Angels vs. Rays Player Props Today: Taylor Ward - April 17

Taylor Ward has his sights set on a more productive performance after a hitless showing in his most recent game (0-for-5). He and the Los Angeles Angels face the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, who will send out Zack Littell to start, at 6:50 PM ET on BSW.

Ward has accumulated a team-best 20 runs batted in (he’s hit six home runs). Ward’s home runs rank fourth in MLB and he ranks second in RBI in MLB.

Taylor Ward prop lines and game time

• Matchup: Los Angeles Angels vs. Tampa Bay Rays
• Time: 6:50 PM ET
• Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
• TV Channel: BSW
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
• Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +205)
• Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +450)
• RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +165)
• Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +120)
• Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +110)
• Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1000)

Taylor Ward prop bet insights

• Ward has a hit in 14 of 17 games this year, with multiple hits in five of them.
• Out of the 17 games he has appeared in this season, he’s hit a long ball in six contests (35.3%), taking the pitcher deep in 8% of his trips to the plate.
• In 47.1% of his games this year (eight of 17), Ward has scored at least one run, and in five of those games (29.4%) he recorded two or more runs scored.
• He has notched at least one RBI in 64.7% of his games this season (11 of 17), with two or more RBI in seven of those contests (41.2%). He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
• In 64.7% of his games this season (11 of 17), Ward has gone down on strikes at least once, and in five of those games (29.4%) he registered more than one punchout.

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday 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 Rays

Rays starter: Zack Littell

• Littell (1-0 with a 1.17 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 15 1/3 innings pitched) gets the call for the Rays in his fourth start of the season.
• When he last took the hill on Wednesday versus the Los Angeles Angels, the righty threw 4 1/3 innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering six hits.
• In three games this year, the 28-year-old held an ERA of 1.17, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .254 against him.