RAYS (14-14) @ ANGELS (13-17) RHP MATT ANDRIESE (2016 Debut) VS. RHP NICK TROPEANO (1-1, 3.42 ERA) ANGEL STADIUM 12:35 PM PDT TV FSW RADIO KLAA AM 830 SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2016 GAME #31 (13-17) ANAHEIM, CA HOME GAME #15 (6-8) LEADING OFF: Happy Mother s Day!!.Today the Halos play the third game (0-2) of six-game homestand vs. Tampa Bay (May 6-8; 0-2) and St. Louis (May 10-12) Angels are off tomorrow Halos have dropped six of last eight overall contests to fall a season-high four games under.500 LAA is 2-6-2 in 10 series decided in 2016 Club is 2-4 this month. PINK BATS ARE BACK! Hundreds of MLB players will swing custom bright-pink Louisville Slugger bats on Mother s Day (May 8) to raise awareness and funds for the Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer program Since 2006 Louisville Slugger has donated more than 3,000 custom hot-pink bats, valued at approximately $300,000, for MLB players to swing in Mother s Day games. Together, Louisville Slugger, MLB and its other Mother s Day partners have raised north of a million dollars for breast-cancer charities. BULLPEN BITS: Over the last 16 appearances (since 4/20), Angels bullpen has fashioned a 1.69 ERA (58.2 IP 11 ER) to lead all of baseball in the span and a.202 (40/198) batting average against. ROSTER MOVES: On Friday, the Angels placed RHP Garrett Richards on 15-day disabled list with a right elbow UCL injury Additionally, the Club activated OF Daniel Nava from the disabled list In corresponding moves, the Club selected the contract of RHP Javy Guerra from Triple-A Salt Lake and optioned OF Rafael Ortega to Salt Lake LHP Andrew Heaney was transferred to the 60- day disabled list. CARDS ON DECK: Angels and Cards last met in 2013 at Angel Stadium with LAA taking two of three All-time series knotted at 6-6 In 11 seasons with St. Louis, Albert Pujols batted.328 (2073/6312) with 1,291 runs, 455 2Bs, 445 HRs and 1,329 RBI (1.037 OPS) If Pujols homers against the Cardinals, he will be one of seven active players to homer against all 30 current MLB teams. UPSTREAM: Mike Trout has safely in 14 of his last 16 games and 17 of last 20 He is 24-for-62 (.387) with six home runs and 19 RBI his last 16 games Trout has created 25 runs this season, most in A.L. SELF HELP: On Friday night, Angels fans set a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people taking selfies (5 th inning 41,253 attendance). 2016 marks the seventh-straight year the Angels attempt to set a world record. The selfie sticks were presented by Farmer John. KLAUKE TO THE SHOW: When the Halos head to Seattle next weekend (May 13-15), Salt Lake Bees Broadcaster Steve Klauke will join the Club as fill-in radio play-by-play announcer Will mark his first MLB broadcast assignment since calling two Toronto Blue Jays games in 2004 Klauke is in his 24th season as radio & TV voice of the Bees and has called 3,240 of the franchise's 3,253 games. GRICH TO PINCH-HIT: In additional broadcast news, Angels Hall of Famer Bobby Grich is providing color commentary alongside Terry Smith in the radio booth this weekend vs. Rays. VS. TAMPA BAY: Halos have dropped last four home meetings vs. TB Clubs split 2015 series 3-3 (each team 2-1 on road) LAA claimed 2014 series 5-2 Halos have not dropped a season series to Rays since 2012 (1-9). RUN WITH THIS: Trout has scored 457 runs over the last four years (2012-15), no other player has more than 384 in the span (STATS). BALLS IN PLAY: Through 30 games this season, Halo batters lead Majors in fewest team strikeouts (161) By comparison, the Astros have punched-out 298 times to lead baseball. ALBERT ASCENDING: Albert Pujols reached the 5,000- total base last Monday in Milwaukee - he is only the 20 th player in history to reach that milestone With the 566th HR of his career Saturday night, Albert Pujols moved three home runs closer to 12 th all-time (Rafael Palmeiro; 569 home runs). BATTER BITS: 11 hits last 27 at-bats (.407) for Kole Calhoun C.J. Cron is 13 for 25 (.520) his past nine games He is 10 for 21 with runners in scoring position this season to lead Halos After opening the season 0-for- 3 in first two games, Geo Soto has gone 12-for-37 (.324) with three home runs and seven RBI since Yunel Escobar leads the Angels with 11 multi-hit games He has hits in six of seven and eight of last 10 games. INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR: Angels roster features players from eight different countries and territories this season: USA, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Korea and Venezuela. 