Taylor Ward Player Props: July 2, Angels vs. Athletics
Taylor Ward will try for a more productive showing after going hitless in his most recent game (0-for-3). He and the Los Angeles Angels face the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, who will send out Mitch Spence to start, at 9:40 PM ET on NBCS-CA.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Taylor Ward player prop bets.
Ward has put up a team-best 14 home runs and 43 runs batted in. Ward’s home runs rank 30th in MLB and he ranks 41st in RBI in MLB.
Watch tonight's Angels game on Fubo!Taylor Ward Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -245)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +500)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +165)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +110)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +120)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1000)
How to Watch Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics
- Matchup: Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics
- Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024
- TV Channel: NBCS-CA
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Taylor Ward vs. Mitch Spence
- In his career against Mitch Spence, Ward is 1-for-3 with a double.
- When matching up against Mitch Spence this season, Ward is 1-for-3 with a double.
Taylor Ward prop bet insights
- Ward has a hit in 50 out of 81 games this year (61.7%), with more than one hit in 19 of those contests (23.5%).
- In 17.3% of his games this season, he has hit a long ball (14 of 81). During the 2024 campaign, he’s taken the pitcher deep in 4.1% of his trips to the plate.
- In 39.5% of his 81 games this season, Ward has scored (32 times). He’s also put up nine games with multiple runs in 2024 (11.1%).
- In 27 of 81 games this year (33.3%), he has tallied an RBI, and 13 of those games (16.0%) included an effort that produced . He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- Ward has struck out in 54 of 81 games this year, with multiple punchouts in 24 of them.
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Taylor Ward stats against the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/26/2024 | Joey Estes | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/25/2024 | Mitch Spence | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/24/2024 | Luis Medina | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/27/2023 | JP Sears | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 4/26/2023 | Luis Medina | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 4/25/2023 | Mason Miller | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/24/2023 | Ken Waldichuk | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 4/2/2023 | Ken Waldichuk | 3-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/1/2023 | Shintaro Fujinami | 3-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 3/30/2023 | Kyle Muller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 1 |
Athletics starter: Mitch Spence
- Spence makes the start for the Athletics in his ninth of the season. He holds a record of 4-4 with a 4.35 ERA and 56 Ks in 68 1/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he lasted 5 1/3 innings, allowing six earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- In 19 outings this season, the 26-year-old has put up a 4.35 ERA and 7.4 strikeouts per nine frames, while surrendering a batting average of .263 to opposing batters.
- Spence enters the matchup after racking up two quality starts.