Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins meet starter Kevin Gausman and the Toronto Blue Jays at 8:10 PM ET on Friday, May 26 at Target Field.
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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 Toronto Blue Jays
- Gausman (2-3) will take to the mound for the Blue Jays and make his 11th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed six hits in eight innings pitched against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
- Among qualified pitchers this year, the 32-year-old’s 3.14 ERA ranks 27th, 1.079 WHIP ranks 19th, and 11.6 K/9 ranks fourth.
- The Blue Jays average 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the league.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.02 this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a 1.281 WHIP this season, 13th in the majors.
- With 68 homers allowed, the Blue Jays rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/8/2022 | Yusei Kikuchi | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/6/2022 | Ross Stripling | 2-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/1/2021 | José Berríos | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/31/2021 | Alek Manoah | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/30/2021 | Ross Stripling | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/18/2021 | Robbie Ray | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1 |
| 4/17/2021 | Steven Matz | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/15/2021 | Anthony Kay | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has collected a base hit 21 times this season in 42 games played (50.0%), including multiple knocks on five occasions (11.9%).
- In 11.9% of his games this season, he has hit a home run (five of 42). He’s left the yard in 4.5% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- In 14 of 42 games this season, he has scored a run, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Taylor has picked up an RBI in 21.4% of his 42 games this year, with more than one RBI in 9.5% of those contests (four). He has also knocked in three or more runs in one contest.
- In 69.0% of his contests this season (29 of 42), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In 15 of those games (35.7%), he registered more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | GP | 20 |
| 11 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 10 (50.0%) |
| 4 (18.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (5.0%) |
| 9 (40.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (25.0%) |
| 4 (18.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (5.0%) |
| 8 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (5.0%) |
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