10DChris Taylor
2B/3B/OF LAA
Sun 8/8/21 8:54 AM

Taylor went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
With the newly acquired Trea Turner back from the COVID-19 injured list and cleared to make his first start with the Dodgers on Saturday, Taylor is expected to see most of his action in the outfield moving forward. Taylor filled in for AJ Pollock in left field Saturday, but the former may end up seeing most of his opportunities in center field as a replacement for Cody Bellinger, who has posted a lowly .577 OPS through 212 plate appearances on the season. Manager Dave Roberts has already indicated that Bellinger will play mostly versus right-handed pitching, so Taylor should at the very least be a fixture in the lineups versus lefties. Taylor's versatility should allow him to see at least semi-regular work against righties, too.

10DChris Taylor
2B/3B/OF LAA
Sun 8/1/21 12:14 PM

Taylor went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in Saturday's 8-3 victory versus the Diamondbacks.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor slotted into the leadoff spot for the 12th straight game and was against a catalyst at the top of the lineup. He plated the game's first run with a single in the second inning and stole home as part of a double steal in the second. He finished July with a .333/.369/.619 slash line along with seven homers, 20 RBI and three stolen bases.

10DChris Taylor
2B/3B/OF LAA
Sat 7/31/21 2:36 PM

Taylor went 2-for-5 with a home run, a triple and three RBI in Friday's loss to Arizona.
EDGE Analysis
With Mookie Betts (hip) on the IL and Trea Turner (COVID-19) not yet ready to make his Dodgers debut, Taylor slotted into the leadoff spot for the 11th straight game. He did plenty of damage atop the order, plating the Dodgers' first run with a solo homer in the sixth inning and tripling in two more in the seventh. Since taking over the leadoff role July 19, the All-Star utility man is slashing .340/.367/.830 with six homers, nine RBI, 11 runs and one stolen base.

10DChris Taylor
2B/3B/OF LAA
Sun 7/25/21 10:34 PM

Taylor went 3-for-4 with two home runs in Sunday's win over the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor clubbed two homers in the same game for the second time over his last six games, and he has launched five dingers over that span. The infielder is also riding a six-game hitting streak with four multi-hit contests. He's hitting .480 in that span, making him one of the hottest bats in the National League over the past week.

10DChris Taylor
2B/3B/OF LAA
Thu 7/22/21 2:26 AM

Taylor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, stolen base and strikeout in a 4-2 loss to San Francisco on Wednesday.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor knotted the score 1-1 with his first-inning bomb off Giants' starter Logan Webb and later singled and stole second in the fifth. He recorded two of Los Angeles' three hits in a game dominated by pitching and has now gone 5-for-8 with three home runs and a double over his last two games, raising his OPS from .815 to .858 in the scorching span. The stolen base was Taylor's ninth as he approaches his second double-digit steal campaign and first since 2017.

10DChris Taylor
2B/3B/OF LAA
Wed 7/21/21 4:06 AM

Taylor went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double, a walk, four total runs scored and three total RBI in an 8-6 win over San Francisco on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
Though catcher Will Smith played hero for the Dodgers with a walkoff three-run homer, Taylor set up the big moment with a monster performance at the plate. He scored the team's first run on a Max Muncy single in the opening frame, then drilled a solo homer to left field in the fifth. With the Dodgers down three runs in the sixth, Taylor closed the margin to one with a two-run, 393-foot long ball. Taylor is up to 13 homers on the campaign, and he was complemented that total with a .275/.377/.470 slash line, eight stolen bases, 52 RBI and a team-leading 68 runs.

10DChris Taylor
2B/3B/OF LAA
Sat 7/17/21 3:40 AM

Taylor went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Friday's 10-4 win over the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor homered off Chi Chi Gonzalez to open up a five-run first inning. It was his only hit of the game, but he has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 contests. Over that stretch, he is slashing .347/.385/.510 with 12 RBI and nine runs. It has been a nice turn around since batting just .226 over the month of June. The second baseman leads the Dodgers in runs (64) and stolen bases (8). He trails only Mookie Betts in combined home runs and steals, setting him on pace for his best season since 2017.

10DChris Taylor
2B/3B/OF LAA
Thu 7/8/21 10:08 PM

Taylor went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and one run scored Thursday against the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor extended his hitting streak to nine games, four of which have been multi-hit efforts. His performance on Thursday was highlighted by both an RBI single and double, which came in the fourth and fifth innings respectively. Taylor has had a strong first half of the season, as he's maintained a 135 wRC+ while racking up 10 home runs, 45 RBI and 61 runs scored across 333 plate appearances.

10DChris Taylor
2B/3B/OF LAA
Wed 7/7/21 1:59 PM

Taylor went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
In addition to collecting two of the team's nine hits, Taylor also played three different positions in the 10-inning contest, starting at second base before shifting to left field and later playing center. That versatility is a big part of what makes the veteran so valuable to the Dodgers and was likely a factor in the first All-Star selection of his career. Taylor is slashing .274/.383/.453 with 10 home runs, 43 RBI, eight stolen bases and a 13.3 percent walk rate on the campaign.

10DChris Taylor
2B/3B/OF LAA
Sat 7/3/21 3:28 PM

Taylor isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Nationals, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor will get a breather after he went 4-for-11 with two doubles, four runs and four RBI across the last three games. Max Muncy will shift to the keystone while Albert Pujols starts at first base.