Oriole Park at Camden Yards is where Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels will challenge starter Tyler Wells and the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, May 18 at 12:35 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +105 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -125 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -152 |
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Stats and Trends for the Baltimore Orioles
- Wells (3-1) will take to the mound for the Orioles and make his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings pitched against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
- The 28-year-old’s 2.68 ERA ranks 15th, .723 WHIP ranks first, and 7.5 K/9 ranks 51st among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Orioles have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
- Orioles pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.10 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- Orioles pitchers have a 1.292 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
- With 51 homers allowed, the Orioles rank 17th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Orioles
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/17/2023 | Kyle Bradish | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/16/2023 | Dean Kremer | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/15/2023 | Grayson Rodriguez | 2-for-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/10/2022 | Austin Voth | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/9/2022 | Dean Kremer | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/8/2022 | Tyler Wells | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 7/7/2022 | Jordan Lyles | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/24/2022 | Chris Ellis | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 0 |
| 4/23/2022 | Spenser Watkins | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 4/22/2022 | Bruce Zimmermann | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- Ward has recorded a hit in 24 of 43 games this year, with multiple hits in 11 of them.
- In 9.3% of his games this season, he has homered (four of 43). He’s gone deep in 2.2% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 53.5% of his contests this year (23 of 43), with more than one run scored in three of them (7.0%).
- Ward has plated at least one run 10 times this year in 43 games played (23.3%), including three times plating multiple runs (7.0%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has struck out at least once 27 times this year in 43 games (62.8%), including 11 games with more than one strikeout (25.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 24 |
| 10 (52.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 14 (58.3%) |
| 3 (15.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (33.3%) |
| 10 (52.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (54.2%) |
| 1 (5.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (12.5%) |
| 3 (15.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (29.2%) |
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