Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels take on starter Zack Greinke and the Kansas City Royals at 2:10 PM ET on Sunday, June 18 at Kauffman Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +105 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -124 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -152 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will send Greinke (1-6) to the mound for his 15th start this season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs in five innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Cincinnati Reds.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 39-year-old’s 4.65 ERA ranks 57th, 1.116 WHIP ranks 26th, and 6.8 K/9 ranks 57th.
- The Royals have a 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.20 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.424 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
- The Royals have given up 82 home runs so far this season (the 18th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/17/2023 | Mike Mayers | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 4/23/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/22/2023 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/21/2023 | Taylor Clarke | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/27/2022 | Brad Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2022 | Angel Zerpa | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 7/25/2022 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/22/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 6/21/2022 | Jon Heasley | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 6/20/2022 | Kris Bubic | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- Ward has a hit in 59.1% of his games this year (39 of 66), and he posted multiple hits in 17 of those games (25.8%).
- In 13.6% of his games this season, he has homered (nine of 66). He’s gone deep in 3.2% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- He has touched home plate in 51.5% of his 66 games this year. That includes more than one run scored in 10.6% of those contests (seven).
- In 30.3% of his contests this year (20 of 66), Ward has produced at least one run. In four of those games (6.1%) he recorded two or more RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in two games.
- In 59.1% of his contests this season (39 of 66), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In 17 of those games (25.8%), he registered more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | GP | 36 |
| 15 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 24 (66.7%) |
| 3 (10.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (38.9%) |
| 15 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (52.8%) |
| 3 (10.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (16.7%) |
| 7 (23.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (36.1%) |
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