HOUSTON —
Ward was taken to a hospital by ambulance where interim manager Ray Montgomery said he would receive stitches to close the cut and be evaluated.
“Obviously he hit the wall pretty good,” Montgomery said. “He’s got a cut above his eye.”
Montgomery said he didn’t know if Ward had been evaluated for a concussion.
Fellow Angels outfielder Jo Adell said the team was shaken up by Ward’s injury and that a wall like that is a danger to players.
“The bottom line, and I’ve talked about this before, but there should be no out-of-town metal scoreboard anywhere on the baseball field,” Adell said. “It’s the big leagues. Like this is ridiculous. A guy goes back to make a play, and he’s got to worry about a metal fence. That’s crazy.”
Christian Moore entered the game to play second base after Ward left, while Luis Rengifo moved from second base to left field.
