Michael A. Taylor’s Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Dodgers, who will be sending Clayton Kershaw to the mound, square off at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, May 16. The first pitch will be thrown at 10:10 PM ET.
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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 Los Angeles Dodgers
- Kershaw (6-2) will take the mound for the Dodgers, his ninth start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Wednesday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed five hits in seven innings against the Milwaukee Brewers.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 35-year-old’s 2.36 ERA ranks 10th, .946 WHIP ranks eighth, and 10.1 K/9 ranks 18th.
- The Dodgers average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Dodgers have pitched to a 3.93 this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
- The Dodgers have a combined 1.217 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- With 43 homers allowed, the Dodgers rank 11th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Dodgers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/15/2023 | Noah Syndergaard | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/14/2022 | Tyler Anderson | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/13/2022 | Andrew Heaney | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/12/2022 | Tony Gonsolin | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- In 54.3% of his games this year (19-of-35), Taylor has recorded a hit. In five of those games (14.3%), he’s recorded at least two base hits.
- In four of 35 games this season, he has homered (11.4%). He’s left the yard in 4.7% of his trips to the plate.
- In 12 of 35 games this year, he has scored a run, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Taylor has picked up at least one RBI in eight of 35 games this season (22.9%). He has collected two or more RBI in four of those games (11.4%).
- He has been set down on strikes in 23 of 35 games this season, including multiple Ks in 11 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 16 |
| 10 (52.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (56.3%) |
| 4 (21.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (6.3%) |
| 8 (42.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (25%) |
| 3 (15.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (6.3%) |
| 7 (36.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (6.3%) |
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