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 (17 straight years with Detroit, 1979-95) for second longest tenure with an A.L. team (trailing only Connie Mack s 50 seasons with Philadelphia A s) (STATS LLC) Scioscia s 1,429 wins rank 24 th on the all-time win list (Earl Weaver is 23 rd ; 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. Rafael Palmeiro 569 19. Todd Jones 319 13. ALBERT PUJOLS 566 THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY May 8 (2011) Mike Scioscia gets the 1,000 th win of his career in the Angels 6-5 win over Cleveland He becomes the 56 th manager in MLB history to reach the milestone; (2004) Shane Halter connects for the 5 th pinchhit grand slam in club history (also his first HR with Angels) as the club defeats the Devil Rays 7-2 at Angel Stadium. 2016 ANGELS AT A GLANCE Current record... 13-17 Home record... 6-8 Road record... 7-9 Current streak... Lost 2 Pre-ASB record... 13-17 Post-ASB record... Current home stand... 0-2 Last home stand... 4-2 Last road trip... 2-4 Last 5 games... 1-4 Last 10 games... 4-6 Number of Days In first place... 3 In second place... 4 In third place... 8 In fourth place... 15 In fifth place... 2 When Angels Score first... 6-6 Score second or shutout... 7-11 Score 3 runs or fewer... 2-12 Score 4 runs or more... 11-5 Lead after 7 innings... 10-1 Trail after 7 innings... 2-12 Tied after 7 innings... 1-4 Lead after 8 innings... 11-0 Trail after 8 innings... 1-14 Tied after 8 innings... 1-3 Extra innings... 0-2 Come-from-behind wins... 8 Win/lose in final at-bat... 2-5 Vs. LHS... 6-6 Vs. RHS... 7-11 Out-hit opponent... 10-3 Out-hit by opponent... 2-14 Opponent has equal hits... 1-0 Collect 10-or-more hits... 7-2 Allow 10-or-more hits... 3-9 Collect home run... 10-7 Allow home run... 9-15 Commit an error... 5-8 Monthly Record April... 11-13 (11-11 in 15) May... 2-4 (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 2-6-2 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS & BROADCAST LISTINGS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) Monday May 9 OFF DAY - - - Tuesday May 10 vs. St. Louis RHP Mike Leake (0-3, 6.03) LHP Hector Santiago (2-1, 3.58) 7:05 p.m. FSW Wednesday May 11 vs. St. Louis LHP Jaime Garcia (2-2, 3.05) TBD 7:05 p.m. FSW Thursday May 12 vs. St. Louis RHP Carlos Martinez (4-2, 2.61) RHP Jered Weaver (3-1, 4.72) 7:05 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 1-1, 3.42 ERA Has allowed two-or-fewer runs in four of five starts this season Making sixth start of the regular season today and third at home Acquired by Angels from Astros on Nov. 5, 2014 with Carlos Perez in exchange for current Rays catcher Hank Conger. 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: Charged with loss in last start Tuesday at Milwaukee after allowing five earned runs on five hits with three walks and six strikeouts Allowed three home runs in the contest to the Brewers after allowing three home runs in career (80.2 IP across 16 games) prior to that start. STREAKING: The loss in last start 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). GOOD DAY: Since joining Angels, is 1-0 with a 0.53 ERA (17 IP 1 ER) in day games across four games (three starts). AT HIS BEST vs. THE WEST: Against A.L. West foes, is 5-2 with a 2.70 ERA (50 IP 15 ER) Against all other teams, is 0-4 with a 5.55 ERA (35.2 IP 22 ER). RISP-Y BUSINESS: Has held opponents to a.095 (2/21) batting average with runners in scoring position this season, which ranks tied for second in the Majors Opponents are 0-for-12 with two outs and runners in scoring position against him this year. 