At 4:07 PM ET on Sunday, April 23, Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels will take the diamond against the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Jordan Lyles at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, airing on BSW.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +105 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -128 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +111 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Lyles (0-3) will take the mound for the Royals, his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Wednesday when he threw zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Texas Rangers without allowing a hit.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 32-year-old’s 3.91 ERA ranks 47th, 1.224 WHIP ranks 47th, and 6.4 K/9 ranks 65th.
- The Royals strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.47 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.419 WHIP this season.
- With 31 homers allowed, the Royals rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/22/2023 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/21/2023 | Taylor Clarke | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/27/2022 | Brad Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2022 | Angel Zerpa | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 7/25/2022 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/22/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 6/21/2022 | Jon Heasley | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 6/20/2022 | Kris Bubic | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/9/2021 | Brad Keller | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 6/8/2021 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- In 52.4% of his 21 games this season, Ward has recorded a base hit (11 times). He’s also registered five multi-hit games in 2023 (23.8%).
- This season, he has hit a long ball in two of the 21 games, leaving the ballpark in 2.2% of his plate appearances.
- In 13 of 21 games this season, he has scored a run, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Ward has driven in at least one run in four of 21 games played this season (19.0%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 71.4% of his games this season (15 of 21), striking out multiple times in six of those contests (28.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | GP | 13 |
| 4 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (53.8%) |
| 1 (12.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (30.8%) |
| 4 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 9 (69.2%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (15.4%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (30.8%) |
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