ASTROS (21-29) @ ANGELS (22-27) RHP DOUG FISTER (4-3, 4.22 ERA) vs. RHP NICK TROPEANO (3-2, 2.86 ERA) ANGEL STADIUM 12:35 PM PDT TV FSW RADIO KLAA AM 830 SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2016 GAME #50 (22-27) ANAHEIM, CA HOME GAME #26 (10-15) LEADING OFF: Today the Halos play the third game (1-1) of a six-game homestand vs. Houston (May 27-29; 1-1) and Detroit (May 30-June 1) Angels are 4-9 in last 12 home games but 4-3 in last seven home affairs Following the homestand, LAA sets out on a seven-game road trip to Pittsburgh (June 3-5) and New York Yankees (June 6-9) Angels are 4-9-3 in 16 series in 2016 (2-5-1 at home) Club is 11-14 this month (went 11-13 in April). YES, ANOTHER TROUT NOTE: Last night, Mike Trout connected for career HR #150 to become one of eight players all-time to log 150 HRs and score 500 runs in their age 24- season or younger: Mel Ott, Mickey Mantle, Alex Rodriguez, Jimmie Foxx, Ken Griffey Jr., Frank Robinson and Albert Pujols. ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Last night marked sixth time Mike Trout and Albert Pujols have hit back-to-back home runs, most by any duo in Majors since 2012 (STATS) Are 20-7 when Trout and Pujols homer in same game...yunel Escobar was ejected in sixth for arguing balls and strikes, 11th career ejection (2 nd this season) Mike Morin recorded 13th pickoff by Angels pitching this season, leads Majors With career RBI 1732, Pujols passed Honus Wagner for sole possession of 21st on all-time list, Frank Thomas is 20th with 1,812. TROPEANO TODAY: Nick Tropeano has allowed just one run in 13.2 IP over the last two outings...he has allowed two earned runs or less in seven of his nine starts. REHAB UPDATES: C.J. Wilson was diagnosed with biceps tendinitis yesterday. His Monday start has been scratched. He has been shut down until more testing next week Tyler Skaggs will pitch in an extended Spring Training game Monday in Tempe, AZ Huston Street threw 20 pitches in a rehab inning in Tempe, AZ yesterday and could be activated within the week. SHOE SHINES: Matt Shoemaker, who had 12 strikeouts and no walks in his last start on Saturday against the Orioles, is the first pitcher in Angels franchise history to strike out at least 10 batters without allowing a walk in consecutive starts. Two other pitchers have had streaks of that kind this season - Clayton Kershaw and Noah Syndergaard (ELIAS). JOHNNY B. GOOD: Johnny Giavotella is batting.366 (30/82) in 23 games this month...366 clip ranks third in Majors and first in A.L. for May by a second baseman. MACHINERY: Albert Pujols hit career home run 570 Friday to pass Rafael Palmeiro for sole possession of 12th on the alltime list He is two home runs shy of tying Harmon Killebrew for 11th all-time (573) With career RBI 1,732 last night, has passed Honus Wagner for 21st on all-time list. HOT HALOS: Johnny Giavotella has hit safely in 18 of last 21 games batting.361 (30/83) with 12 runs, eight doubles, one HR and 10 RBI He logged a career-best 12-game hit streak May 12-23 Cam Bedrosian has allowed one earned run in last 16 games (14 IP) For May, Mike Trout is hitting.344 (33/96) with six doubles, a triple, six home runs, 22 RBI and 22 runs scored. BALLS IN PLAY: Through 49 games, Halo batters lead Majors in fewest team strikeouts (287) By comparison, the Astros have punched-out 496 times to lead baseball. FREAK WEARS A HALO: Tim Lincecum pitched in an extended Spring Training game yesterday at the Angels Tempe, AZ training facility (Approx. 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 K; 75 pitches) His next start is June 2 with Salt Lake at Tacoma On May 20 th, the Angels signed the two-time N.L. Cy Young Award winner to a 2016 contract. Lincecum, 31, has pitched nine MLB seasons (all with SF) with a 108-83 record, 10 complete games, seven shutouts and a 3.61 ERA (1643.2 IP 660 ER). He is one of four pitchers all-time to have won back-to-back NL Cy Young Awards, doing so in 2008 and 2009 and has been named to the N.L. All-Star team four times (2008-11). The Freak has tossed two no-hitters: July 13, 2013 at San Diego and June 25, 2014 vs. San Diego. THE RUN AROUND: Halos rank third in A.L. with 121 runs scored in 25 games this month (4.8 per) Angels finished April with 80 runs in 24 games (3.3 per; 11 th in A.L.) LAA has plated 88 runs the last 16 games Club has tallied seven or more runs in nine of last 16 games (just four times in previous 31 affairs). TIGERS ON DECK: Halos are 19-4 in last 23 meetings with Detroit In last meeting here (May 28-31, 2015), LAA completed first four-game sweep of Detroit since April 19-22, 1996 at Angel Stadium Halos are 13-1 in last 14 games at Big A Angels are 76-40 vs. Tigers since 2002 4 of 7 hits vs. Tigers last season were home runs for Albert Pujols. WELCOMED ADDITION: Yunel Escobar is batting.339 (37/109) with five doubles, a home run, six RBI and 13 runs over last 27 games His 57 hits this season are second to Manny Machado (61) for tops among A.L. third basemen Escobar has an OBP of.363 atop the leadoff spot (LAA leadoff batters posted OBP of.280 in 2015). VS. HOUSTON Clubs will meet 19 times in 2016 Astros claimed 2015 season series 10-9 LAA is 15-6 in last 21 home games vs. Astros but 5-11 in last 16 at Minute Maid Park Pujols 52 HRs are most all-time vs. Astros Seven of last 16 hits for Pujols against Houston are home runs. M*A*S*H* UNIT: Halos have nine players on the disabled list C Geovany Soto (right meniscus tear; surgery), SS Andrelton Simmons (ulnar collateral ligament tear; left thumb), RHP Garrett Richards (right elbow UCL), LHP Andrew Heaney (left forearm strain), LHP C.J. Wilson (left shoulder inflammation), RHP Huston Street (left oblique strain), OF Craig Gentry (right lumbar spine strain & personal medical condition), RHP Cory Rasmus (left groin strain) and OF Daniel Nava (left groin strain) LHP Tyler Skaggs (recovery TJ surgery;) is on minor league disabled list with Salt Lake. THE MANAGER: Mike Scioscia is the longest tenured manager in the Majors (17 th season) and the only active manager to collect over 1,000 victories with a single club His 17 years with the Angels are tied with Sparky Anderson (Detroit, 1979-95) for second longest tenure with an A.L. team (trailing only Connie Mack s 50 seasons with Philadelphia) Scioscia s 1,438 wins rank 24 th on the MLB alltime list (23 rd is Earl Weaver; 1,481). CLIMBING THE LEADERBOARDS ALL-TIME SAVES ALL-TIME HOME RUNS 16. Roberto Hernandez 326 10. Mark McGwire 583 17. Jose Mesa 321 11. Harmon Killebrew 573 18. HUSTON STREET 320 12. ALBERT PUJOLS 571 19. Todd Jones 319 19. Todd Jones 319 THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY May 29 (1984) Juan Beniquez collected five hits in five at-bats as the Angels defeated the New York Yankees, 6-5 at Anaheim Stadium. May 30 (2003) Tim Salmon scored his 890th career run to top Brian Downing for the franchise record (2015) LAA had five different players (Trout, Calhoun, Pujols, Perez and Freese) homer in first two innings, just second time in MLB history a team accomplished the feat (also Texas, May 21, 2005 vs. Houston. 