At 7:10 PM ET on Friday, May 12, Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels will suit up against the Cleveland Guardians and starting pitcher Logan Allen at Progressive Field, airing on BSGL.
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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 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- Allen (1-1) will take the mound for the Guardians, his fourth start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed seven hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Minnesota Twins.
- The 24-year-old has pitched to a 2.70 ERA this season with 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.7 walks per nine across three games.
- The Guardians have a 7.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in baseball.
- The Guardians have pitched to a 3.74 this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
- The Guardians have a combined WHIP of 1.259 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- The Guardians have given up the sixth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 35 home runs allowed.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/14/2022 | Cal Quantrill | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/13/2022 | Cody Morris | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/12/2022 | Konnor Pilkington | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 0 |
| 4/28/2022 | Cal Quantrill | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/27/2022 | Zach Plesac | 3-for-4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/26/2022 | Triston McKenzie | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/25/2022 | Shane Bieber | 2-for-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/19/2021 | Aaron Civale | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/18/2021 | Zach Plesac | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/17/2021 | Sam Hentges | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- Ward has collected a hit in 20 of 38 games this season, with multiple hits in nine of them.
- He has gone yard in four games this season, leaving the ballpark in 2.5% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored a run in 55.3% of his 38 games this season. That includes two or more runs scored in 7.9% of those games (three).
- In 23.7% of his contests this year (nine of 38), Ward has produced at least one run. In three of those games (7.9%) he recorded two or more RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in two games.
- He has struck out at least once in 60.5% of his games this year (23 of 38), striking out multiple times in 10 of them (26.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 19 |
| 10 (52.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 10 (52.6%) |
| 3 (15.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (31.6%) |
| 10 (52.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (57.9%) |
| 1 (5.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (15.8%) |
| 3 (15.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (31.6%) |
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