Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will hit the field at Target Field on Wednesday, October 11, where they will play the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Jose Urquidy. The matchup will start at 7:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| 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 will hand the ball to Urquidy (3-3) for his 11th start of the season.
- The right-hander allowed two hits in six scoreless innings pitched against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, Sept. 30.
- The 28-year-old has pitched in 16 games this season with a 5.29 ERA, 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .251.
- The Astros have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.95 this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- The Astros rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.281 WHIP this season.
- 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 64 out of 123 games this season (52.0%), with more than one hit in 15 of those contests (12.2%).
- In 19 of 123 games this season, he has hit a home run (15.4%). He’s left the yard in 5.5% of his trips to the plate.
- In 31.7% of his games this season (39 of 123), he has scored at least one run. In seven of those games (5.7%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- Taylor has picked up an RBI in 26.0% of his 123 games this season, with more than one RBI in 12.2% of those games (15). He has also knocked in three or more runs in three contests.
- In 93 of 123 games this year (75.6%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 34 of those games (27.6%) included an effort that resulted in more than one punchout.
| 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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