Angel Stadium of Anaheim is where Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels will face off against starter Hunter Brown and the Houston Astros on Monday, May 8 at 9:38 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -151 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -121 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -144 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will hand the ball to Brown (3-1) for his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings while giving up two earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the San Francisco Giants.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 24-year-old’s 2.60 ERA ranks 16th, 1.183 WHIP ranks 34th, and 9.3 K/9 ranks 26th.
- The Astros average 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.36 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
- The Astros have a combined 1.234 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
- The Astros have given up the seventh-fewest long balls so far this season with only 32 home runs allowed.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/11/2022 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/10/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/9/2022 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/4/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/3/2022 | Luis Garcia | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/2/2022 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/14/2022 | Framber Valdez | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 7/13/2022 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/2 | 0 |
| 7/12/2022 | Luis Garcia | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/3/2022 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- Ward has picked up a hit in 19 out of 35 games this year (54.3%), with at least two hits in eight of those contests (22.9%).
- He has gone yard in 11.4% of his games in 2023 (four of 35), which amounts to 2.6% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least a run in 20 of 35 games played this season (57.1%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Ward has tallied at least one RBI in 25.7% of his games this season (nine of 35), including two or more RBI in three of those contests (8.6%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 21 times this year in 35 tries (60.0%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 22.9% of games (eight times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 19 |
| 9 (56.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 10 (52.6%) |
| 2 (12.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (31.6%) |
| 9 (56.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (57.9%) |
| 1 (6.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (15.8%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (31.6%) |
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