Betting Odds and Head-to-Head Stats: Angels vs. Michael Wacha and the Royals, Thursday, May 9
On Thursday, the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Michael Wacha will square off with the Los Angeles Angels at 9:38 PM ET. Before the first pitch, we take a peek at the batter vs. pitcher stats to see how the Angels' bats might perform in this matchup.
Royals vs. Angels Game Info
- Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Time: 9:38 PM ET
- TV: Fox Sports 1
- Location: Anaheim, California
- Venue: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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Taylor Ward vs. Michael Wacha
- Last Matchup: May 3, 2022
- At Bats: 2
- Hits: 0
- Outs: 2
- Strikeouts: 0
- Walks: 1
Luis Rengifo vs. Michael Wacha
- Last Matchup: June 6, 2022
- At Bats: 3
- Hits: 0
- Outs: 3
- Strikeouts: 1
- Walks: 0
Angels Hitters vs. Michael Wacha
| Name | At Bats | Hits | Strikeouts | Walks | AVG | OBP | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Pillar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Rengifo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo Adell | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Drury | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 | 0 |
| Willie Calhoun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
All pitcher vs. batter data begins in 2021.
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Michael Wacha Insights
- Wacha (1-4) takes the mound for the Royals in his eighth start of the season. He's put together a 5.50 ERA in 37 2/3 innings pitched, with 31 strikeouts.
- The righty last pitched on Saturday against the Texas Rangers, when he threw 3 2/3 innings, allowing seven earned runs while giving up nine hits.
- The 32-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.50, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in seven games this season. Opponents are hitting .304 against him.
- Wacha has two quality starts under his belt this year.
- Wacha has pitched five or more innings in a game five times this year heading into this matchup.
- In one of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
- He will take the hill against an Angels team that is batting .244 as a unit (11th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .390 (15th in MLB) with 40 total home runs (ninth in MLB).
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