On Sunday, October 8 at 8:03 PM ET, Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will take on starter Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, airing on FOX.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -145 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros’ Valdez (12-11) will make his 32nd start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Thursday, Sept. 28, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in four innings against the Seattle Mariners.
- The 29-year-old ranks 15th in ERA (3.45), 13th in WHIP (1.126), and 22nd in K/9 (9.1) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Astros have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.94 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- The Astros rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.283 WHIP this season.
- The Astros have allowed 201 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 22nd in MLB play.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/7/2023 | Justin Verlander | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/31/2023 | Hunter Brown | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 5/30/2023 | Brandon Bielak | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/29/2023 | J.P. France | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/9/2023 | Hunter Brown | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/8/2023 | Luis Garcia | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/7/2023 | Jose Urquidy | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/6/2022 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 7/5/2022 | Luis Garcia | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 7/4/2022 | Jake Odorizzi | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- In 62 of 122 games this year (50.8%), Taylor has gotten a hit, and he collected at least two in 15 of those contests (12.3%).
- He has gone deep in 19 of 122 games in 2023 (15.6%), which is 5.5% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least a run 38 times this season in 122 games played (31.1%), including seven games with more than one run (5.7%).
- Taylor has notched at least one RBI in 33 out of 122 games this year (27.0%). He has collected two or more RBI in 15 of those contests (12.3%).
- He has gone down on strikes in 93 of 122 games this season, including multiple Ks in 34 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | GP | 58 |
| 33 (51.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 29 (50.0%) |
| 11 (17.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (6.9%) |
| 20 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 18 (31.0%) |
| 12 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 7 (12.1%) |
| 22 (34.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (19.0%) |
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