Fenway Park is where Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will take on starter Tanner Houck and the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, April 20 at 1:35 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -104 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -102 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -143 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox will hand the ball to Houck (2-0) for his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Wednesday when he threw zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Minnesota Twins without allowing a hit.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.50, a 2.14 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.357 in three games this season.
- The Red Sox have a 9.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
- The Red Sox have the 24th-ranked ERA (5.20) in the majors this season.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.363 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
- With 28 homers allowed, the Red Sox rank 27th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/19/2023 | Corey Kluber | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/18/2023 | Chris Sale | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/17/2022 | Rich Hill | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/16/2022 | Michael Wacha | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2022 | Kutter Crawford | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/6/2022 | Nathan Eovaldi | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/5/2022 | Josh Winckowski | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/30/2021 | Martín Pérez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/29/2021 | Nick Pivetta | 3-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has tallied a hit 11 times this year in 18 games played (61.1%), with four multi-hit efforts (22.2%).
- Despite logging a plate appearance in 18 games this season, he has swatted two home runs.
- He has scored at least once five times this season in 18 games played (27.8%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- In three of 18 games this year (16.7%), Taylor has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 15 of 18 games this year (83.3%), while fanning multiple times in nine of them (50.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | GP | 12 |
| 3 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (66.7%) |
| 3 (50.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (8.3%) |
| 2 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (25.0%) |
| 1 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (8.3%) |
| 2 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (8.3%) |
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