Chris Taylor 2B/OF FA Sun 6/18/23 1:18 PM
Chris Taylor
2B/OF FA
Taylor (knee) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against San Francisco, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor hasn't been able to play since leaving Friday's game against the Giants with a bruise on his right knee. The outfielder will miss at least one more game while recovering. Michael Busch gets the start at third base with Jason Heyward lined up in right field.
Chris Taylor 2B/OF FA Sat 6/17/23 5:36 PM
Chris Taylor
2B/OF FA
Taylor (knee) isn't starting Saturday against the Giants.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor had to leave Friday's contest after experiencing pain in his right knee, and an MRI revealed a bone bruise Saturday, per Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register. Taylor figures to return in a few days, meanwhile Michael Busch will start at the hot corner in Taylor's place and bat eighth.
Chris Taylor 2B/OF FA Fri 6/16/23 11:36 PM
Chris Taylor
2B/OF FA
Taylor left versus the Giants on Friday with right knee pain, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor was pinch-hit for after noticeably limping in his previous plate appearance. Michael Busch took over for Taylor in the contest. For now, Taylor should be considered day-to-day, but it's likely he'll need to undergo imaging to determine the severity of the injury.
Chris Taylor 2B/OF FA Fri 6/16/23 11:20 PM
Chris Taylor
2B/OF FA
Taylor exited Friday's game versus the Giants with an apparent injury, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor was pinch-hit for in the fourth inning, and he was seen limping to first base in his previous at-bat. The veteran infielder will likely undergo further testing, but for now he should be considered day-to-day.
Chris Taylor 2B/OF FA Fri 6/16/23 4:00 AM
Chris Taylor
2B/OF FA
Taylor went 1-for-4 with a grand slam home run, a walk and two total runs in Thursday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
The Dodgers were shut out for five frames before Taylor turned the tide of the game with a grand slam off Reynaldo Lopez in the sixth. The long ball was the 100th of his career and his fifth grand slam as a big-leaguer, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times. Taylor has struggled this year with a .209/.274/.460 slash line and 35.2 percent strikeout rate, but he's already hit more home runs (11) in 2023 than he did all of last year, and he's three thefts away from his third straight campaign of double-digit homers and steals.
Chris Taylor 2B/OF FA Sun 6/11/23 11:04 AM
Chris Taylor
2B/OF FA
Taylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor picked up a pair of starts in both left field and at shortstop over the past four games, going 3-for-16 with a solo home run and a stolen base. He should have a fairly clear path to steady playing time versus left-handers, but he'll likely sit out against right-handed pitching more frequently when the Dodgers are at close to full strength.
Chris Taylor 2B/OF FA Thu 6/8/23 10:42 PM
Chris Taylor
2B/OF FA
Taylor went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's victory over Cincinnati.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor kept the momentum going for the Dodgers with a leadoff homer in the top of the fourth inning to put the team up 4-0 behind a dominant Clayton Kershaw. He would later add a single to give him just his fourth multi-hit game since the start of May. The shortstop came into Thursday's matchup having gone just 3-for-16 since his two homer game on May 28 and remains a highly inconsistent bat in the Dodgers' lineup. He is, however, already up to 10 long balls on the season.
Chris Taylor 2B/OF FA Sun 5/28/23 3:06 PM
Chris Taylor
2B/OF FA
Taylor went 3-for-3 with two homers and three runs scored in Sunday's 11-10 loss against Tampa Bay.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor smacked a pair of solo shots off Rays starter Josh Fleming, loudly ending a 14-game stretch without a homer. Sunday's performance may be what Taylor needed to get back on track -- he'd gone just 5-for-36 with a .406 OPS since May 9. Overall, the 32-year-old utility man is batting .213/.276/.500 with nine homers, 21 RBI, 20 runs scored and four stolen bases in 134 plate appearances this season.
Chris Taylor 2B/OF FA Fri 5/26/23 2:50 PM
Chris Taylor
2B/OF FA
Taylor is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Rays, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor has managed just a .125/.177/.188 batting line across his last 12 contests and now been out of the lineup for four of the last five games. Miguel Rojas will get the nod at shortstop Friday.
Chris Taylor 2B/OF FA Thu 5/18/23 4:11 PM
Chris Taylor
2B/OF FA
Taylor is not in the starting lineup Thursday against the Cardinals.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Wednesday's series finale versus the Twins and is batting just .186 with a .250 on-base percentage through 112 plate appearances for the season. Granted, the 32-year-old utilityman has still managed to tally seven home runs, 17 RBI, four stolen bases and 17 runs scored. He could appear off the bench at some point in Thursday's series opener at St. Louis.