At 4:05 PM ET on Thursday, April 20, Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels will take the field against the New York Yankees and starting pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr. at Yankee Stadium, airing on YES.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +104 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -129 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -152 |
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Stats and Trends for the New York Yankees
- Cortes (2-0) will take the mound for the Yankees, his fourth start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Wednesday, when he threw zero scoreless innings without allowing a hit to the Los Angeles Angels.
- The 28-year-old has pitched in three games this season with a 2.60 ERA, 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .250.
- The Yankees have a 10 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
- The Yankees have pitched to a 3.02 this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
- Yankees pitchers have a 1.099 WHIP this season, third-best in the majors.
- The Yankees have allowed the sixth-fewest home runs this season at just 14, or 0.8 per game.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Yankees
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/19/2023 | Jhony Brito | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/18/2023 | Clarke Schmidt | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/31/2022 | Gerrit Cole | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/30/2022 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/29/2022 | Frankie Montás | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/2/2022 | Jameson Taillon | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/2/2022 | Nestor Cortes Jr. | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 5/31/2022 | Jordan Montgomery | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/30/2021 | Domingo Germán | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 6/29/2021 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- Ward has reached base with a base hit 10 times this year in 18 games played (55.6%), including multiple knocks in 27.8% of them (five times).
- This season, he has hit a home run in two of the 18 games, leaving the ballpark in 2.4% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run 13 times this season in 18 games played (72.2%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- In three of 18 games this season (16.7%), Ward has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- In 72.2% of his 18 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (13 times). He’s also had five games with multiple Ks in 2023 (27.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | GP | 12 |
| 3 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (58.3%) |
| 1 (16.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (33.3%) |
| 4 (66.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 9 (75.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (16.7%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (25.0%) |
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