2016 MISC. WINS & LOSSES Current record... 22-27 Home record... 10-15 Road record... 12-12 Current streak... Lost 1 Pre-ASB record... 22-27 Post-ASB record... Current home stand... 1-1 Last home stand... 2-3 Last road trip... 1-2 Last 5 games... 2-3 Last 10 games... 5-5 Number of Days In first place... 3 In second place... 4 In third place... 21 In fourth place... 21 In fifth place... 3 When Angels Score first... 12-11 Score second or shutout... 10-16 Score 3 runs or fewer... 4-19 Score 4 runs or more... 18-8 Lead after 7 innings... 19-2 Trail after 7 innings... 3-21 Tied after 7 innings... 1-4 Lead after 8 innings... 18-1 Trail after 8 innings... 3-23 Tied after 8 innings... 1-3 Extra innings... 0-2 Come-from-behind wins... 12 Win/lose in final at-bat... 4-6 Vs. LHS... 7-10 Vs. RHS... 15-17 Out-hit opponent... 19-4 Out-hit by opponent... 2-22 Opponent has equal hits... 1-1 Collect 10-or-more hits... 13-4 Allow 10-or-more hits... 5-14 Collect home run... 17-11 Allow home run... 12-24 Commit an error... 7-14 Monthly Record April... 11-13 (11-11 in 15) May... 11-14 (16-13 in 15) June... (14-13 in 15) July... (14-10 in 15) August... (10-19 in 15) Sept/Oct... (20-11 in 15) 2016 SERIES RECORD 4-9-3 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS & BROADCAST LISTINGS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) Monday May 30 vs. Detroit RHP Justin Verlander (4-4, 4.02) RHP Jhoulys Chacin (0-1, 4.67 w/ LAA) 6:05 p.m. FSW Tuesday May 31 vs. Detroit RHP Anibal Sanchez (3-6, 6.04) LHP Hector Santiago (3-3, 4.58) 7:05 p.m. FSW Wednesday June 1 vs. Detroit TBD RHP Matt Shoemaker (3-5, 5.96) 4:05 p.m. FSW Radio flagships of the Angels are KLAA AM 830 & KWKW 1330 AM TV Broadcast Partners are FOX Sports West / FS Espanol
TODAY S STARTING PITCHER RHP NICK TROPEANO 3-2, 2.86 ERA Has won each of last two starts, allowing just one earned run in 13.2 IP (0.66 ERA) Making 10 th start of the regular season today and fifth at home. FORMER ASTRO: Acquired by Angels from Houston on November 5, 2014 along with catcher Carlos Perez in exchange for catcher Hank Conger Originally drafted by Astros in fifth round of 2011 First-Year Player Draft BEGINS WITH THE BEES: Started season with Triple-A Salt Lake and was recalled by Angels on April 7 Did not make an appearance for the Bees. LAST TIME OUT: Earned the win in last start Monday at Texas after tossing 6.2 scoreless innings and allowing four hits and one walk with six strikeouts Set new career-highs with 108 pitches and 68 strikes thrown Has earned wins in consecutive starts for first time in career. AT HIS BEST vs. THE WEST: Against A.L. West foes, is 6-2 with a 2.48 ERA (61.2 IP 17 ER) Against all other teams, is 1-5 with a 4.88 ERA (48 IP 26 ER). GOING DEEP: Earned the win on May 18 vs. Dodgers after tossing a career-high seven innings pitched and allowing just one earned run on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts...marked first career win against a non-a.l. West division opponent. HOME RUN HISTORY: Allowed seven home runs across last four starts from April 27 May 13 after yielding just two home runs across first 15 career games (75.1 IP)..11 of last 13 runs allowed have scored via home runs Has not allowed a homer in last two games (13.2 IP). STREAKING: Loss on May 3 at Milwaukee snapped a career best three game win streak, which dated back to Sept. 15, 2015 In the eight games (seven starts) in that span, was 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA (38.1 IP 8 ER). RISP-Y BUSINESS: Has held opponents to a.119 (5/42) batting average with runners in scoring position this season, which ranks second in the Majors (Dan Straily -.102) Opponents are 1-for-21 with two outs and runners in scoring position against him this year and were 0-for-10 in 2015 Only hit came on May 18 vs. Dodgers by Joc Pederson. SOLID FIRST START: Earned the win in season debut on April 11 at Oakland after tossing five scoreless innings and allowing six hits and two walks with six strikeouts. GOOD BEGINNING: Worked at least five innings and allowed two-or-fewer runs in each of his first four starts. VS. HOUSTON: Did not factor in decision in only career game vs. Astros on Sept. 23, 2015 at Minute Maid Park Allowed two runs (unearned) on four hits across 4.1 innings pitched with two walks and five strikeouts. AT ANGEL STADIUM: In nine career games at Angel Stadium, is 3-3 with a 3.93 ERA (50.1 IP 22 ER) In four home starts this season, is 1-1 with a 3.13 ERA (23 IP 8 ER) Set career-high with 11 strikeouts in final start of 2015 season on Sept. 29, 2015 vs. Oakland The 11 strikeouts tied for the most by any Angels pitcher in a game last year (Garrett Richards had 11 SO twice). TROPEANO S 2016 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP SCORE W-L ERA LEFT IP H R ER HR BB SO PIT/STR 4/11 @OAK 4-1 W 0.00 3-0 5 6 0 0 0 2 6 92/60 (65.2%) 4/17 @MIN 2-3 - 0.84 1-2 5.2 5 1 1 0 2 3 89/55 (61.8%) 4/22 SEA 2-5 - 1.69 2-2 5.1 4 2 2 0 4 5 96/62 (64.6%) 4/27 KC 4-2 - 2.11 2-2 5.1 8 2 2 1 2 6 100/63 (63.0%) 5/3 @MIL 4-5 L 3.42 4-5 5 5 5 5 3 5 6 99/56 (56.6%) 5/8 TB 1-3 L 3.69 1-3 5.1 7 3 3 2 2 10 102/64 (62.7%) 5/13 @SEA 7-6 - 3.68 1-2 5 5 2 2 1 3 3 104/62 (59.6%) 5/18 LAD 8-1 W 3.30 8-1 7 7 1 1 0 2 4 96/56 (58.3%) 5/23 @TEX 2-0 W 2.86 2-0 6.2 4 0 0 0 1 6 108/68 (63.0%) TOTALS 3-2 2.86 50.1 51 16 16 7 23 49 886/546 (61.6%) ANGELS vs. FISTER PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI SO Bandy --- - - - - - Calhoun --- - - - - - Cowart --- - - - - - Cron --- - - - - - Escobar.300 10 3 0 1 2 Giavotella.000 7 0 0 1 3 Ortega --- - - - - - Pennington.048 21 1 0 0 5 Perez --- - - - - - Petit --- - - - - - Pujols.125 8 1 1 1 4 Robinson --- - - - - - Trout.400 10 4 0 0 2 ASTROS vs. TROPEANO PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI SO Altuve.333 3 1 0 0 0 Castro --- - - - - - Correa.000 2 0 0 0 0 Gattis.000 2 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez --- - - - - - Kemp --- - - - - - Marisnick --- - - - - - Moran --- - - - - - Rasmus.000 2 0 0 0 1 Springer.333 3 1 0 1 0 Valbuena.500 2 1 0 0 1 White --- - - - - - TROPEANO S BREAKDOWN AT A GLANCE CAREER W L IP ER SO ERA TOTALS 7 7 109.2 43 100 3.53 HOME 3 4 55.1 23 57 3.74 ROAD 4 3 54.1 20 43 3.31 MAR/APR 2 0 27.2 5 25 1.65 MAY 2 2 29 11 29 3.41 JUNE - - - - - --- JULY 0 1 6 4 4 6.00 AUGUST 0 1 4.1 6 3 12.46 SEP/OCT 3 3 43 17 39 3.56 2016 W L IP ER SO ERA TOTALS 3 2 50.1 16 49 2.86 HOME 1 1 23 8 25 3.13 ROAD 2 1 27.1 8 24 2.63 MAR/APR 1 0 21.1 5 20 2.11 MAY 2 2 29 11 29 3.41 2016 vs. LEFT AND RIGHT AVG H/AB HR Left.274 29/106 2 Right.253 22/87 5 2016 RUN SUPPORT IN STARTS Home: 13 R 4 GS 3.25 RPG Road: 12 R 5 GS 2.4 RPG Total: 25 R 9 GS 2.78 RPG 2016 RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 0 4 3 5 0 - - - 2016 TEAM RECORD IN STARTS Home: 2-2 Road: 2-3 Total: 4-5 CAREER SINGLE-GAME BESTS Strikeouts: 11; September 29, 2015 vs. Oakland IP: 7; May 18, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Win streak: 3; Sept. 15-2015 April 11, 2016 Last SHO: None Last CG: None TOMORROW S STARTER vs. DETROIT RHP JHOULYS CHACIN (0-1, 4.67 ERA) Making ninth start of the season and fourth with Angels Acquired by Angels from Atlanta on May 11 in exchange for minor league LHP Adam McCreery Charged with loss in last start Tuesday at Texas after allowing three earned runs on five hits across six innings pitched The start will mark first career game vs. Tigers Detroit is one of five teams he is yet to face in Majors (also, White Sox, Rockies, Yankees and Blue Jays). IN THE PEN #48 JOSE ALVAREZ (LHP) 2015:.219 vs. LH,.235 vs. RH AGE: 27 Pitched one scoreless inning last night in first appearance of homestand. Pitched in two games during last series at Texas (2.1 IP, 2 ER, 3 H). Earned first win of the season May 19 with 1.2 perfect innings vs. Dodgers. Had streak of nine consecutive appearances (10.1 IP) without being charged with a run snapped May 13 at Seattle. Has not been charged with an earned run in 19 of 24 games overall this season. Has stranded 17 of 23 inherited runners on the year. Last Outing: 5/28 vs. HOU (1 IP, 2 H, 2 SO) Holds: 7 Saves/Opps: 0/1 #68 CAM BEDROSIAN (RHP) 2015:.391 vs. LH,.256 vs. RH AGE: 24 Pitched 0.2 innings Friday night in latest appearance Was not charged with a run, but allowed both of his two inherited runners to score. Allowed one earned run in one inning pitched Tuesday Snapped 14 game (12.1 IP) streak without allowing an earned run Marked first ER since Opening Day. Earned first win of the season May 14 at Seattle. Allowed two unearned runs May 12 vs. STL snapping eight game scoreless streak. Recorded a career-high five strikeouts on May 2 at Milwaukee. In five games with Salt Lake, went 1-0 with one save and a 3.24 ERA (8.1 IP 3 ER) Recorded 14 strikeouts while walking four. Last Outing: 5/27 vs. HOU (0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 SO) Holds: 1 Saves/Opps: - #54 DEOLIS GUERRA (RHP) 2015:.250 vs. LH,.435 vs. RH AGE: 27 Pitched 2.1 innings in last appearance Wednesday at Texas Retired first seven batters faced, but allowed each of next four to reach base (all eventually scored). Had contract selected from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday. In three games for Salt Lake this season, went 0-0 and did not allow a run in five innings pitched Recorded seven strikeouts with two walks. Began regular season on disabled list after undergoing an appendectomy in late March Made season debut with Salt Lake on May 6. Last Outing: 5/25 @ TEX (2.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1 SO) Holds: - Saves/Opps: - #65 GREG MAHLE (LHP) 2015 (Minors):.284 vs. LH,.270 vs. RH AGE: 23 Made two appearances in last series at Texas Allowed two runs in 1.1 innings pitched in last game Wednesday. Has allowed just one home run on the season (19 games 15 IP). Run allowed May 2 at MIL snapped eight game (6.2 IP) scoreless streak. Earned first career win on May 1 at Texas after working one scoreless inning. Made Major League debut on April 22 at Oakland and tossed one perfect inning. Last Outing: 5/25 @ TEX (1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO) Holds: 6 Saves/Opps: - #64 MIKE MORIN (RHP) 2015:.269 vs. LH,.262 vs. RH AGE: 25 Pitched 1.2 scoreless innings last night and allowed one hit with two strikeouts. Appeared in two games in last series at Texas (1 IP, 1 ER, 3 H). Allowed four runs on May 14 (matches career-high) and allowed his first hit since April 17 and first run since April 15. Had streak of 11 straight games (10 IP) without allowing a hit snapped on May 14 at Seattle Tied for second longest no-hit appearance streak in Angels history (Ernesto Frieri had 13 consecutive no-hit appearances in 2012) The 10 no-hit inning streak is third longest by Angel since 1974 (STATS). Matched career-high with two innings pitched May 11 vs. Rays Retired all five batters faced and picked off his inherited runner for first career pickoff. Streak of nine games without allowing a baserunner (7.1 IP from April 18 May 6) breaks record for longest in Angels history (previously eight games by Troy Percival (April 21 May 11, 1996). Earned first win of the season April 12 at Oakland after retiring only batter faced (Billy Butler strikeout in 8 th inning). Last Outing: 5/28 vs. HOU (1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 SO) Holds: 6 Saves/Opps: -
