On Monday, April 24 at 9:38 PM ET, Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels will match up with starter Ken Waldichuk and the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, airing on FS1.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +106 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -127 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -151 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- The Athletics will hand the ball to Waldichuk (0-2) for his fifth 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 Chicago Cubs.
- The 25-year-old has pitched in four games this season with a 7.65 ERA, 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .321.
- The Athletics have a 7.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in baseball.
- The Athletics have pitched to a 7.97 this season, which ranks 30th in baseball.
- The Athletics have a combined 1.756 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
- The Athletics have given up the most long balls so far this season with 40 home runs allowed.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/2/2023 | Ken Waldichuk | 3-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/1/2023 | Shintaro Fujinami | 3-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 3/30/2023 | Kyle Muller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 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 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- Ward has collected a base hit 12 times this season in 22 games played (54.5%), including multiple knocks on five occasions (22.7%).
- In three of 22 games this season, he has homered (13.6%). He’s gone deep in 3.1% of his trips to the plate.
- In 14 of 22 games this season (63.6%), he has scored at least one run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Ward has driven in at least one run in five of 22 games played this season (22.7%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- He has fanned 15 times this season in 22 games played (68.2%), including six times striking out multiple times (27.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | GP | 13 |
| 5 (55.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (53.8%) |
| 1 (11.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (30.8%) |
| 5 (55.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 9 (69.2%) |
| 1 (11.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (15.4%) |
| 1 (11.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (30.8%) |
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