The Angels are eight games below .500 and 8.5 games out of a Wild Card spot with four teams between the Seattle Mariners and them, so they are effectively eliminated from the postseason. When a team's season is over with a month to go, the last thing they need is a serious injury to a core member. So, with that in mind, everybody held their breath when Taylor Ward fell in a heap after running into the outfield wall on August 31st.
Angels News: Taylor Ward carted off after collision with left field wall
In perhaps the scariest moment of the Angels' season, the team's 30+ home run, 30+ double hitting left fielder collapsed after running face-first into a metal scoreboard in Daikin Park.