Ward went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and two walks in a 6-5 win against the Dodgers on Wednesday.
Ward produced the Angels' first run with a 375-foot solo shot in the second inning. The outfielder reached three times in total, putting an exclamation mark on a big three-game set during which he went 3-for-9 with two homers, four walks, six runs and three RBI. Ward might wish he could play the crosstown rivals every day -- across six games against the Dodgers this year, he batted 7-for-21 with four home runs, seven walks, nine runs and six runs batted in.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Knocks homer Tuesday
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Ward went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a second RBI and three total runs scored in Tuesday's 7-6 extra-inning win over the Dodgers.
Over his last 13 games, Ward has five multi-hit efforts and eight hitless performances. He's added three homers and 11 RBI in that span despite the inconsistency at the plate. The outfielder is up to a .234/.314/.489 slash line with 28 homers, 89 RBI, 66 runs scored and three stolen bases across 118 contests. Ward's been keeping his OPS around the .800 mark since the All-Star break, so he should remain a steady source of power in the heart of the Angels' lineup.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Clubs walk-off HR
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Ward went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and an RBI single during Sunday's 8-5 win over the White Sox.
Ward broke a stalemate in the bottom of the ninth inning by launching a three-run home run off Tyler Alexander. The long ball was Ward's 26th of the campaign and his third in his last eight outings. During that eight-game stretch, Ward is 7-for-31 (.226) with six RBI and a 3:14 BB:K.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Up to 25 homers
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Ward went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Monday in a 6-4 win against Texas.
Ward broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning with a 408-foot solo shot to center field. The long ball was his fourth since the All-Star break and his 25th overall this season, tied for ninth most in the majors and also equaling the career-best mark he established last season. Ward has also already surpassed his career-high mark in RBI with 78 on the campaign.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Opens scoring in loss
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Ward went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Mariners.
Ward opened the scoring with a second-inning blast off George Kirby. This was Ward's fourth homer over the last 13 games, a stretch in which he's hitting .275 (14-for-51) with five doubles and 16 RBI. The outfielder is now one away from matching his career-best homer total from last year (25). He's added a .233/.307/.489 slash line, 77 RBI, 57 runs scored, 25 doubles, two triples and two stolen bases across 103 contests this season as a fixture in the heart of the Angels' order.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Drives in four in win
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Ward went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a walk and four RBI in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Phillies.
Ward drove in four runs on two doubles, highlighted by a bases-clearing gapper in the Angels' five-run second inning. The 24-year-old has come out hot following the All-Star break, tallying five extra-base hits and eight RBI over the weekend. For the season, he ranks fourth in the American League with 73 RBI while slashing .231/.304/.491 with 23 home runs, 55 runs scored and two steals across 421 plate appearances.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Goes yard to begin second half
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Ward went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Friday's 6-5 win over the Phillies.
The ball was flying out of Citizens Bank Park, with the two teams combining for six homers, but Ward's was the biggest as he took Tanner Banks deep in the seventh inning to break open a 4-4 tie. Ward is up to 22 home runs on the year, three shy of the career high he set in 2024, and after battling the BABIP demons to begin the season, he's slashing .273/.382/.482 since June 14 with 16 runs and 21 RBI in 29 contests.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Clubs homer in loss
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Ward went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 11-4 loss to the Rangers.
Ward got the Angels on the board with a fifth-inning homer. This was his first long ball since June 27 versus the Angels, but he's made up for a drop in power with more consistency at the plate. Over his last 15 games, he's batting .333 (19-for-57) with eight extra-base hits and 10 RBI. The outfielder is up to a .230/.305/.480 slash line with 21 homers, 63 RBI, 52 runs scored, 20 doubles, two triples and two stolen bases over 91 contests this season.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Three hits, steal in loss
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Ward went 3-for-4 with one RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 3-2 loss against the Blue Jays.
Ward tied the game with an RBI single in the fifth inning and added a steal in the seventh. The 31-year-old is now riding a nine-game hitting streak that includes six extra-base hits, six RBI and seven runs scored. On the season, he's slashing .228/.305/.480 with 20 home runs, 59 RBI, 50 runs scored and two stolen bases across 377 plate appearances.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Reaches 20-homer mark
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Ward went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 15-9 loss to the Nationals.
Ward hasn't logged a multi-hit effort since June 14 in Baltimore. Over his last 12 games, he's gone 8-for-44 (.182) with five extra-base hits and eight RBI. The outfielder is still one of 12 players to reach the 20-homer mark through Friday's action, and with this game being the midpoint of the Angels' season, he's on pace to push for 40 homers, which would smash his career high of 25 from last season. He's batting just .208 but has a .465 slugging percentage while adding 55 RBI, 44 runs scored, 16 doubles, one triple and a stolen base over 79 contests in a near-everyday role in left field.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Absent from lineup
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Ward is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Baltimore.
