Taylor Ward Player Props: May 20, Angels vs. Astros
Taylor Ward, coming off a one-hit performance in his last game (1-for-4), will take the field for the Los Angeles Angels versus Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros on Monday. First pitch is at 8:10 PM ET on BSW.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Taylor Ward player prop bets.
Ward paces the Angels with 10 home runs and 28 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .275. In MLB action, Ward ranks 14th in home runs and 31st in RBI. Ward has safely hit in five straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with two doubles, three home runs and four RBI.
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- Matchup: Los Angeles Angels vs. Houston Astros
- Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Date: Monday, May 20, 2024
- TV Channel: BSW
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -233)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +650)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +195)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +135)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +135)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1000)
Taylor Ward prop bet insights
- Ward has a hit in 33 of 46 games this year, with multiple hits in 14 of them.
- He has homered in 21.7% of his games this season (46 contests), leaving the ballpark in 5.1% of his trips to the dish.
- Ward has scored at least a run in 45.7% of his games this year (21 of 46), with two or more runs scored in six of those games (13.0%).
- In 18 of 46 games this season (39.1%), he has driven in a run, and eight of those games (17.4%) included a performance that produced . He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- Ward has struck out at least once 29 times this year in 46 games played (63.0%), including 12 multi-punchout contests (26.1%).
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:25 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Taylor Ward stats against the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/16/2023 | Cristian Javier | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 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 |
Astros starter: Framber Valdez
- Valdez (3-1) toes the rubber for the Astros in his seventh start of the season. He has produced a 2.95 ERA in 36 2/3 innings pitched, with 31 Ks.
- The lefty’s last appearance came on Thursday versus the Oakland Athletics, as he tossed seven scoreless innings while allowing two hits.
- The 30-year-old has delivered a 2.95 ERA and 7.6 Ks per nine innings in six games this season, while giving up a batting average of .252 to opposing batters.
- In this matchup, Valdez will look to record his third quality start in a row.