On Tuesday, October 10 at 4:07 PM ET, Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will take on starter Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros at Target Field, airing on FOX.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -140 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -143 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros’ Javier (10-5) will make his 32nd start of the season.
- The right-hander did not allow a run in six innings pitched on Sunday, Oct. 1 in his last outing, a matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- The 26-year-old’s 4.56 ERA ranks 37th, 1.265 WHIP ranks 31st, and 8.8 K/9 ranks 27th among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- 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 3.95 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.281 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
- The Astros have given up 201 home runs so far this season (the 22nd-ranked total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/8/2023 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has collected a hit in 52.0% of his 123 games this year, with multiple hits in 12.2% of those contests (15).
- He has hit a home run in 15.4% of his games this season (123 contests), going yard in 5.5% of his trips to the dish.
- In 39 of 123 contests this year (31.7%), he has scored, and seven of those games (5.7%) included an effort that produced two or more runs scored.
- Taylor has picked up at least one RBI 32 times this season in 123 games played (26.0%), including 15 times driving in multiple runs (12.2%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- In 75.6% of his 123 games this season, he has been set down on strikes (93 times). He’s also had 34 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (27.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | GP | 59 |
| 34 (53.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 30 (50.8%) |
| 11 (17.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (6.8%) |
| 20 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (32.2%) |
| 12 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 7 (11.9%) |
| 21 (32.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (18.6%) |
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