Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins take on starter Lucas Giolito and the Chicago White Sox at 2:10 PM ET on Thursday, May 4 at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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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 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -145 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox
- The White Sox’s Giolito (1-2) will make his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs in 6 2/3 innings pitched on Friday in his last outing, a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 28-year-old’s 4.15 ERA ranks 51st, 1.183 WHIP ranks 36th, and 8.8 K/9 ranks 37th.
- The White Sox have a 10.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
- The White Sox have the 29th-ranked ERA (5.75) in the majors this season.
- The White Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.561 as a pitching staff, which is second-worst in baseball this season.
- With 50 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
- Taylor has recorded a hit in 16 of 29 games this year (55.2%), with more than one hit in five of those contests (17.2%).
- He has gone yard in 10.3% of his games in 2023 (three of 29), which amounts to 4.3% of his trips to the plate.
- In 10 of 29 games this season, he has scored a run, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Taylor has tallied at least one RBI in six out of 29 games this season (20.7%). He has collected more than one RBI in three of those contests (10.3%).
- In 75.9% of his 29 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (22 times). He’s also had 11 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (37.9%).
| 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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