Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will take the field at Target Field on Saturday, June 17, where they will square off against the Detroit Tigers and starting pitcher Joey Wentz. The matchup will begin at 2:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -103 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -131 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Detroit Tigers
- The Tigers will send Wentz (1-6) to the mound for his 13th start this season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Sunday when he threw 4 1/3 innings out of the bullpen against the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving up two earned runs while allowing one hit.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 7.23, 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .300 in 13 games this season.
- The Tigers have a 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.56 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Tigers have a combined 1.260 WHIP as a pitching staff, ninth-lowest in MLB.
- With 85 homers allowed, the Tigers rank 20th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Tigers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/16/2023 | Will Vest | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/15/2023 | Matthew Boyd | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/29/2022 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/27/2022 | Joey Wentz | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 9/11/2022 | Tyler Alexander | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 9/10/2022 | Matt Manning | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/9/2022 | Joey Wentz | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/4/2022 | Matt Manning | 3-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/3/2022 | Michael Pineda | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/2/2022 | Drew Hutchison | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has a hit in 53.3% of his games this year (32 of 60), and he posted multiple base hits in seven of them (11.7%).
- He has homered in nine games this season, going deep in 5.2% of his trips to home plate.
- In 20 of 60 contests this season (33.3%), he has scored a run, and three of those games (5.0%) included a performance that produced more than one run scored.
- Taylor has driven in a run in 25.0% of his 60 games this season, with more than one RBI in 8.3% of those contests (five). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once 45 times this year in 60 games (75.0%), including 18 games with more than one strikeout (30.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | GP | 28 |
| 15 (46.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 17 (60.7%) |
| 6 (18.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (3.6%) |
| 11 (34.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 9 (32.1%) |
| 6 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (10.7%) |
| 10 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (17.9%) |
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