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- The Red Sox have pitched to a 4.55 this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.353 WHIP this season, 20th in the majors.
- The Red Sox have given up 181 home runs so far this season (the 25th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Samad Taylor Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/10/2023 | James Paxton | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has recorded a base knock in 11 of 23 contests this year, with multiple hits on one occasion.
- He has not yet homered this season in 23 games.
- He has scored at least a run in seven of 23 games played this season (30.4%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Taylor has driven in at least one run four times this season in 23 games played (17.4%). He does not, however, have multiple RBI in any of those games.
- He has fanned 16 times this season in 23 tries (69.6%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 21.7% of games (five times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | GP | 11 |
| 6 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 5 (45.5%) |
| 1 (8.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (27.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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