Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels will take the field at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Saturday, July 22, where they will face off against the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Ryan Borucki. The game will begin at 9:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +107 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -123 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -147 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Borucki has been named the starter for the Pirates and will make his first start this season.
- The 29-year-old lefty will start for the first time this campaign after coming out of the bullpen 11 times.
- He has an ERA of 4.63, a strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of .943 in 11 games this season.
- The Pirates average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 4.60 this season, which ranks 23rd in baseball.
- The Pirates rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.388 WHIP this season.
- With just 105 homers allowed, the Pirates rank fourth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- In 53 of 90 games this year (58.9%), Ward has gotten a hit, and he collected at least two in 24 of those contests (26.7%).
- He has homered in 13.3% of his games this season (90 contests), going yard in 3.2% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least one run 44 times this year in 90 games played (48.9%), including 12 times when he tallied multiple runs (13.3%).
- Ward has notched at least one RBI in 28.9% of his games this season (26 of 90), including more than one RBI in eight of those games (8.9%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
- He has fanned 50 times this season in 90 games played (55.6%), including 20 times punching out multiple times (22.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | GP | 44 |
| 22 (47.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 31 (70.5%) |
| 6 (13.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 18 (40.9%) |
| 20 (43.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 24 (54.5%) |
| 6 (13.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (13.6%) |
| 11 (23.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (34.1%) |
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