At 7:10 PM ET on Sunday, July 16, Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels will suit up against the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Cristian Javier at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, airing on ESPN.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +105 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -125 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -118 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -149 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- Javier (7-1) will take to the mound for the Astros and make his 18th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up eight earned runs in 4 1/3 innings pitched on Monday, July 3 in his last outing, a matchup with the Texas Rangers.
- The 26-year-old has pitched in 17 games this season with an ERA of 4.34, a 3.28 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.215.
- The Astros average 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the league.
- The Astros have the fourth-best ERA (3.75) in the majors this season.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.270 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- With 106 homers allowed, the Astros rank 16th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/15/2023 | Framber Valdez | 3-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/14/2023 | J.P. France | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/4/2023 | J.P. France | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/3/2023 | Cristian Javier | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/2/2023 | Framber Valdez | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/1/2023 | Ronel Blanco | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/10/2023 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 5/9/2023 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/8/2023 | Hunter Brown | 3-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/11/2022 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- Ward has collected a hit in 50 of 85 games this year (58.8%), with multiple base knocks in 23 of those contests (27.1%).
- Out of the 85 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s hit a home run in 10 contests (11.8%), taking the pitcher deep in 2.8% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run 41 times this season in 85 games played (48.2%), including 10 games with more than one run (11.8%).
- Ward has tallied at least one RBI 23 times this year in 85 games played (27.1%), including five times driving in multiple runs (5.9%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- In 55.3% of his contests this year (47 of 85), he has struck out at least once. In 20 of those games (23.5%), he registered two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | GP | 44 |
| 19 (46.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 31 (70.5%) |
| 5 (12.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 18 (40.9%) |
| 17 (41.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 24 (54.5%) |
| 4 (9.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (13.6%) |
| 8 (19.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (34.1%) |
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