Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels will hit the field at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sunday, April 9, where they will match up with the Toronto Blue Jays and starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. The game will begin at 4:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +104 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -127 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +111 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Kikuchi will get the start for the Blue Jays, his second of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Sunday, when he threw zero scoreless innings without allowing a hit to the Los Angeles Angels.
- The Blue Jays have a 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- The Blue Jays have pitched to a 5.03 this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
- The Blue Jays rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.390 WHIP this season.
- With 13 homers allowed, the Blue Jays rank 21st in the league at preventing long balls.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/8/2023 | José Berríos | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/7/2023 | Chris Bassitt | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/29/2022 | José Berríos | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/28/2022 | Yusei Kikuchi | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/27/2022 | Alek Manoah | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 5/26/2022 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- Ward has a hit in 75.0% of his games this season (six of eight), and he posted multiple base hits in three of those contests (37.5%).
- This season, he has hit a long ball in two of the eight games, going deep in 5.4% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least once seven times this year in eight games played (87.5%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- In two of eight games this year, Ward has notched at least one RBI. He plated multiple runs both times.
- He has fanned six times this year in eight games played (75.0%), including three times punching out multiple times (37.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GP | 6 |
| 1 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 5 (83.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (50.0%) |
| 2 (100.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (83.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (33.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (33.3%) |
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