Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels will hit the field at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Wednesday, May 10, where they will face off against the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Cristian Javier. The game will begin at 4:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -120 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -114 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -143 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros’ Javier (2-1) will make his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs on three hits in a matchup with the Seattle Mariners.
- The 26-year-old ranks 36th in ERA (3.54), 19th in WHIP (1.057), and 22nd in K/9 (9.5) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Astros have a 9.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fourth-best in baseball.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.38 this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of just 1.219 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
- With just 34 homers allowed, the Astros rank seventh in the league at preventing long balls.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/9/2023 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/8/2023 | Hunter Brown | 3-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- Ward has collected a hit in 54.1% of his 37 games this year, with multiple base knocks in 24.3% of those contests (nine).
- In 10.8% of his games this season, he has gone yard (four of 37). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 2.5% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- He has touched home plate in 56.8% of his 37 games this season. That includes two or more runs scored in 8.1% of them (three).
- In 24.3% of his 37 games this season, Ward has notched an RBI (nine times). Also, he’s notched three games with multiple RBI in 2023 (8.1%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 59.5% of his 37 games this season, he has been set down on strikes (22 times). He’s also had nine games with multiple Ks in 2023 (24.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GP | 19 |
| 10 (55.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 10 (52.6%) |
| 3 (16.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (31.6%) |
| 10 (55.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (57.9%) |
| 1 (5.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (15.8%) |
| 3 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (31.6%) |
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