Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels will square off against the Oakland Athletics and starting pitcher Kyle Muller at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Opening Day. The first pitch will be thrown at 10:07 PM ET on Thursday, March 30.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +108 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +111 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- Muller will make his first start of the season for the Athletics.
- The last time the 25-year-old pitched was on Tuesday, Sept. 27 against the Washington Nationals. The lefty threw 4 2/3 innings as the starter in that matchup.
- He finished last season with an 8.03 ERA and a 1.703 WHIP while earning a 1-1 record.
- The Athletics had a 7.6 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 25th in the majors.
- The Athletics pitched to a 4.55 last season, which ranked 25th in baseball.
- Athletics pitchers had a 1.333 WHIP last season, 23rd in the majors.
- The Athletics allowed the fourth-most home runs last season with 195, or 1.2 per game.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/2022 | Ken Waldichuk | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/4/2022 | Cole Irvin | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/3/2022 | Adrian Martinez | 2-for-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/29/2022 | Cole Irvin | 3-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/28/2022 | Adrian Martinez | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/27/2022 | James Kaprielian | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 8/10/2022 | JP Sears | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2022 | James Kaprielian | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 8/8/2022 | Cole Irvin | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Paul Blackburn | 1-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- Ward reached base via a hit in 92 of 135 games last season (68.1%), including multiple hits in 26.7% of those games (36 of them).
- He homered in 21 games a year ago (out of 135 opportunities, 15.6%), leaving the ballpark in 4.1% of his plate appearances.
- In 42.2% of his games last season (57 of 135), he scored at least one run, and in 14 (10.4%) he scored more than once.
- Ward picked up an RBI in 41 of 135 games last season, with multiple RBIs in 16 of them. He drove in three or more runs in five games.
- He went down on strikes at least once in 84 of 135 games last season, with multiple strikeouts in 30 of those games.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | GP | 73 |
| 43 (69.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 49 (67.1%) |
| 18 (29.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 18 (24.7%) |
| 29 (46.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 28 (38.4%) |
| 9 (14.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 12 (16.4%) |
| 20 (32.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 21 (28.8%) |
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