Michael A. Taylor and the Minnesota Twins will hit the field at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, July 29, where they will play the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Jordan Lyles. The game will start at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -148 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Lyles (1-12) will take to the mound for the Royals and make his 20th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed five innings while giving up five earned runs on nine hits in a matchup with the New York Yankees.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 32-year-old’s 6.02 ERA ranks 65th, 1.282 WHIP ranks 46th, and 6.4 K/9 ranks 60th.
- The Royals strike out just 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.24 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.427 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
- The Royals have given up 126 home runs so far this season (the 19th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Michael A. Taylor Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/4/2023 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 7/3/2023 | Austin Cox | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/29/2023 | Brad Keller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/28/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 4/27/2023 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/2/2023 | Brad Keller | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/1/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 3/30/2023 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
Taylor Stats and Trends
- Taylor has recorded a hit in 43 out of 86 games this season (50.0%), with at least two hits in 10 of those games (11.6%).
- He has hit a home run in 11 of 86 games in 2023 (12.8%), which is 4.5% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored a run in 25 of 86 games this year, including multiple runs scored in four of them.
- Taylor has driven in at least one run in 23.3% of his games this year (20 of 86), including more than one RBI in eight of those games (9.3%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has struck out at least once in 63 of 86 games this season (73.3%), while fanning multiple times in 23 of them (26.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | GP | 41 |
| 22 (48.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 21 (51.2%) |
| 8 (17.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (4.9%) |
| 13 (28.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 12 (29.3%) |
| 7 (15.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (9.8%) |
| 14 (31.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (14.6%) |
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