Michael A. Taylor’s Minnesota Twins and the Chicago Cubs, who will be sending Drew Smyly to the mound, match up at Target Field on Friday, May 12. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -146 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will send Smyly (3-1) to the mound for his eighth start this season.
- The left-hander gave up two earned runs in 3 1/3 innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Miami Marlins.
- The 33-year-old’s 3.05 ERA ranks 24th, .991 WHIP ranks 13th, and 8 K/9 ranks 41st among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Cubs average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Cubs have the third-best ERA (3.34) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs have a combined 1.154 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
- With just 31 homers allowed, the Cubs rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/22/2021 | Alec Mills | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/21/2021 | Keegan Thompson | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 8/20/2021 | Zach Davies | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has picked up a hit in 18 of 31 games this year (58.1%), with more than one hit in five of those games (16.1%).
- He has hit a home run in 9.7% of his games this season (31 contests), going yard in 3.9% of his chances at the plate.
- He has touched home plate at least once 10 times this year in 31 games played (32.3%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- Taylor has driven in at least one run six times this season in 31 tries (19.4%), including driving in more than one run in 9.7% of games (three times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on one occasion.
- He has struck out at least once 23 times this season in 31 games (74.2%), including 11 games with more than one strikeout (35.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 15 |
| 9 (56.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (60.0%) |
| 4 (25.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (6.7%) |
| 7 (43.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (20.0%) |
| 2 (12.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (6.7%) |
| 5 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (6.7%) |
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