At 8:05 PM ET on Thursday, June 15, Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels will take the field against the Texas Rangers and starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi at Globe Life Field, airing on FS1.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +108 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -120 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -151 |
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Stats and Trends for the Texas Rangers
- The Rangers’ Eovaldi (9-2) will make his 14th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw 6 1/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving up four earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- The 33-year-old’s 2.49 ERA ranks seventh, .981 WHIP ranks fourth, and 8.6 K/9 ranks 37th among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
- The Rangers strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
- The Rangers have pitched to a 3.78 this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
- The Rangers have a combined 1.202 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
- The Rangers have given up the second-fewest long balls so far this season with only 66 home runs allowed.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Rangers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/14/2023 | Andrew Heaney | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/13/2023 | Cody Bradford | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/12/2023 | Dane Dunning | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/7/2023 | Martín Pérez | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 5/6/2023 | Nathan Eovaldi | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/5/2023 | Dane Dunning | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/2/2022 | Tyson Miller | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/1/2022 | Cole Ragans | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/30/2022 | Glenn Otto | 2-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/22/2022 | Martín Pérez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- Ward has collected a hit in 57.8% of his 64 games this season, with multiple base knocks in 23.4% of those games (15).
- He has hit a long ball in eight of 64 games in 2023 (12.5%), which is 3% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least one run 32 times this year in 64 games played (50.0%), including six games with more than one run (9.4%).
- Ward has plated at least one run in 19 of 64 games this season (29.7%). He has collected two or more RBI in four of those contests (6.3%).
- In 60.9% of his 64 games this season, he has struck out (39 times). He’s also had 17 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (26.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | GP | 34 |
| 15 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 22 (64.7%) |
| 3 (10.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 12 (35.3%) |
| 15 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 17 (50.0%) |
| 3 (10.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (14.7%) |
| 7 (23.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 12 (35.3%) |
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