Taylor Ward Player Props: August 20, Angels vs. Royals
Taylor Ward is looking to bounce back following a hitless performance in his most recent game (0-for-4). His Los Angeles Angels face Cole Ragans and the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET on BSW.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Taylor Ward player prop bets.
Ward has 22 doubles, 16 home runs and 47 walks while batting .234.
Watch tonight's Angels game on Fubo!Taylor Ward Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -255)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +205)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +120)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +125)
How to Watch Los Angeles Angels vs. Kansas City Royals
- Matchup: Los Angeles Angels vs. Kansas City Royals
- Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- TV Channel: BSW
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Taylor Ward vs. Cole Ragans
- Over his career against Cole Ragans, Ward is 3-for-9.
- Ward is 2-for-3 when matching up against Cole Ragans this season.
- Last season against Cole Ragans, Ward went 0-for-2 at the plate.
Taylor Ward prop bet insights
- Ward has a hit in 73 of 119 games this season, with multiple hits in 28 of them.
- He has homered in 16 games this season (119 opportunities, 13.4%), leaving the ballpark in 3.2% of his trips to home plate.
- Ward has touched home plate at least one time in 33.6% of his games this season (40 of 119), with more than one run scored in 11 of those games (9.2%).
- In 28.6% of his 119 games this season, he has plated a run (34 times). He’s also notched 16 games with multiple RBI in 2024 (13.4%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
- In 69.7% of his games this season (83 of 119), Ward has struck out at least once, and in 40 of those games (33.6%) he registered more than one punchout.
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2024 | Seth Lugo | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2024 | Seth Lugo | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2024 | Cole Ragans | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/10/2024 | Alec Marsh | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 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 |
Royals starter: Cole Ragans
- Ragans (10-7) toes the rubber for the Royals in his 26th start of the season. He has produced a 3.18 ERA in 147 1/3 innings pitched, with 174 Ks.
- When he last got the call on Wednesday, the lefty tossed seven innings against the Minnesota Twins, giving up one earned run while surrendering five hits.
- Among pitchers with enough innings to qualify, the 26-year-old’s 3.18 ERA ranks 12th, 1.147 WHIP ranks 23rd, and 10.6 K/9 ranks sixth.
- In this game, Ragans will look to claim his third quality start in a row.