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Angels' Taylor Ward hit in head by pitch, taken to hospital

TORONTO -- Los Angeles Angels outfielder Taylor Ward was hit in the head by a pitch from Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah in the fifth inning Saturday against Toronto.

Batting with the bases loaded in the Angels' 6-1 loss, Ward was hit by a 2-0 pitch clocked at 91 mph. The ball appeared to strike Ward next to his next left eye, knocking off his batting helmet.

Plate umpire Andy Fletcher motioned to the Angels' dugout for the trainer as Ward went down with blood running down his face.

Angels manager Phil Nevin said Ward was undergoing tests at a Toronto hospital, adding that he planned to visit Ward there after leaving the stadium.