On Saturday, April 1 at 4:10 PM ET, Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will take on starter Jordan Lyles and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Lyles has been named the starter for the Royals and will make his first start this season.
- The last time the 32-year-old pitched was on Thursday against the Minnesota Twins. The righty threw zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen in that matchup.
- His 4.42 ERA ranked 40th, 1.385 WHIP ranked 43rd, and 7.2 K/9 ranked 38th among qualified pitchers in the majors last year.
- The Royals struck out 7.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
- The Royals had the 27th-ranked ERA (4.72) in the majors last season.
- The Royals had a combined 1.472 WHIP as a pitching staff, first-highest in MLB.
- The Royals ranked 17th in long balls given up last season with 173 home runs against them.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30/2023 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor reached base via a hit in 70 of 125 games last season (56.0%), including multiple hits in 24.8% of those games (31 of them).
- He homered in 7.2% of his games last season (125 in all), leaving the ballpark in 2% of his trips to the plate.
- He scored a run in 36.0% of his games last year (45 of 125), with two or more runs on four occasions (3.2%).
- Taylor picked up an RBI in 30 of 125 games last year, with multiple RBIs in eight of them. He drove in three or more runs in four games.
- He went down on strikes one or more times 79 times last year in 125 games (63.2%), including 25 games striking out multiple times (20.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | GP | 59 |
| 41 (62.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 29 (49.2%) |
| 17 (25.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (23.7%) |
| 24 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 21 (35.6%) |
| 6 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (5.1%) |
| 19 (28.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (18.6%) |
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