Taylor Ward exited after a scary collision with the Daikin Park left-field scoreboard during the Angels 3-0 win over Houston. He waved for a trainer and was carted off, leaving fantasy managers bruised by the potential absence of a fixture bat. The moment came while Ward chased Ramon Urías' eighth-inning double, underscoring the risk of the outfield wall for big-league swingers.

The play also ties Jo Adell into the narrative, since he and Ward had joked about scoreboard dangers the night before. With Ward’s status in limbo, Angels fans and fantasy managers will watch for updates as lineup plans and left-field depth will be tested by any delay or setback, while Houston absorbs the loss and regroup.

Fantasy takeaway: monitor Ward’s injury status and any lineup shifts. If Ward sits, Adell or another outfielder could receive more at-bats, impacting the Angels’ offensive ceiling and the allocation of playing time in the outfield for the coming weeks.