Taylor Ward’s Los Angeles Angels and the Miami Marlins, who will be sending Jesus Luzardo to the hill, match up at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Friday, May 26. 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 | -123 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -152 |
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Stats and Trends for the Miami Marlins
- The Marlins will send Luzardo (3-3) to the mound for his 11th start this season.
- The left-hander gave up six earned runs in five innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the San Francisco Giants.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign, the 25-year-old ranks 37th in ERA (3.83), 55th in WHIP (1.367), and 16th in K/9 (10.1).
- The Marlins strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
- The Marlins have the 20th-ranked ERA (4.48) in the majors this season.
- The Marlins rank 21st in MLB with a combined 1.336 WHIP this season.
- With 60 homers allowed, the Marlins rank 17th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Marlins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/6/2022 | Trevor Rogers | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 7/5/2022 | Sandy Alcantara | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- In 25 of 48 games this season (52.1%), Ward has recorded a hit, and he collected at least two hits in 11 of those contests (22.9%).
- In 8.3% of his games this season, he has hit a home run (four of 48). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 2% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run 25 times this year in 48 games played (52.1%), including three games with more than one run (6.3%).
- In 11 of 48 games this year (22.9%), Ward has notched an RBI, and in three of those games (6.3%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once in 60.4% of his games this season (29 of 48), striking out multiple times in 12 of them (25.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | GP | 25 |
| 11 (47.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 14 (56.0%) |
| 3 (13.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (32.0%) |
| 12 (52.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (52.0%) |
| 1 (4.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (12.0%) |
| 4 (17.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (28.0%) |
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