Taylor Ward’s Los Angeles Angels and the Minnesota Twins, who will be sending Joe Ryan to the hill, match up at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Friday, May 19. The first pitch will be thrown at 9:38 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +106 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -125 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -151 |
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Stats and Trends for the Minnesota Twins
- The Twins’ Ryan (6-1) will make his ninth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed six innings without allowing a run on four hits in a matchup with the Chicago Cubs.
- The 26-year-old ranks seventh in ERA (2.16), second in WHIP (.840), and 15th in K/9 (10.3) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Twins have a 9.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Twins have pitched to a 3.41 this season, which ranks third in baseball.
- Twins pitchers have a 1.164 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
- With just 42 homers allowed, the Twins rank sixth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Twins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/25/2022 | Dylan Bundy | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/24/2022 | Joe Ryan | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/23/2022 | Louie Varland | 2-for-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/14/2022 | Chris Archer | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/13/2022 | Dylan Bundy | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/12/2022 | Tyler Mahle | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/20/2021 | José Berríos | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/20/2021 | Lewis Thorpe | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- Ward has reached base with a base hit 24 times this season in 44 games played (54.5%), including multiple knocks in 25.0% of them (11 times).
- In 9.1% of his games this season, he has hit a home run (four of 44). He’s gone deep in 2.1% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- In 52.3% of his games this season (23 of 44), he has scored at least a run. In three of those games (6.8%), he tallied more than one run scored.
- In 22.7% of his contests this year (10 of 44), Ward has notched at least one RBI. In three of those games (6.8%) he recorded two or more RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in two games.
- In 63.6% of his 44 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (28 times). He’s also had 11 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (25.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 25 |
| 10 (52.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 14 (56.0%) |
| 3 (15.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (32.0%) |
| 10 (52.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (52.0%) |
| 1 (5.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (12.0%) |
| 3 (15.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (28.0%) |
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