Chris Taylor’s Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, who will be sending Adam Wainwright to the mound, face off at Busch Stadium on Thursday, May 18. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:45 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -133 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -108 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -103 |
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Stats and Trends for the St. Louis Cardinals
- The Cardinals will send Wainwright to the mound for his third start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Friday, when he threw five innings, giving up four earned runs while allowing seven hits against the Boston Red Sox.
- The Cardinals have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the majors.
- The Cardinals have the 20th-ranked ERA (4.44) in the majors this season.
- The Cardinals have a combined 1.452 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
- The Cardinals have allowed 49 home runs this season, or 1.1 per game. That ranks 13th in MLB play.
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Chris Taylor Stats vs. the Cardinals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/30/2023 | Jake Woodford | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 4/29/2023 | Jordan Montgomery | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/0 | 0 |
| 4/28/2023 | Jack Flaherty | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/24/2022 | Jordan Montgomery | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/23/2022 | José Quintana | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 10/6/2021 | Adam Wainwright | 1-for-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/9/2021 | Jake Woodford | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/8/2021 | Adam Wainwright | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/7/2021 | J.A. Happ | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/6/2021 | Miles Mikolas | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has collected a base hit 14 times this year in 33 games played (42.4%), including multiple knocks on four occasions (12.1%).
- He has homered in seven games this season, leaving the ballpark in 6.3% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least a run 12 times this year in 33 contests (36.4%), including scoring multiple runs in 12.1% of games (four times).
- Taylor has notched at least one RBI 11 times this season in 33 games played (33.3%), including five times plating multiple runs (15.2%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has fanned 24 times this season in 33 games played (72.7%), including 11 times striking out multiple times (33.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 17 |
| 7 (43.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (41.2%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (5.9%) |
| 6 (37.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 6 (35.3%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (23.5%) |
| 6 (37.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (29.4%) |
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