Los Angeles Angels

Taylor Ward’s late homer helps Angels to victory over Phillies

Ward’s 22nd homer of the season snaps a tie in the seventh inning of the Angels’ 6-5 win. Jo Adell and Jorge Soler also homer as the Angels erase an early three-run deficit.

The Angels’ Taylor Ward, right, and Nolan Schanuel celebrate after Ward’s tie-breaking two-run home run during the seventh inning of their game against the Phillies on Friday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Angels star Mike Trout, shown in an image from earlier this season in Chicago, did some drills in the outfield before Friday’s game in Philadelphia. His return to the outfield would give the Angels more lineup flexibility. (Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)

Mike Trout says he’s hoping to return to Angels’ outfield ‘soon’

Are three-time American League MVP Mike Trout and the Angels going to sit out the postseason again? They find themselves just four games out of a wild-card spot at the All-Star break, but they also likely want to avoid the kind of 2023 trade deadline moves that backfired on them in another quest to end their playoff drought. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

With trade deadline looming, Angels are in ‘baseball purgatory’ again

Angels star Mike Trout hits a solo home run during the fifth inning of their game against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night at Angel Stadium. Trout hit two of the Angels’ four homers in an 11-8 win. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Jorge Soler, Mike Trout hit key homers as Angels win slugfest

By Jeff Fletcher

July 9, 2025 at 11:35 p.m.

Soler hits a tie-breaking two-run homer in the eighth and Trout hits two homers, a...

Angels relief pitcher Hunter Strickland has been diagnosed with a “significant strain” in a muscle in his shoulder. The injury doesn’t require surgery, but the veteran was moved to the 60-day injured list on Wednesday, making him ineligible to return until September. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

Angels’ Hunter Strickland will be out until at least September

By Jeff Fletcher

July 9, 2025 at 4:44 p.m.

The reliever says he has a “significant strain” in a muscle in his shoulder. It...

Angels starting pitcher Jose Soriano throws to the plate during the first inning of a game against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. Soriano pitched three scoreless innings before things unraveled in the fourth in a game the Angels lost, 13-1. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Inconsistency strikes Angels’ José Soriano again in nightmare inning

By Jeff Fletcher

July 8, 2025 at 11:20 p.m.

Soriano pitches three hitless, scoreless innings and then gives up five runs in the fourth....

The Angels are happy to have Yoán Moncada back at the plate and in the field after the third baseman missed more than a month with right knee inflammation. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Yoán Moncada returns to Angels’ lineup after more than a month

By Jeff Fletcher

July 8, 2025 at 5:01 p.m.

Moncada, who was out with right knee inflammation, was 4 for 9 with one home...

The Angels’ Nolan Schanuel (18) celebrates with teammates after he drew a bases-loaded walk to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning of their 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Angels beat Rangers on Nolan Schanuel’s walk-off walk

By Jeff Fletcher

July 7, 2025 at 11:15 p.m.

Schanuel works a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to push home the...

Angels relief pitcher Robert Stephenson, who has been out with a stretched nerve in his bicep, resumed throwing on Monday, after he didn’t feel right the week before. Stephenson says it will be a slow build-up. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Angels reliever Robert Stephenson encouraged by start of throwing program

By Jeff Fletcher

July 7, 2025 at 9:02 p.m.

Stephenson, who has been out with a stretched nerve in his bicep, resumed throwing on...

Angels starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Angels’ Yusei Kikuchi named to All-Star team for 2nd time

By Jeff Fletcher

July 6, 2025 at 3:16 p.m.

The left-hander, in the first season of a three-year, $63 million contract, has a 2.81...

Angels’ Taylor Ward hits an RBI single off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman during fifth-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Angels swept in Toronto after missed chances

By Jeff Fletcher

July 6, 2025 at 1:44 p.m.

The Angels go 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position and leave 12 on...

The Angels’ Mike Trout is tagged out at home plate by Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk to end the first inning Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Toronto. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Angels lose to Blue Jays again in extra innings

By Jeff Fletcher

July 5, 2025 at 3:33 p.m.

One day after falling in the 10th, the Angels go 2 for 12 with runners...

The Angels’ Nolan Schanuel hits a two-run home run in the third inning against the Washington Nationals on June 27, 2025, at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)

Angels struggling to score without homers

By Jeff Fletcher

July 5, 2025 at 12:32 p.m.

The Angels score just under 50% of their runs on homers – the highest percentage...

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