#59 FERNANDO SALAS (RHP) 2015:.271 vs. LH,.232 vs. RH AGE: 30 Worked one scoreless inning in last appearance Monday at Texas. Recorded second save of the season May 16 at Dodger Stadium. Pitched four straight nights from May 11-14 First time in career doing so Allowed a run on May 14 for first time since April 15, snapping 10 game (11.2 IP) scoreless streak. Earned first save of season on May 13 at Seattle First save since Sept. 16, 2011 for St. Louis at Philadelphia Recorded 24 saves during 2011 season for STL. Earned the win on May 4 at Milwaukee after pitching one perfect inning. Earned first win of the year on April 27 vs. Kansas City after tossing 0.2 scoreless innings. Has stranded 11 of 14 inherited runners on the season. Last Outing: 5/23 @ TEX (1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB) Holds: 8 Saves/Opps: 2/4 #38 JOE SMITH (RHP) 2015:.288 vs. LH,.233 vs. RH AGE: 32 Retired only batter faced last night (George Springer). Earned sixth save of the season Monday at TEX with one scoreless inning pitched. Suffered second blown save of season May 21 vs. Orioles and first 9 th inning blown save of the year Allowed a three-run go-ahead HR to Matt Wieters with two outs in 9 th Charged with third loss of the year. Earned first win of the season on May 13 at Seattle after working one scoreless inning. Earned second save of the season on May 4 at Milwaukee after working two scoreless innings Marked first career two-inning save and the first by an Angels pitcher since Ernesto Frieri on Sept. 15, 2013 at Houston. Attended Golden State Warriors practice with Angels teammates on April 12 and defeated defending NBA MVP Steph Curry in a game of P-I-G. Last Outing: 5/28 vs. HOU (0.1 IP) Holds: 3 Saves/Opps: 6/8 2016 ANGELS PITCHING (STARTERS & RELIEVERS) W-L ERA SV/OPP IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG INHERITED / SCORED_ STARTERS 14-20 4.54-269.1 285 148 136 45 94 223.271 (285/1051) - RELIEVERS 8-7 3.72 13/18 164.1 148 72 68 16 59 133.243 (148/608) 83/27 (67% stranded) BATTER S BOX #47 JETT BANDY (C) AGE: 26 Collected first two hits Wednesday, including a double and two RBI Recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake May 20 th Was the 36 th different player used by the Angels this season. Hit.274 (26/95) with seven doubles, two home runs and 21 RBI in 24 games with the Bees this year The.274 clip ranked fourth on the Club and fifth by a PCL catcher Driven in 13 runs in last 10 games Defensively, caught 48% of would be base stealers this season at the minor league level. Made Major League debut Sept. 14, 2015 at Seattle Collected first big league hit Sept. 20 at Minnesota, a pinch-hit home run Prior to attending University of Arizona, graduated from Thousand Oaks High School, 73 miles north of Angel Stadium FOR MORE INFO, please see page 86 of the Angels 2016 Media Guide. #56 KOLE CALHOUN (OF) AGE: 28 Hits in 13 of last 16 outings. Batting.320 (31/97) with 16 runs scored in 24 games this month after opening the season batting.267 (23/86) in April Scored 12 runs in last 12 contests. Owns a.371 (33/89) clip on the road compared to.211 (19/90) average at home. Has.310 (22/71) clip batting second this season ranks third in the American League (min 75 PA) behind only Manny Machado (.326) and Dustin Pedroia (.316). #41 KALEB COWART (INF) AGE: 23 Recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to Wednesday s game Marks first stint with the Angels this season Was batting.303 (46/152) with 13 doubles, two triples, two home runs and 27 RBI in 39 games with the Bees this season. In 2015, began the season with Single-A Inland Empire before being promoted to Triple-A and eventually making Major League debut with the Angels on Aug. 18 In 15 games at the big league level, hit.174 (8/46). Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the Club s #8 prospect. #24 C.J. CRON (INF) AGE: 26 Four hits in last 30 at-bats (.133) 15 RBI in last 24 games after combining for three in the first 20 games of the season. Batting.314 (59/188) for career with RISP, including a.368 (14/38) showing this year. Connected for third home run of season Friday Hit third home run of 2015 July 4. #6 YUNEL ESCOBAR (INF) AGE: 33 Ejected last night for the 11 th time in his career and second time this season. Tied for second in Majors in hits (59) by a third baseman this season (Manny Machado, 61). His.363 OBP this season ranks third by an A.L. leadoff hitter (min. 150 AB) trailing only Houston s Jose Altuve (.415) and Detroit s Ian Kinsler (.367). Batting.345 (39/113) with five doubles, a home run, six RBI and 14 runs over last 29 games. Club is 18-15 when he gets a hit compared to 3-11 when he goes hitless this season. #12 JOHNNY GIAVOTELLA (INF) AGE: 28 Hits in 15 of last 16 games Went 0-for-4 Tuesday to snap a career-best 12-game hit streak Was the longest streak by an Angel second baseman since Howie Kendrick s 15-gamer in Aug. 2012. Batting.366 (30/82) in 23 games this month to lift average from.182 to.292 The.366 average ranks third in the Majors and tops in the A.L. this month by a second baseman. Over the last two seasons, Halos are 33-12 when he collects two-or-more hits. Has made just one error in 318.2 innings this year (.993 fielding percentage), tied for the fewest among A.L. second basemen (min. 25 G). #39 RAFAEL ORTEGA (OF) AGE: 25 Hit first big league home run Wednesday Also drove in a career-best three runs. At the Major League level, has hits in 16 of last 21 games Scored 12 runs in last 19 M.L. tilts Halos are 10-9 in the last 19 games he s appeared. Making second stint with the Club Initially recalled April 16 and made the start in left field Marked first Major League appearance since Oct. 1, 2012 with Colorado. Has five outfield assists with the Angels this season Led the PCL (w/ St. Louis Memphis Redbirds) with 15 outfield assists in 2015. In eight games since being optioned to Triple-A, went 4-for-34 (.118) In 14 games with the Bees, was batting.211 (12/57) with two triples, a home run and eight RBI. #8 GREGORIO PETIT (INF) AGE: 31 Nine hits in last 32 at-bats (.281) after going 3-for-16 (.188) following call up. Has appeared in each of the last 15 games for the Clubs at shortstop. Made Angels debut May 13 after having contract selected from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to the game...entered as pinch-hitter in 7 th inning and recorded a single. Prior to 2016, appeared in 82 career Major League games with A s (2008-09), Astros (2014) and Yankees (2015) Signed with Angels as minor league free agent on Dec. 22, 2015 Played in a careerhigh 37 games with the Astros in 2014, batting.278 (27/97) with eight doubles, two home runs and nine RBI. #7 CLIFF PENNINGTON (INF) AGE: 31 Activated from the 15-Day D.L. yesterday Missed 14 games with a left hamstring strain Exited the game on May 12 th with the injury Prior to D.L. stint, hit.286 (6/21) in the first eight games of May. Tallied two hits in six minor league rehab at-bats with Single-A Inland Empire. Has four extra-base hits in 24 games this year (2 2B, 3B, HR) Didn t collect fourth extra-base hit in 2015 until 69 th tilt First home run in 2015 came July 18. During career, has appeared defensively at shortstop (573 G), second base (147 G), third base (38 G), left field (8 G) and first base (2 G). LAST NIGHT: DNP HOU SERIES: - ROAD TRIP: 2/7, 1 R, 2B, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 (2/3) LAST NIGHT: 0/4 HOU SERIES: 1/8, 1 R, 1 RBI ROAD TRIP: 4/9, 1 R, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/6 LAST NIGHT: PH/6 th inn., 0/1 HOU SERIES: 0/2 ROAD TRIP: - CURRENT STREAK: 0/2 LAST NIGHT: 0/3 HOU SERIES: 0/7 ROAD TRIP: 2/9, 2 R CURRENT STREAK: 0/8 LAST NIGHT: 0/3, SO HOU SERIES: 1/7, 1 RBI ROAD TRIP: 5/12, 2 R, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/4 LAST NIGHT: 1/3 HOU SERIES: 3/6, 2B ROAD TRIP: 5/13, 2 R, 2 2B CURRENT STREAK: 3 (6/11) LAST NIGHT: PH/8 th inn., 0/1, SO HOU SERIES: 1/5, 1 R, 2B ROAD TRIP: 3/10, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/4 LAST NIGHT: 0/3, 2 SO HOU SERIES: 1/6, 2 R, 2B ROAD TRIP: 2/11, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/5 LAST NIGHT: DNP HOU SERIES: 2/2, 1 R, 1 RBI ROAD TRIP: - CURRENT STREAK: 2 (3/6)
#58 CARLOS PEREZ (C) AGE: 25 Acquired from Houston along with Sunday s starter, Nick Tropeano on Nov. 5, 2014 Hit.345 (10/29) with three doubles against the Astros last season. 11 hits in last 35 at-bats (.314) following a 4-for-36 (.111) skid. Tallied nine RBI in last eight games Had four RBI in first 24 games combined. Over the last two seasons, his 39.3% caught stealing percentage ranks second in the A.L. (min. 800 innings). #5 ALBERT PUJOLS (INF) AGE: 36 Hit 11 th home run of the season yesterday, second in as many days and the 571 st of career Friday s home run gave him sole possession of 12 th on baseball s all-time list, passing Rafael Palmeiro (569) Sits two from matching Harmon Killebrew. Seven of last 16 hits against the Astros have gone for home runs With 52 career home runs, has hit more homers against the Astros than any other player all-time. Last night s RBI was the 1,732 nd of his career, passing Honus Wagner (1,731) for 21 st all-time Frank Robinson is 20 th with 1,812. Collected career hit 2,700 May 18 th One of 68 players all-time to accomplish the feat Is just the ninth player all-time to log 2,700 hits and 550 home runs, joining Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Alex Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro, Frank Robinson, Babe Ruth and Ken Griffey Jr. With May 12 homer against Cardinals, became one of nine active players to homer against all current 30 MLB teams...joins Jose Bautista, Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Stephen Drew, Adrian Gonzalez, Russell Martin, Brandon Moss and Brian McCann. On May 2, became just the 20 th player all-time to reach 5,000 total bases. #17 SHANE ROBINSON (OF) AGE: 31 Singled in second at-bat Tuesday to snap an 0-for-11 skid. Had contract purchased from Triple-A Salt Lake May 1 st Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored in debut that day in Texas Is the third player to score three runs in his Angels debut and first since Eduardo Perez, July 27, 1993. Was batting.306 (19/62) with four doubles, three RBI and 11 runs scored with the Bees. Hit.250 (45/180) with seven doubles, three triples and 16 RBI in 83 games at the big league level last season with Minnesota. #27 MIKE TROUT (OF) AGE: 24 Ranks third in the A.L. in runs (22) and RBI (23) this month. Batting.342 (53/155) with 10 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs, 32 RBI and 32 runs scored over his last 41 games after opening the season going 5-for-27 (.185). Last night s home run marked the 150 th of career Became one of eight players all-time to log 150 home runs and score 500 runs in their age 24-season or younger: Mel Ott, Mickey Mantle, Alex Rodriguez, Jimmie Foxx, Ken Griffey Jr., Frank Robinson and Albert Pujols. Drawn 390 walks in 6-year career With 10 more free passes, would become one of six players alltime to log 400 walks and score 500 runs prior to their age-25 season: Mel Ott, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx and Arky Vaughan (since 1901). Scored 11 runs in last 10 games Scored 500 th career run May 16 th becoming one of 10 players in American League history to score 500 runs prior to their age-25 season: Mickey Mantle (642 R), Alex Rodriguez (627), Ty Cobb (618), Buddy Lewis (614), Jimmie Foxx (612), Ted Williams (541), Al Kaline (521), Joe DiMaggio (520) and Ken Griffey Jr. (518). Three outfield assists this year Over the last three seasons, has recorded 14 outfield assists after combining for three in first three big league campaigns. LAST NIGHT: 0/3 HOU SERIES: 1/7, 1 R ROAD TRIP: 2/7 CURRENT STREAK: 0/6 LAST NIGHT: 1/3, 1 R, HR, 1 RBI HOU SERIES: 2/7, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI ROAD TRIP: 1/12, 1 R, HR, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 (2/7) LAST NIGHT: 0/2, SO HOU SERIES: 0/2 ROAD TRIP: 1/6 CURRENT STREAK: 0/3 ALBERT ALL-TIME HR RBI 11. Harmon Killebrew 573 20. Frank Robinson 1,812 12. Albert Pujols 571 21. Albert Pujols 1,731 2B XBH 17. Todd Helton 592 10 Frank Robinson 1,186 18. Albert Pujols 587 11 Albert Pujols 1,173 LAST NIGHT: 1/4, 1 R, HR, 1 RBI HOU SERIES: 2/6, 2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI ROAD TRIP: 3/11, 1 R, 2 2B CURRENT STREAK: 2 (2/6) UPCOMING MILESTONES Albert Pujols 2 home runs shy of 573 for career (ties Harmon Killebrew for of 11 th all-time) 5 doubles shy of 592 (ties Todd Helton for 17 th all-time) Huston Street 1 save shy of 321 (ties Jose Mesa for 17 th all-time) 2016 DISABLING INJURY LIST PLAYER INJURY DISABLED GAMES MISSED ELIGIBLE TO RETURN *C.J. Wilson Left shoulder inflammation 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 49 May 14 *Andrew Heaney Left flexor muscle strain 4/6 47 June 5 Daniel Nava Left patella tendinitis 4/16-5/6 18 - Left groin strain 5/17 11 June 