Ward will get a rare night off Friday, missing out on the starting nine for the first time since April 30. The left-fielder hasn't had a multi-hit game since May 22 and is batting 9-for-63 with four homers and a 32 percent K rate over 18 games during that stretch. LaMonte Wade, Jo Adell and Jorge Soler will fill the outfield from left to right.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Goes yard Sunday
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Ward went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run during Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Mariners.
The Angels mustered up merely two hits during Sunday's contest, and Ward provided both of the team's runs with his two-run blast in the fourth inning. The long ball was Ward's third in his last eight games. Ward hasn't had a multi-hit outing since May 22, and he's hitting 9-for-54 (.167) with a 31.7 percent strikeout rate since.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Slugs 17th homer
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Ward went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's 11-9 loss to the Red Sox.
The 31-year-old continues to supply plenty of power, but little else for the Angels. Ward put a Lucas Giolito changeup over the Green Monster in the first inning for a three-run shot, but he's gone 12 straight games without a multi-hit performance, batting just .163 (7-for-43) over that stretch. On the season, Ward sports a lopsided .213/.266/.478 slash line with 17 homers and 42 RBI in 60 contests.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Reaches 15-homer mark
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Ward went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, a second RBI, a walk and two total runs scored in Friday's 7-4 win over the Marlins.
Ward's hitting streak is up to nine games (15-for-36), and that includes six homers, 11 extra-base hits and 15 RBI. It's an impressive power surge for any player, but this has been a big bounce back in May for Ward after his slump in late April leaked into early May. For the year, he's up to 15 homers, 36 RBI, 30 runs scored, 10 doubles, one triple and no stolen bases through 49 contests. While he's batting just .228, he's posted a .799 OPS and continues to make a big impact with power.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Three hits, grand slam in win
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Ward went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, five total RBI and an additional run scored in Thursday's 10-5 win over the A's.
Ward got the Angels on the board with an RBI single in the fourth inning before launching a 426-foot, go-ahead grand slam off Grant Holman in the seventh. The outfielder has certainly turned things around after a slow start to the season -- he's gone 18-for-47 (.383) with six homers and 18 RBI in his last 11 games. Ward has boosted his slash line to .225/.272/.508 with 14 long balls, 34 RBI and 28 runs scored through 206 plate appearances this year.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Continues power surge
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Ward went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 4-3 win over the Athletics on Monday.
Ward's long ball was a two-run shot in the third inning that broke a 2-2 tie. The outfielder homered for the third straight game and has now gone deep five times in his past seven contests. During that span, Ward is slashing .276/.344/.828 with 10 RBI and six runs scored.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Goes deep in loss
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Ward went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to San Diego.
That's now four homers in the month of May so far for Ward, with all four of those long balls coming in his last nine outings. The veteran outfielder has only nine hits in his last 10 games, but six of them have gone for extra bases to help give him 12 RBI during this span. The Angels have begun to regularly use Ward in the middle part of their lineup as opposed to the leadoff spot, which should continue to hurt his run-scoring upside but increase his RBI potential.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Hits eighth homer Thursday
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Ward went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Thursday in a loss to Toronto.
Ward helped the Angels get off to a promising start with a two-run shot in the first inning, but he didn't reach base in any of his remaining four plate appearances. The veteran outfielder has collected long balls in bunches this season -- he has two in his past three contests and slugged five homers in a five-game span in mid-April. Overall, though, he's mostly struggled, slashing .181/.224/.391 with a 27.9 percent strikeout rate through 147 plate appearances.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: Smacks homer in win
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Ward went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Ward was stuck in an 0-for-24 drought from April 25 to May 3 before knocking a double in Sunday's game versus the Tigers. He looked more lively Tuesday, earning his first multi-hit effort since April 12 versus the Astros. The 31-year-old outfielder is up to seven homers, 12 RBI, 15 runs scored, five doubles and a .188/.234/.391 slash line over 33 games this season. Despite his recent poor hitting, he has maintained a starting role in left field, as the Angels have few players who are making consistent contact lately.
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Angels' Taylor Ward: First day off Wednesday
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Ward is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Seattle.
Ward will get his first day off of the season after going hitless across his past four games. Gustavo Campero will play left field and bat seventh as the Angels try to avoid their fifth straight loss.
