Michael A. Taylor’s Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox, who will be sending Dylan Cease to the hill, go head to head at Guaranteed Rate Field on Wednesday, May 3. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +100 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -123 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox
- Cease (2-1) will take to the mound for the White Sox and make his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed four innings while giving up six earned runs on nine hits in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 27-year-old’s 4.15 ERA ranks 54th, 1.385 WHIP ranks 59th, and 11 K/9 ranks 12th.
- The White Sox average 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-most in the league.
- The White Sox have the 29th-ranked ERA (5.81) in the majors this season.
- White Sox pitchers have a 1.561 WHIP this season, second-worst in the majors.
- With 49 homers allowed, the White Sox rank 29th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the White Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/2/2023 | Michael Kopech | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/12/2023 | Lucas Giolito | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/11/2023 | Lance Lynn | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/10/2023 | Dylan Cease | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/1/2022 | Johnny Cueto | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/31/2022 | Lance Lynn | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/30/2022 | Lucas Giolito | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 8/22/2022 | Michael Kopech | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 8/11/2022 | Dylan Cease | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2022 | Davis Martin | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- In 55.2% of his games this season (16-of-29), Taylor has recorded a hit. In five of those games (17.2%), he’s recorded at least two hits.
- In 10.3% of his games this season, he has homered (three of 29). He’s gone deep in 4.3% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- In 10 of 29 games this year, he has scored a run, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Taylor has driven in a run in 20.7% of his 29 games this season, with two or more RBI in 10.3% of those games (three). He has also knocked in three or more runs in one contest.
- He has struck out in 22 of 29 games this season, including multiple Ks in 11 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | GP | 14 |
| 8 (53.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (57.1%) |
| 4 (26.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (7.1%) |
| 7 (46.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (21.4%) |
| 2 (13.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (7.1%) |
| 5 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (7.1%) |
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