Taylor Ward Player Props: May 10, Angels vs. Royals
Taylor Ward was hitless in his previous game (0-for-4), but will have another crack at it when the Los Angeles Angels square off versus Alec Marsh and the Kansas City Royals on Friday at 9:38 PM ET on Apple TV+.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Taylor Ward player prop bets.
Ward paces the Angels with 24 runs batted in (while hitting seven home runs). In MLB play, Ward ranks 30th in homers and 28th in RBI.
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- Matchup: Los Angeles Angels vs. Kansas City Royals
- Time: 9:38 PM ET
- Date: Friday, May 10, 2024
- TV Channel: Apple TV+
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -244)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +500)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +185)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +120)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +130)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +950)
Taylor Ward prop bet insights
- Ward has reached base with a hit 26 times this year in 37 games played (70.3%), including multiple hits on 10 occasions (27.0%).
- He has hit a home run in seven games this season (37 opportunities, 18.9%), leaving the ballpark in 4.5% of his plate appearances.
- Ward has scored at least one run in 40.5% of his games this year (15 of 37), with more than one run scored in five of them (13.5%).
- In 37.8% of his games this season (14 of 37), he has driven in at least one run. In eight of those games (21.6%) he recorded two or more RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- Ward has struck out at least once 24 times this year in 37 games played (64.9%), including eight multi-punchout contests (21.6%).
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/9/2024 | Michael Wacha | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Royals starter: Alec Marsh
- Marsh (3-0 with a 2.70 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 26 2/3 innings pitched) gets the call for the Royals in his sixth start of the season.
- His last outing was on Wednesday, April 24 versus the Toronto Blue Jays, when the right-hander went 4 1/3 scoreless innings while giving up two hits.
- In five games this year, the 25-year-old held an ERA of 2.70, with 5.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .204 against him.
- Marsh has posted one quality start this season.