US EditionWard’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, the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 in Philadelphia with Taylor Ward's two-run homer in the seventh inning.
- The Angels rallied to erase a three-run lead against Phillies starter Jess Luzardo, who gave up four runs and seven hits across nearly five innings pitched.
- The teams combined for six home runs that included solo shots by Jorge Soler and two-run homers by Jo Adell and Ward, with Kenley Jansen earning a perfect ninth inning save.
- Ward’s 22nd home run of the season completed the Angels' rally, while Bryce Harper homered twice and drove in four runs for the Phillies.
- With a 48-49 record and trailing the playoff cutoff by four games, the Angels face a critical stretch of a dozen remaining matchups before the trade deadline and must build momentum to prevent a potential player sell-off that may involve Ward and Jansen.
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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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