Taylor Ward Player Props: July 9, Angels vs. Rangers

Taylor Ward, coming off a one-hit performance in his previous game (1-for-4), will take the field for the Los Angeles Angels versus Max Scherzer and the Texas Rangers on Tuesday. First pitch is at 9:38 PM ET on BSSW.

Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Taylor Ward player prop bets.

Ward paces the Angels with 14 home runs and 44 runs batted in. Among all batters in MLB action, Ward’s home run total ranks 36th and his RBI tally ranks 56th.

Taylor Ward Prop Bets and Odds

• Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -160)
• Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +425)
• RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +190)
• Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +140)
• Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -160)

How to Watch Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers

• Matchup: Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers
• Time: 9:38 PM ET
• Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024
• TV Channel: BSSW
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)

Taylor Ward vs. Max Scherzer

Taylor Ward prop bet insights

• In 62.1% of his 87 games this season, Ward has recorded a base hit (54 times). He’s also notched 19 multi-hit games in 2024 (21.8%).
• In 16.1% of his games this season, he has hit a long ball (14 of 87). During the 2024 campaign, he’s taken the pitcher deep in 3.8% of his trips to the plate.
• In 37.9% of his games this year (33 of 87), Ward has scored at least a run, and in 10 of those games (11.5%) he recorded two or more runs scored.
• He has picked up at least one RBI 28 times this season in 87 games played (32.2%), including 13 multi-RBI outings (14.9%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
• In 67.8% of his games this season (59 of 87), Ward has been set down on strikes at least once, and in 27 of those games (31.0%) he registered two or more punchouts.

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Taylor Ward stats against the Rangers

Rangers starter: Max Scherzer

• Scherzer (1-2 with a 2.70 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings pitched) gets the call for the Rangers in his fourth start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Thursday against the San Diego Padres, when he lasted 6 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up six hits.
• The 39-year-old has registered an ERA of 2.70, with 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in three games this season. Opponents are batting .186 against him.