Taylor Ward Player Props: August 21, Angels vs. Royals

After a multi-hit showing in his last game (2-for-5 with a triple), Taylor Ward will look to build on that performance Wednesday. The Los Angeles Angels take on the Kansas City Royals, and will face starter Michael Lorenzen at 8:10 PM ET on BSKC.

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

Ward has 22 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 47 walks while batting .236.

Taylor Ward Prop Bets and Odds

• Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +155)
• RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +155)
• Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -115)
• Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: -110)

How to Watch Los Angeles Angels vs. Kansas City Royals

• Matchup: Los Angeles Angels vs. Kansas City Royals
• Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024
• TV Channel: BSKC
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)

Taylor Ward vs. Michael Lorenzen

• In his career against Michael Lorenzen, Ward is 1-for-7.
• When facing off against Michael Lorenzen this season, Ward is 1-for-5.
• Last year against Michael Lorenzen, Ward was 0-for-2 at the plate.

Taylor Ward prop bet insights

• Ward has a hit in 74 of 120 games this season, with multiple hits in 29 of them.
• In 16 of 120 games this season, he has gone yard (13.3%). He’s left the yard in 3.1% of his trips to the plate in 2024.
• In 34.2% of his games this season (41 of 120), Ward has touched home plate at least one time, and in 11 of those games (9.2%) he recorded more than one run scored.
• In 28.3% of his games this year (34 of 120), he has notched at least one RBI. In 16 of those games (13.3%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
• Ward has gone down on strikes at least once 84 times this year in 120 games played (70.0%), including 41 multi-punchout contests (34.2%).

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 8:25 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Taylor Ward stats against the Royals

Royals starter: Michael Lorenzen

• Lorenzen takes the hill for the Royals in his 22nd of the season. He is 6-6 with a 3.68 ERA and 86 Ks in 117 1/3 innings pitched.
• When he last got the call on Friday, the righty tossed 5 2/3 innings against the Cincinnati Reds, giving up one earned run while surrendering two hits.
• In 22 games this year, the 32-year-old put up an ERA of 3.68, with 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .225 against him.
• Lorenzen has posted eight quality starts this year.