At 2:10 PM ET on Saturday, May 13, Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will take the diamond against the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Hayden Wesneski at Target Field, airing on BSN.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -107 |
| RBI | 0.5 | +100 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -144 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Wesneski (2-1) will take to the mound for the Cubs and make his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run in six innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Miami Marlins.
- The 25-year-old has pitched in seven games this season with a 3.15 ERA, 6 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .261.
- The Cubs have a 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 3.31 this season, which ranks second in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined 1.141 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12/2023 | Adbert Alzolay | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Mark Leiter Jr. | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 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 tallied a hit 18 times this year in 32 games played (56.3%), with five multi-hit efforts (15.6%).
- He has hit a long ball in three of 32 games in 2023 (9.4%), which is 3.8% of his trips to the plate.
- In 10 of 32 games this season, he has crossed the plate, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Taylor has notched at least one RBI in seven of 32 games this season (21.9%). He has collected two or more RBI in three of those contests (9.4%).
- He has struck out at least once in 71.9% of his games this season (23 of 32), striking out multiple times in 11 of those contests (34.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | GP | 15 |
| 9 (52.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (60.0%) |
| 4 (23.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (6.7%) |
| 7 (41.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (20.0%) |
| 2 (11.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (6.7%) |
| 6 (35.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (6.7%) |
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