Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will hit the field at Target Field on Sunday, April 9, where they will challenge the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Hunter Brown. The game will begin at 2:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -107 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -106 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- Brown will take to the mound for the Astros, his second start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Saturday when he threw zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Minnesota Twins without allowing a hit.
- The Astros have a 9.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.61 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.476 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- The Astros have given up 10 home runs so far this season (the 15th-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 6/5/2022 | Framber Valdez | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/4/2022 | Luis Garcia | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/25/2021 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/24/2021 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 8/23/2021 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/2 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has recorded a base knock in five of eight contests this season, with multiple hits on one occasion.
- In the eight games in which he’s logged a plate appearance this season, he has zero homers.
- In eight games this year, he hasn’t scored a run.
- Taylor hasn’t plated a run in eight games so far this season.
- He has struck out in 75.0% of his eight games this year, while fanning more than once in 37.5% of those contests (three).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GP | 6 |
| 1 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (66.7%) |
| 1 (50.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 0 (0.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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