Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels meet starter Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers at 9:07 PM ET on Saturday, May 6 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -143 |
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Stats and Trends for the Texas Rangers
- The Rangers will send Eovaldi (3-2) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, April 29, when he threw nine scoreless innings against the New York Yankees while allowing three hits.
- The 33-year-old ranks 47th in ERA (3.93), 33rd in WHIP (1.145), and 23rd in K/9 (9.6) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Rangers have a 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
- The Rangers have pitched to a 3.74 this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
- The Rangers have a combined WHIP of just 1.193 as a pitching staff, which is the fifth-best in baseball this season.
- The Rangers have allowed the third-fewest home runs this season at just 27, or 0.9 per game.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Rangers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/5/2023 | Dane Dunning | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/2/2022 | Tyson Miller | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/1/2022 | Cole Ragans | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/30/2022 | Glenn Otto | 2-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/22/2022 | Martín Pérez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/21/2022 | Dane Dunning | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/20/2022 | Cole Ragans | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/31/2022 | Dane Dunning | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/30/2022 | Glenn Otto | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 7/29/2022 | Martín Pérez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- Ward has picked up a hit in 51.5% of his 33 games this year, with multiple hits in 24.2% of those games (eight).
- He has gone yard in four of 33 games in 2023 (12.1%), which is 2.8% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least one run in 19 of 33 games played this season (57.6%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Ward has driven in a run in 24.2% of his 33 games this season, with two or more RBI in 9.1% of those contests (three). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes in 21 of 33 games this season, including multiple Ks in eight of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | GP | 19 |
| 7 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 10 (52.6%) |
| 2 (14.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (31.6%) |
| 8 (57.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (57.9%) |
| 1 (7.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (15.8%) |
| 2 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (31.6%) |
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