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Ward’s Go-Ahead Homer Leads Angels Past Phillies 6-5
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA, JUL 18 – Taylor Ward’s 22nd home run in the seventh inning completed the Angels’ comeback and kept them 3.5 games behind in the American League wild card race, officials said.
- On Friday night in Philadelphia, the Los Angeles Angels rallied to a 6-5 victory over the Phillies, highlighted by Taylor Ward’s go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning.
- The Angels rallied from a three-run deficit aided by home runs from Ward, Jo Adell, and Jorge Soler, while Philadelphia had built an early lead on Bryce Harper's first homer.
- Ward, 31 years old, has a.786 OPS and hit.310 over his last 18 games, marking a meaningful milestone with his 22nd homer this season, two shy of his career high.
- In his fifteenth season, Mike Trout appeared in just his sixth hometown game, recording a double and an RBI single while continuing to recover from a bruised left knee; meanwhile, Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo gave up four runs over 4 2/3 innings.
- Although the Angels have struggled with a 9-21 record in day games, they continue to retain contractual rights to Ward for the upcoming season and have implemented strategies aimed at boosting both player engagement and team performance as the July 31 trade deadline nears.
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The Morning CallTaylor Ward’s go-ahead homer leads Angels past Phillies 6-5
By Anthony SanFilippo PHILADELPHIA — Taylor Ward hit a go-ahead two-run homer, Jo Adell and Jorge Soler also went deep, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Phillies 6-5 on Friday night. The teams combined to hit six home runs, but it was Ward’s shot, his 22nd of the season, in the seventh that completed the Angels’ comeback from a three-run deficit. Soler hit a solo homer in the second inning and Adell launched a two-run homer in the fourth. Bot…
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Taylor Ward’s go-ahead homer leads Angels past Phillies
By Anthony SanFilippo PHILADELPHIA — Taylor Ward hit a go-ahead two-run homer, Jo Adell and Jorge Soler also went deep, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Phillies 6-5 on Friday night. The teams combined to hit six home runs, but it was Ward’s shot, his 22nd of the season, in the seventh that completed the Angels’ comeback from a three-run deficit. Soler hit a solo homer in the second inning and Adell launched a two-run homer in the fourth. Bot…
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