Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins take on starter Marcus Stroman and the Chicago Cubs at 2:10 PM ET on Sunday, May 14 at Target Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -147 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -145 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs’ Stroman (2-3) will make his ninth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs in six innings pitched on Monday in his last outing, a matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 32-year-old’s 2.28 ERA ranks eighth, 1.056 WHIP ranks 21st, and 8.4 K/9 ranks 40th.
- The Cubs strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
- The Cubs have the fifth-best ERA (3.52) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.161 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
- With just 36 homers allowed, the Cubs rank fourth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/13/2023 | Michael Fulmer | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | Michael Rucker | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | Hayden Wesneski | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | Brad Boxberger | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | Brandon Hughes | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Mark Leiter Jr. | 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 | Adbert Alzolay | 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 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- In 18 of 33 games this season (54.5%), Taylor has recorded a hit, and he collected at least two hits in five of those contests (15.2%).
- In three of 33 games this season, he has gone yard (9.1%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 3.8% of his trips to the plate.
- In 10 of 33 games this season, he has scored a run, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- In seven of 33 games this year (21.2%), Taylor has driven in a run, and in three of those games (9.1%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has fanned 23 times this year in 33 games played (69.7%), including 11 times striking out multiple times (33.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GP | 15 |
| 9 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (60.0%) |
| 4 (22.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (6.7%) |
| 7 (38.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (20.0%) |
| 2 (11.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (6.7%) |
| 6 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (6.7%) |
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