1 Huston Street Left oblique muscle strain 4/28 (retro to 4/24) 31 May 9 Craig Gentry Right lumbar spine strain 5/1 (retro to 4/26) 29 May 11 *Garrett Richards Right elbow UCL injury 5/6 (retro to 5/2) 24 June 21 Andrelton Simmons Left thumb UCL full thickness tear 5/10 (retro to 5/9) 18 May 24 Cliff Pennington Left hamstring strain 5/13 5/28 14 - Cory Rasmus Right groin strain 5/17 (retro to 5/13) 15 May 28 Geovany Soto Right lateral meniscus injury 5/18 10 June 2 BOLD INDICATES CURRENTLY ON DISABLED LIST ANGELS REPLAY CHALLENGES Angels totals: 10 play challenged 4 calls overturned Opponents: 16 plays reviewed 6 calls overturned Umpires: 2 plays reviewed 2 calls overturned * - INDICATES 60-DAY DISABLED LIST MULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 Hits 3 Hits 4 Hits Bandy 1 Calhoun 7 5 Cron 6 3 Escobar 16 3 1 Gentry Giavotella 11 2 Marte 1 Nava 1 Ortega 5 Pennington 2 Perez 4 1 Petit 2 1 Pujols 10 1 Robinson 1 Simmons 3 1 Soto 5 Trout 11 3 1
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OPPONENT CAREER vs. HOUSTON Bandy - - - - - Calhoun 162 39 4 16.241 Cowart 4 0 0 0.000 Cron 83 16 5 13.193 Escobar 123 37 1 20.301 Giavotella 52 14 0 2.269 Ortega 5 1 0 0.200 Pennington 5 1 0 0.200 Perez 36 11 0 4.306 Petit 9 1 0 0.111 Pujols 856 249 52 137.291 Robinson 30 10 1 2.333 Trout 193 55 12 30.285 2016 vs. HOUSTON Bandy - - - - - Calhoun 8 1 0 1.125 Cowart 2 0 0 0.000 Cron 7 0 0 0.000 Escobar 7 1 0 1.143 Giavotella 6 3 0 0.500 Ortega 5 1 0 0.200 Pennington - - - - - Perez 7 1 0 0.143 Petit 6 1 0 0.167 Pujols 7 2 2 3.286 Robinson 2 0 0 0.000 Trout 6 2 1 4.333 2015 vs. HOUSTON Bandy - - - - - Calhoun 77 18 1 7.234 Cowart 2 0 0 0.000 Cron 44 9 4 8.205 Escobar - - - - - Giavotella 46 11 0 2.239 Ortega - - - - - Pennington 5 1 0 0.200 Perez 29 10 0 4.345 Petit 3 0 0 0.000 Pujols 73 14 5 8.192 Robinson 7 2 0 0.286 Trout 59 15 6 10.254 ANGELS AT STADIUM CAREER at ANGEL STADIUM Bandy 4 0 0 0.000 Calhoun 735 192 29 92.261 Cowart 23 2 1 2.087 Cron 398 102 18 54.256 Escobar 160 53 5 13.331 Giavotella 301 83 4 33.276 Ortega 43 13 0 3.302 Pennington 166 39 3 10.235 Petit 28 9 1 4.321 Perez 197 49 6 26.249 Pujols 1198 325 61 189.271 Robinson 9 1 0 0.111 Trout 1263 373 75 193.295 BULLPEN VS. OPPONENT CAREER vs. HOUSTON PITCHER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Alvarez 1-1-0 5.40 11 10 6 Bedrosian 0-0-0 9.45 7 6.2 7 Guerra - - - - - Mahle - - - - - Morin 0-0-0 4.40 14 14.1 7 Salas 0-0-4 2.20 29 28.2 7 Smith 2-0-1 1.14 26 23.2 3 2016 vs. HOUSTON PITCHER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Alvarez 0-0-0 0.00 1 1 0 Bedrosian 0-0-0 0.00 1 0.2 0 Guerra - - - - - Mahle - - - - - Morin 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.2 0 Salas - - - - - Smith 0-0-0 0.00 1 0.1 0 THE LAST TIME NO-HITTER by ANGELS Jered Weaver, May 2, 2012 vs. Minnesota (9-0 score, 10 th no-hitter in Angels history) NO-HITTER vs. ANGELS Eric Milton, September 11, 1999 at Minnesota (7-0 score) ONE-HITTER by ANGELS Richards (6.2 IP), Salas (0.1 IP), Smith (1 IP), Street (1 IP); May 10, 2015 ONE-HITTER vs. ANGELS Justin Verlander (9 IP); August 26, 2015 at Detroit (0-5 L) 10-OR-MORE STRIKEOUT GAME by ANGELS STARTER Matt Shoemaker (11), May 27, 2016 vs. Houston (fourth 10+ strikeout game by an Angels starter in 2016) 10-OR-MORE STRIKEOUT GAME by OPPONENT STARTER Clayton Kershaw (11), May 17, 2016 at Dodgers CONSECUTIVE 10-or-MORE STRIKEOUT GAMES Matt Shoemaker, May 21, 2016 vs. Baltimore (12 K s) and May 27, 2016 vs. Houston (11 K s) SHUTOUT by ANGELS Nick Tropeano (6.2 IP), Mahle (0 IP), Morin (0.1 IP) Salas (1 IP), Joe Smith (1 IP); May 23, 2016 at Texas (3rd Angels shutout in 2016) SHUTOUT vs. ANGELS Mat Latos (6.1 IP), Matt Albers (0.2 IP) & Nate Jones (2 IP); April 19, 2016 at White Sox (2 nd shutout of 2016) CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS by ANGELS C.J. Wilson (8 IP), Joe Smith (1 IP), July 17, 2015 vs. Boston & Garrett Richards (9 IP), July 18, 2015 vs. Boston CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS vs. ANGELS Matt Moore (6.1 IP), Jake McGee (0.2 IP), Joel Peralta (1 IP), Fernando Rodney (1 IP), July 28, 2012 vs. Tampa Bay & Jeremy Hellickson (6 IP), Kyle Farnsworth (1 IP), Joel Peralta (1 IP), Fernando Rodney (1 IP), July 29, 2012 vs. Tampa Bay CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS, INDIVIDUAL, by ANGELS John Lackey, July 7, 2006 at Oakland (3-0 score) & July 14, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (3-0 score) CONSECUTIVE COMPLETE GAMES by ANGELS Jerome Williams (9 IP), 4-0 score, May 1, 2012 vs. Minnesota; Jered Weaver (9 IP), 9-0 score, May 2, 2012 vs. Minnesota CONSECUTIVE COMPLETE GAMES vs. ANGELS Brandon Morrow (9 IP), 5-0 score, May 3, 2012 vs. Toronto; Henderson Alvarez (9 IP), 4-0 score, May 4, 2012 vs. Toronto CONSECUTIVE COMPLETE GAME VICTORIES by ANGELS Jerome Williams (9 IP), 4-0 score, May 1, 2012 vs. Minnesota; Jered Weaver (9 IP), 9-0 score, May 2, 2012 vs. Minnesota CONSECUTIVE COMPLETE GAME DEFEATS vs. ANGELS Brandon Morrow (9 IP), 5-0 loss, May 3, 2012 vs. Toronto; Henderson Alvarez (9 IP), 4-0 loss, May 4, 2012 vs. Toronto 1-0 GAME, VICTORY Jered Weaver (6.1 IP), Trevor Gott (1.2 IP), Joe Smith (1 IP), August 19, 2015 vs. Chicago A.L. (3 nd 1-0 win of 2015) 1-0 GAME, DEFEAT Anthony Swarzak (8 IP), Matt Capps (1 IP), Alex Burnett (1 IP), May 28, 2011 at Minnesota LAST ANGELS POSITION PLAYER TO PITCH Chili Davis, June 17, 1993 vs. Texas (2 IP, 1 HB) TRIPLE PLAY by ANGELS July 5, 1997 vs. Seattle TRIPLE PLAY vs. ANGELS July 7, 2004 at Chicago White Sox BATTING INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUN by ANGELS Peter Bourjos, April 11, 2012 at Minnesota (5 th inning off Carl Pavano) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUN vs. ANGELS Scott Podsednik, Sept. 12, 2009 vs. Chicago White Sox (3rd inning off Ervin Santana) PINCH-HIT HOME RUN by ANGELS Jett Bandy, September 20, 2015 at Minnesota (9 th inning off Glen Perkins) PINCH-HIT HOME RUN vs. ANGELS Mark Trumbo September 27, 2015 vs. Seattle (8 th inning off Fernando Salas) GRAND SLAM by ANGELS Albert Pujols June 19, 2015 at Oakland (7 th inning off Edward Mujica) (2 nd Angels grand slam of 2015) GRAND SLAM vs. ANGELS Yan Gomes August 29, 2015 at Cleveland (8 th inning off Joe Smith) WALK-OFF HR by ANGELS