Taylor will start in center field and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Even after slugging a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-3 loss, Taylor is still sporting an underwhelming .666 OPS on the season, but he looks like he'll be locked into a near-everyday role in center field nonetheless while all of Nick Gordon (tibia), Max Kepler (hamstring), Gilberto Celestino (thumb) and Trevor Larnach (illness) are on the injured list. Taylor will pick up his fifth start in six games Wednesday.

Taylor went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Taylor took Alex Cobb deep in the fifth to extend the Twins' lead to 3-0. It was his sixth homer of the year and just his second since April 23. Taylor's defense has managed to keep him in lineups over the last few years, but he's slashing just .217/.266/.400 with 15 RBI, 16 runs and a 6:44 BB:K over 129 plate appearances. The 32-year-old struck out at a 23.9 percent clip while walking 7.8 percent of the time in 2022 but is currently sitting at a 34.1 percent strikeout rate and just a 4.8 percent walk rate so far this year.

Taylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Though he started in Tuesday's 5-1 win and went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored, Taylor will be back on the bench for the series finale. He's now sat out five times in seven games and appears to have ceded the primary center field role to Nick Gordon.

Taylor is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Taylor did homer off the bench in Sunday's rout of the Cubs, but the outfielder will not start for the fourth time in five games. Nick Gordon will patrol center field and hit eighth against the Dodgers on Monday.

Taylor hit a two-run home run in his only at-bat in Sunday's 16-3 win over the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Joey Gallo suffered an apparent leg injury in the seventh inning, forcing Taylor to enter the game as a defensive replacement. The Twins then rallied for seven runs in the eighth inning, with Taylor providing the last scoring play with his homer. The veteran outfielder hasn't found much consistent playing time in May, but with Gallo leaving early and Max Kepler (hamstring) on the injured list, the Twins may have to utilize Taylor more often. He's now slashing .242/.292/.424 with five homers, 14 RBI, 13 runs scored and six stolen bases through 107 plate appearances.

Taylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Taylor has a .577 OPS in his past 20 contests and finds himself on the bench for the third time in Minnesota's last four games. Nick Gordon will receive another start in center field Sunday.

Taylor will sit Saturday against the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Taylor started the first 18 games of the year in center field and 26 of the first 28, but his playing time has slipped considerably since then. In the last 12 games, he's started just six times, with Nick Gordon getting the rest of the starts in center.

Taylor is absent from the Twins' lineup for Thursday's game versus the Padres.

EDGE Analysis

Taylor will get a little rest with it being a day game after a night game. The Twins will go with Nick Gordon in center field.

Taylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

He'll give way to Nick Gordon in center field for the series finale. Taylor has opened May with one hit in five at-bats through four games, though he chipped in his fourth stolen base of the season.

Taylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Taylor will sit for the second time in three games after he struck out in both of his at-bats in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the White Sox in 10 innings. Nick Gordon will enter the lineup in center field and hit seventh while Taylor sits Wednesday.