Taylor Ward Player Props: May 9, Angels vs. Royals
Taylor Ward, coming off a one-hit performance in his previous game (1-for-3), will take the field for the Los Angeles Angels versus Michael Wacha and the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. First pitch is at 9:38 PM ET on Fox Sports 1.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Taylor Ward player prop bets.
Ward has racked up a team-best 24 runs batted in (he’s hit seven home runs). Ward’s home runs rank 26th in MLB and he ranks 25th in RBI in MLB.
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- Matchup: Los Angeles Angels vs. Kansas City Royals
- Time: 9:38 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024
- TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +190)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +450)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +165)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +105)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +105)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1200)
Taylor Ward prop bet insights
- Ward has a hit in 72.2% of his games this year (26 of 36), with more than one hit in 10 of those contests (27.8%).
- In seven of 36 games this season, he has homered (19.4%). He’s left the yard in 4.6% of his trips to the dish in 2024.
- Ward has scored at least one run 15 times this season in 36 tries (41.7%), including scoring multiple runs in 13.9% of games (five times).
- He has picked up an RBI in 14 of 36 games this season, with multiple RBI in eight of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 24 of 36 games this year (66.7%), Ward has gone down on strikes, and eight of those games (22.2%) included an effort that resulted in two or more strikeouts.
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:24 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Taylor Ward stats against the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/18/2023 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Royals starter: Michael Wacha
- Wacha gets the start for the Royals in his eighth of the season. He holds a record of 1-4 with a 5.50 ERA and 31 Ks in 37 2/3 innings pitched.
- When he last got the call on Saturday, the right-hander threw 3 2/3 innings against the Texas Rangers, allowing seven earned runs while surrendering nine hits.
- In seven games this year, the 32-year-old held an ERA of 5.50, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .304 against him.
- This season, Wacha has compiled two quality starts.