Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will take the field at Target Field on Thursday, May 11, where they will face off against the San Diego Padres and starting pitcher Yu Darvish. The matchup will begin at 1:10 PM ET.
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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 San Diego Padres
- Darvish (2-2) will take the mound for the Padres, his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw 6 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up one earned run while allowing four hits.
- The 36-year-old has pitched to a 3.19 ERA this season with 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.2 walks per nine across six games.
- The Padres average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Padres have the 12th-ranked ERA (3.97) in the majors this season.
- Padres pitchers have a 1.293 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
- With 44 homers allowed, the Padres rank 14th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Padres
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/10/2023 | Seth Lugo | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/9/2023 | Michael Wacha | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 8/28/2022 | Sean Manaea | 3-for-6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/26/2022 | Joe Musgrove | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has recorded a hit in 18 out of 35 games this season (51.4%), with multiple hits in five of those contests (14.3%).
- He has homered in 8.6% of his games in 2023 (three of 35), which amounts to 3.9% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least once 10 times this year in 35 games played (28.6%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- In 17.1% of his contests this year (six of 35), Taylor has notched at least one RBI. In three of those games (8.6%) he recorded two or more RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in one game.
- In 65.7% of his contests this season (23 of 35), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In 11 of those games (31.4%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | GP | 18 |
| 9 (52.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (50.0%) |
| 4 (23.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (5.6%) |
| 7 (41.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (16.7%) |
| 2 (11.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (5.6%) |
| 5 (29.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (5.6%) |
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