David Freese, September 26, 2015 vs. Seattle (10 th inning, solo HR off Danny Farquhar) WALK-OFF HR vs. ANGELS Andre Ethier, August 2, 2015 at Los Angeles (N.L.) (10 th inning, two-run home run off Drew Rucinski) PINCH-HIT GRAND SLAM by ANGELS Alberto Callaspo, May 26, 2012 at Seattle (6 th inning off Felix Hernandez) PINCH-HIT GRAND SLAM vs. ANGELS Ben Broussard, April 21, 2007 vs. Seattle (8 th inning off Scot Shields) TWO-HOME RUN GAME by ANGELS Albert Pujols, April 25, 2016 vs. Kansas City TWO-HOME RUN GAME vs. ANGELS Joc Pederson, May 17, 2016 at. Dodgers (6 th opponent two-hr game of 2016) MULTIPLE ANGELS W/TWO-HR-OR-MORE IN ONE GAME Mike Trout (2) & C.J. Cron (2), July 10, 2015 at Seattle THREE-HOME RUN GAME by ANGELS Torii Hunter, June 13, 2009, vs. San Diego (previous: Garret Anderson, June 4, 2003 at Montreal in Puerto Rico) THREE-HOME RUN GAME vs. ANGELS Andruw Jones, July 8, 2009 vs. Texas (previous: Brad Wilkerson, July 3, 2007 at Texas) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS by ANGELS Mike Trout & Albert Pujols, May 28, 2016 vs. Houston (1 st inning) (second back-to-back HRs by Angels in 2016) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS vs. ANGELS Joey Rickard & Manny Machado, May 20, 2016 vs. Baltimore (third back-to-back HRs vs. Angels in 2016) BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS by ANGELS Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Raul Ibanez, April 13, 2014 vs. New York Mets (1 st inning) BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS vs. ANGELS Adrian Beltre, Mike Napoli, Nelson Cruz, September 27, 2011 vs. Texas (5th inning) THREE HOME RUNS, ONE INNING, by ANGELS Matt Joyce, Carlos Perez & Albert Pujols, May 30, 2015 vs. Detroit (2 nd inning) THREE HOME RUNS, ONE INNING, vs. ANGELS Mike Napoli, Yorvit Torrealba & Adrian Beltre, July 21, 2012 vs. Texas (2 nd inning) FIVE-HIT GAME by ANGELS Erick Aybar, July 3, 2015 at Texas (5-for-5) FIVE-HIT GAME vs. ANGELS Billy Butler, May 13, 2013 vs. Kansas City (5-for-5) FIVE-RBI GAME or more by ANGELS Carlos Perez, May 22, 2016 vs. Baltimore (1 st Angels 5+ RBI game of 2016) FIVE-RBI GAME or more vs. ANGELS Josh Donaldson, August 22, 2015 vs. Toronto (6 RBI) THREE STEALS, INDIVIDUAL, by ANGELS Mike Trout, August 6, 2012 at Oakland THREE STEALS, INDIVIDUAL, vs. ANGELS Leonys Martin & Elvis Andrus, August 7, 2013 vs. Texas (3 SBs) BATTING FOR THE CYCLE by ANGELS Mike Trout, May 21, 2013 vs. Seattle (6th Angel player/7th time in club history) BATTING FOR THE CYCLE vs. ANGELS Felix Pie, Aug. 14, 2009 at Baltimore STRAIGHT STEAL OF HOME by ANGELS Collin Cowgill, September 21, 2013 vs. Seattle STRAIGHT STEAL OF HOME vs. ANGELS B.J. Upton, Sept. 17, 2007 vs. Tampa Bay TWO HITS SAME INNING, INDIVIDUAL, by ANGELS Erick Aybar, David Freese; July 3, 2015 at Texas (2 nd inning) WALK-OFF WIN, by ANGELS Albert Pujols; April 8, 2016 vs. Texas, (9 th inning, RBI single) (1st walk-off of 2016)
ANGELS 2016 DAY-BY-DAY RESULTS Pitchers in CAPS represent complete game Bold = home game * Denotes home sellout GM. DATE OPP W-L SCORE WINNER LOSER REC POS GB ATTD TOTAL 1 4/4 CHC L 0-9 Arrieta (1-0) Richards (0-1) 0-1 T3-1 *44,020 44,020 2 4/5 CHC L 1-6 Lester (1-0) Heaney (0-1) 0-2 T4-1.5 37,042 81,062-4/6 OFF DAY 3 4/7 TEX W 4-3 Street (1-0) Dyson (0-1) 1-2 T2-1 39,089 120,151 4 4/8 TEX L 3-7 Griffin (1-0) Shoemaker (0-1) 1-3 T4-1 35,207 155,358 5 4/9 TEX L 1-4 Hamels (2-0) Richards (0-2) 1-4 5-1.5 33,106 188,464 6 4/10 TEX W 3-1 Weaver (1-0) Perez (0-1) 2-4 T3-1.5 35,097 223,561 7 4/11 @OAK W 4-1 Tropeano (1-0) Gray (1-1) 3-4 T3-0.5 13,371 13,371 8 4/12 @OAK W 5-4 Morin (1-0) Doolittle (1-2) 4-4 2-0.5 13,492 26,831 9 4/13 @OAK W 5-1 Shoemaker (1-1) Surkamp (0-1) 5-4 1 +0.5 11,216 38,047-4/14 OFF DAY 10 4/15 @MIN L 4-5 Fien (1-0) Salas (0-1) 5-5 T1-22,461 60,508 11 4/16 @MIN L 4-6 Pressly (1-0) Smith (0-1) 5-6 T2-1 27,464 87,972 12 4/17 @MIN L 2-3 (12) Tonkin (1-0) Rasmus (0-1) 5-7 T3-1.5 25,932 113,904 13 4/18 @CWS W 7-0 Santiago (1-0) Rodon (1-2) 6-7 T2-1 14,706 128,610 14 4/19 @CWS L 0-5 Latos (3-0) Shoemaker (1-2) 6-8 3-2 12,093 140,703 15 4/20 @CWS L 1-2 Sale (4-0) Richards (0-3) 6-9 4-3 12,785 153,488 16 4/21 @CWS W 3-2 Weaver(2-0) Danks (0-3) 7-9 4-3 11,418 164,906 17 4/22 SEA L 2-5 (10) Peralta (1-0) Alvarez (0-1) 7-10 4-3 40,755 264,316 18 4/23 SEA W 4-2 Santiago (2-0) Hernandez (1-2) 8-10 4-2 41,058 305,374 19 4/24 SEA L 4-9 Miley (1-2) Shoemaker (1-3) 8-11 4-2 37,754 343,128 20 4/25 KC W 6-1 Richards (1-3) Kennedy (2-2) 9-11 4-1.5 31,061 374,189 21 4/26 KC W 9-4 Weaver (3-0) Volquez (3-1) 10-11 4-1.5 34,428 408,617 22 4/27 KC W 4-2 Salas (1-1) Young (1-4) 11-11 3-1 35,142 443,759-4/28 OFF DAY 23 4/29 @TEX L 2-4 Lewis (2-0) Santiago (2-1) 11-12 4-2 29,589 194,495 24 4/30 @TEX L 2-7 Holland (3-1) Shoemaker (1-4) 11-13 4-3 41,571 236,066 APRIL TOTALS W-L AVG HR RUNS PER GAME ERA STARTERS RELIEVERS 11-13.231 22 3.33 3.66 4.02 3.06 25 5/1 @TEX W 9-6 Mahle (1-0) Wilhelmsen (1-2) 12-13 4-2 39,401 275,467 26 5/2 @MIL L 5-8 Nelson (4-2) Weaver (3-1) 12-14 4-3 21,352 296,891 27 5/3 @MIL L 4-5 Guerra (1-0) Tropeano (1-1) 12-15 4-3 28,180 325,071 28 5/4 @MIL W 7-3 Salas (2-1) Thornburg (2-1) 13-15 3-3.5 21,907 346,978-5/5 OFF DAY 29 5/6 TB L 2-5 Archer (2-4) Rasmus (0-2) 13-16 T3-4 41,253 485,012 30 5/7 TB L 2-4 Ramirez (6-1) Smith (0-2) 13-17 4-5 40,142 525,154 31 5/8 TB L 1-3 Andriese (1-0) Tropeano (1-2) 13-18 4-5 41,806 566,960-5/9 OFF DAY 32 5/10 STL L 1-8 Leake (1-3) Santiago (2-2) 13-19 T3-6.5 30,679 597,639 33 5/12 STL L 2-5 Garcia (3-2) Shoemaker (1-5) 13-20 T3-7.5 33,378 631,017 34 5/12 STL L 10-12 Wainwright (3-3) Weaver (3-2) 13-21 T4-8 35,413 666,430 35 5/13 @SEA W 7-6 Smith (1-2) Cishek (2-2) 14-21 T4-7 34,579 381,557 36 5/14 @SEA W 9-7 Bedrosian (1-0) Cishek (2-3) 15-21 3-6 42,038 423,595 37 5/15 @SEA W 3-0 Santiago (3-2) Hernandez (3-3) 16-21 3-5.5 40,852 464,447 38 5/16 @LAD W 7-6 Shoemaker (2-5) Maeda (3-3) 17-21 3-4.5 39,583 504,030 39 5/17 @LAD L 1-5 Kershaw (6-1) Weaver (3-3) 17-22 4-5.5 42,514 546,544 40 5/18 LAD W 8-1 Tropeano (2-2) Bolsinger (0-1) 18-22 4-4.5 *44,006 710,436 41 5/19 LAD W 7-4 Alvarez (1-1) Stripling (1-3) 19-22 4-4.5 *45,007 755,443 42 5/20 BAL L 4-9 Givens (3-0) Alvarez (1-2) 19-23 3-5.5 40,987 796,430 43 5/21 BAL L 1-3 Brach (4-0) Smith (1-3) 19-24 3-6.5 