At 2:20 PM ET on Sunday, April 23, Chris Taylor and the Los Angeles Dodgers will suit up against the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Marcus Stroman at Wrigley Field, airing on MARQ.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -132 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -107 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Stroman (2-1) will take the mound for the Cubs, his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Wednesday, when he threw zero scoreless innings without allowing a hit to the Oakland Athletics.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 31-year-old’s .75 ERA ranks second, .917 WHIP ranks 12th, and 9.4 K/9 ranks 28th.
- The Cubs strike out 9.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
- The Cubs have the fourth-best ERA (3.37) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.162 as a pitching staff, which is the fifth-best in baseball this season.
- With just 19 homers allowed, the Cubs rank seventh in the league at preventing long balls.
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Chris Taylor Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/22/2023 | Hayden Wesneski | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 4/21/2023 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/16/2023 | Drew Smyly | 1-for-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/15/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/14/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/8/2022 | Justin Steele | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 5/7/2022 | Daniel Norris | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 5/7/2022 | Drew Smyly | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 6/27/2021 | Adbert Alzolay | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 6/26/2021 | Alec Mills | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- In five of 21 contests this year, Taylor has reached base via hit. However, he has yet to produce a multi-hit game.
- Out of the 21 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s hit a long ball in four contests (19.0%), hitting a home run in 7.8% of his plate appearances.
- In five of 21 games this year, he has scored a run, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- In six of 21 games this year, Taylor has tallied an RBI. He has one game with multiple RBI.
- In 57.1% of his contests this season (12 of 21), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In seven of those games (33.3%), he registered two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | GP | 9 |
| 3 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 2 (22.2%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (22.2%) |
| 3 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (11.1%) |
| 4 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (22.2%) |
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