Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels will hit the field at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Thursday, June 29, where they will square off against the Chicago White Sox and starting pitcher Lance Lynn. The game will start at 4:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +106 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -124 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -148 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox
- The White Sox’s Lynn (4-8) will make his 17th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed six hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
- The 36-year-old’s 6.40 ERA ranks 68th, 1.489 WHIP ranks 66th, and 10.9 K/9 ranks seventh among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
- The White Sox have a 9.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
- White Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.48 this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- The White Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.352 as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The White Sox have allowed the third-most home runs this season with 110, or 1.3 per game.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the White Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/28/2023 | Lucas Giolito | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/27/2023 | Michael Kopech | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 0 |
| 6/26/2023 | Dylan Cease | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/31/2023 | Lance Lynn | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/30/2023 | Lucas Giolito | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/29/2022 | Michael Kopech | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/28/2022 | Johnny Cueto | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/27/2022 | Lucas Giolito | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 5/2/2022 | Dylan Cease | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/1/2022 | Dallas Keuchel | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- In 43 of 75 games this season (57.3%), Ward has recorded a hit, and he collected at least two in 20 of those contests (26.7%).
- Out of the 75 games he has played in this season, he’s hit a long ball in nine contests (12.0%), hitting a home run in 2.8% of his plate appearances.
- In 49.3% of his games this season (37 of 75), he has scored at least a run. In eight of those games (10.7%), he tallied more than one run scored.
- Ward has produced at least one run 21 times this year in 75 games played (28.0%), including five games with more than one RBI (6.7%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once in 57.3% of his games this year (43 of 75), striking out multiple times in 19 of those games (25.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | GP | 40 |
| 15 (42.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 28 (70.0%) |
| 3 (8.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 17 (42.5%) |
| 15 (42.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (55.0%) |
| 3 (8.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (15.0%) |
| 7 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 14 (35.0%) |
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