40,137 836,567 44 5/22 BAL W 10-2 Weaver (4-3) Jimenez (2-5) 20-24 3-6.5 41.280 877,847 45 5/23 @TEX W 2-0 Tropeano (3-2) Holland (3-4) 21-24 3-5.5 25,298 571,842 46 5/24 @TEX L 1-4 Perez (2-4) Chacin (0-1) 21-25 3-6.5 26,125 597,967 47 5/25 @TEX L 9-15 Lewis (4-0) Santiago (3-3) 21-26 3-7.5 32,480 630,447-5/26 OFF DAY 48 5/27 HOU W 7-2 Shoemaker (3-5) Fiers (3-3) 22-26 3-6.5 39,047 916,894 49 5/28 HOU L 2-4 Keuchel (3-6) Weaver (4-4) 22-27 3-6.5 38,176 955,070 50 5/29 HOU 51 5/30 DET 52 5/31 DET MAY TOTALS W-L AVG HR RUNS PER GAME ERA STARTERS RELIEVERS 53 6/1 DET - 6/2 OFF DAY 54 6/3 @PIT 55 6/4 @PIT 56 6/5 @PIT 57 6/6 @NYY 58 6/7 @NYY 59 6/8 @NYY 60 6/9 @NYY 61 6/10 CLE 62 6/11 CLE 63 6/12 CLE 64 6/13 MIN 65 6/14 MIN 66 6/15 MIN - 6/16 OFF DAY 67 6/17 @OAK 68 6/18 @OAK 69 6/19 @OAK 70 6/20 @HOU 71 6/21 @HOU 72 6/22 @HOU 73 6/23 OAK 74 6/24 OAK 75 6/25 OAK 76 6/26 OAK 77 6/27 HOU 78 6/28 HOU 79 6/29 HOU - 6/30 OFF DAY JUNE TOTALS W-L AVG HR RUNS PER GAME ERA STARTERS RELIEVERS 2016 TRANSACTIONS April 3: Placed LHP C.J. Wilson on 15-day disabled list (retro to 3/25). 6: Placed LHP Andrew Heaney on 15-day disabled list. 7: Recalled RHP Nick Tropeano from Triple-A Salt Lake. 9: Selected the contact of RHP A.J. Achter from Triple-A Salt Lake Optioned RHP Cam Bedrosian to Triple-A Salt Lake. 11: Selected the contract of LHP Greg Mahle from Triple-A Salt Lake Optioned RHP A.J. Achter to Triple-A Salt Lake. 16: Placed OF Daniel Nava on 15-day disabled list Recalled OF Rafael Ortega from Triple-A Salt Lake. 28: Placed RHP Huston Street on 15-day disabled list. 29: Recalled RHP Cam Bedrosian from Triple-A Salt Lake. 30: Optioned RHP Matt Shoemaker to Triple-A Salt Lake. May 1: Placed OF Craig Gentry on 15-day disabled list Transferred LHP C.J. Wilson to 60-day disabled list Recalled RHP A.J. Achter from Triple-A Salt Lake Selected the contract of OF Shane Robinson from Salt Lake. 6: Placed RHP Garrett Richards on 15-day disabled list Optioned OF Rafael Ortega to Triple-A Salt Lake Activated OF Daniel Nava from disabled list Selected the contract of RHP Javy Guerra from Triple-A Salt Lake Transferred LHP Andrew Heaney to 60-day disabled lsit. 10: Placed INF Andrelton Simmons on 15-day disabled list Acquired INF Brendan Ryan from Washington for cash considerations and a PTBNL or cash considerations Transferred RHP Garrett Richards to 60-day disabled list. 11: Acquired RHP Jhoulys Chacin from Atlanta in exchange for LHP Adam McCreery Designated INF Ji-Man Choi for assignment Recalled RHP Matt Shoemaker from Triple-A Salt Lake. 12: Optioned RHP A.J. Achter to Triple-A Salt Lake RHP Jhoulys Chacin reported to Club Designated RHP Javy Guerra for assignment. 13: Recalled INF Jefry Marte from Triple-A Salt Lake Selected the contract of INF Gregorio Petit from Triple-A Salt Lake Placed INF Cliff Pennington on 15-day disabled list. 17: Placed RHP Cory Rasmus and OF Daniel Nava on 15-disabled list Recalled RHP A.J. Achter and OF Rafael Ortega from Salt Lake. 18: Placed C Geovany Soto on 15-day disabled list Recalled C Jett Bandy from Triple-A Salt Lake. 19: Optioned INF Jefry Marte to Triple-A Salt Lake. 20: Signed RHP Tim Lincecum to a 2016 contract Designated RHP Danny Reynolds for assignment Optioned RHP A.J. Achter to Triple-A Salt Lake. 21: Selected the contract of RHP Deolis Guerra from Triple-A Salt Lake Designated RHP Al Alburquerque for assignment. 22: Selected the contract of LHP Lucas Luetge from Triple-A Salt Lake Optioned RHP Tim Lincecum to Triple-A Salt Lake Designated RHP A.J. Achter for assignment. 25: Recalled INF Kaleb Cowart from Triple-A Salt Lake Designated LHP Lucas Luetge for assignment. 28: Activated INF Cliff Pennington from disabled list Designated INF Brendan Ryan for assignment. 2016 Starters by Position / Batting Order & Team Record BY POSITION C: Perez (14-17), Soto (8-8), Bandy (0-2) 1B: Cron (13-19), Choi (1-1), Pujols (8-7) 2B: Giavotella (17-21), Pennington (5-5) 3B: Escobar (21-27), Marte (1-0) SS: Simmons (13-18), Pennington (0-2), Ryan (2-1), Petit (7-6) LF: Nava (6-6), Gentry (5-5), Ortega (8-12), Choi (1-1), Robinson (2-3) CF: Trout (21-26), Ortega (1-0), Robinson (0-1) RF: Calhoun (21-27), Ortega (1-0) DH: Pujols (14-21), Cron (3-2), Choi (2-0), Trout (1-0) BATTING ORDER 1 st : Escobar (21-27), Calhoun (1-0) 2 nd : Nava (2-4), Gentry (4-3), Ortega (5-7), Simmons (1-1), Giavotella (0-2), Calhoun (8-10), Trout (2-0) 3 rd : Trout (20-27), Pujols (2-0) 4 th : Pujols (20-27), Nava (1-0), Cron (1-0) 5 th : Calhoun (9-15), Cron (8-8), Nava (3-2), Soto (0-1), Giavotella (2-1) 6 th : Cron (4-7), Calhoun (3-3), Simmons (7-8), Soto (2-3), Giavotella (5-5), Perez (1-1) 7 th : Simmons (5-8), Choi (1-1), Soto (3-1), Cron (2-5), Pennington (3-1), Perez (1-1), Giavotella (2-4), Robinson (0-1), Ortega (4-3) Petit (1-2) 8 th : Perez (12-14), Soto (3-4), Cron (1-1), Giavotella (1-1), Bandy (0-2) Robinson (1-1), Pitchers (1-3), Marte (1-0), Ortega (1-1) 9 th : Giavotella (7-8), Pennington (2-7), Gentry (1-2), Choi (3-1), Ortega (0-1), Simmons (0-1), Ryan (2-1), Petit (6-4), Robinson (1-2) 2016 ANGELS MISCELLANEOUS TEAM BATTING Most Hits... 15; 5/1 vs. TEX & 5/12 vs. STL Most Runs... 10; 5/12 vs. STL & 5/22 vs. BAL Most Home Runs... 4; 5/14 at SEA Most Runs in an inning... 6; 5/27 vs. HOU (3 rd inning) Most Home Runs in an Inning... 3; 5/14 at SEA (7 th inning) Most Stolen Bases... 1; 10 times, last, 5/22 vs. BAL Most LOB... 11; 4/13 at OAK & 5/21 vs. BAL TEAM PITCHING Fewest Hits Allowed... 2; 5/15 at SEA Most Hits Allowed... 18; 5/12 vs. STL & 5/25 at TEX Most Runs Allowed... 15; 5/25 at TEX Most Home Runs Allowed... 4; 5/11 vs. STL & 5/20 vs. BAL Most Walks Issued...7; Twice, 4/4 vs. CHC & 4/8 vs. TEX Most Strikeouts... 15; 5/8 vs. TB TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest Winning Streak... 4; (4/10-13) & (5/13-16) Longest Losing Streak... 6; 5/6 5/12 Most Games Over.500... 1; 4/13 Most Games Under.500... 8, 5/12 Largest Lead in the A.L. West... 0.5; 4/13 Largest Deficit in the A.L. West... -8; 5/12 Largest Comeback Win... 4; 5/13 at SEA (trailed 5-1 in 7 th ) Largest Lead Blown in a Loss... 4; 5/3 at MIL (led 4-0 in 3 rd ) Highest Temperature... 84 degrees; 5/24 at TEX Lowest Temperature... 50 degrees; 4/19 at CWS Walkoff Hit... Albert Pujols; single; 4/7 vs. TEX