Ward went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to Houston.
Ward accounted for the Angels' only run with his 416-foot solo shot to lead off the game. The long ball was his 25th of the campaign -- the first time he has reached that mark as a big leaguer. Ward's leadoff homer Thursday was his fifth in his past 19 games. According to Angels Senior Communications Manager Matt Birch, the outfielder is the first player to have at least five leadoff home runs in a season for the team since Mike Trout in 2012.
Angels' Taylor Ward: Three-hit night in Tuesday's win
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Ward went 3-for-4 with a steal, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the White Sox.
Ward posted his third three-hit game of the month and stole just his second base since June 21. He's been seeing the baseball extremely well in September, slashing .340/.444/.717 with six homers, nine RBI, 15 runs and a 15.9 percent walk rate, which is well above his career average.
Ward went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Astros.
A late surge has seen Ward slug seven homers over his last 15 games to give himself a career-best 24 long balls this season. He's hit safely in 10 of 13 games in September, going 15-for-46 (.326) in that span. The outfielder is up to a .246/.321/.437 slash line with 68 RBI, 70 runs scored, four stolen bases and 26 doubles over 143 contests this season, and he's regularly hit leadoff over the last month.
Angels' Taylor Ward: Matches career high in homers
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Ward went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Twins.
Ward led off the game with a homer, his sixth in his last 12 games. In that span, he's gone 16-for-46 (.348) with eight RBI and 12 runs scored. The outfielder has matched his career high in homers (23) from the 2022 season, though his .758 OPS this year is a far cry from the .833 mark he posted in that campaign. Ward has added 67 RBI, 67 runs scored, four stolen bases, 26 doubles and two triples over 140 contests in 2024.
Ward went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss to the Rangers.
Ward led off the game with a homer against Jack Leiter to give the Angels an early lead. The long ball was his fifth over his past eight games, a span in which he's batting .313 (10-for-32) with seven extra-base hits, six RBI and eight runs. Ward is up to 22 home runs on the season, one shy of the career-high mark he set in 2022.