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 The six strikeouts were his second highest single-game total in Major League career. GOOD BEGINNING: Worked at least five innings and allowed two-or-fewer runs in each of his first four starts. VS. TAMPA BAY: Tonight marks first career regular season appearance vs. Rays and first game against an American League East division opponent. AT ANGEL STADIUM: In seven career games at Angel Stadium, is 2-2 with a 4.26 ERA (38 IP 18 ER) Did not factor in decision in first two home start of year, despite allowing just two runs in each contest 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). 2015 REGULAR SEASON: Appeared in eight games (seven starts) across four separate stints with Angels and pitched to a 3-2 record with a 3.82 ERA (37.2 IP - 16 ER). 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%) TOTALS 1-1 3.42 26.1 28 10 10 4 15 26 476/296 (62.2%) TROPEANO S BREAKDOWN AT A GLANCE CAREER W L IP ER SO ERA TOTALS 5 6 85.2 37 77 3.89 HOME 2 3 43 19 43 3.98 ROAD 3 3 42.2 18 34 3.80 MAR/APR 2 0 27.2 5 25 1.65 MAY 0 1 5 5 6 9.00 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 1 1 26.1 10 26 3.42 HOME 0 0 10.2 4 11 3.38 ROAD 1 1 15.2 6 15 3.45 MAR/APR 1 0 21.1 5 20 2.11 MAY 0 1 5 5 6 9.00 2016 vs. LEFT AND RIGHT AVG H/AB HR Left.296 16/54 1 Right.250 12/48 3 2016 RUN SUPPORT IN STARTS Home: 4 R 2 GS 2 RPG Road: 9 R 3 GS 3 RPG Total: 13 R 5 GS 2.6 RPG 2016 RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 0 2 1 3 0 - - - 2016 TEAM RECORD IN STARTS Home: 1-1 Road: 1-2 Total: 2-3 CAREER SINGLE-GAME BESTS Strikeouts: 11; September 29, 2015 vs. Oakland IP: 6.2; Twice, last, September 29, 2015 vs. Oakland Win streak: 3; Sept. 15-2015 April 11, 2016 Last SHO: None Last CG: None ANGELS vs. ANDRIESE PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI SO Calhoun --- - - - - - Choi --- - - - - - Cron --- - - - - - Escobar.000 2 0 0 0 1 Giavotella --- - - - - - Nava --- - - - - - Pennington (1 BB) 0 0 0 0 0 Perez --- - - - - - Pujols --- - - - - - Robinson --- - - - - - Simmons --- - - - - - Soto --- - - - - - Trout --- - - - - - RAYS vs. TROPEANO PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI SO Beckham --- - - - - - Casali --- - - - - - Conger --- - - - - - Dickerson --- - - - - - Forsythe --- - - - - - Guyer --- - - - - - Jennings --- - - - - - Kiermaier --- - - - - - Longoria --- - - - - - Miller.250 4 1 0 0 2 Morrison.000 2 0 0 0 0 Pearce --- - - - - - Souza --- - - - - - IN THE PEN TUESDAY S STARTER vs. ST. LOUIS LHP HECTOR SANTIAGO (2-1, 3.58 ERA) Making seventh start of the season and third at home First career start vs. Cardinals; St. Louis is one of our four teams he has never faced (also, Reds, Pirates and Padres) Did not factor in decision in last start Wednesday at Milwaukee after tossing 5.1 innings and allowing three earned runs on eight hits Angels have won each of his last five home starts dating back to last season. #60 A.J. ACHTER (RHP) 2015:.267 vs. LH,.216 vs. RH AGE: 27 Pitched 2.1 scoreless innings in last game Friday night Matched longest appearance of career (also worked 2.1 innings for Twins on Sept. 15, 2014 vs. DET. Has not allowed a run in his three games (4.1 IP) for Angels this year. Recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday for second stint of season with Angels. In six games for Salt Lake this year, is 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA (11 IP 3 ER). Made Angels debut on April 9 vs. Texas, working one scoreless inning Marked only appearance with Halos before being optioned to Salt Lake on April 11. In 10 appearances for Angels during Spring Training and went 1-0 with one save and a 0.84 ERA (10.2 IP -1 ER) Recorded 11 strikeouts while walking one. Last Outing: 5/6 vs. TB (2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 HBP) Holds: - Saves/Opps: - #48 JOSE ALVAREZ (LHP) 2015:.219 vs. LH,.235 vs. RH AGE: 27 Pitched 0.2 innings Friday night on 27 th birthday Stranded two inherited runners. Made three appearances on last road trip, working a total of three scoreless IP. Has not been charged with a run in last six games (7.2 IP). Pitched in three games (5 IP) on last homestand and allowed three runs. Was not charged with a run in first seven games (4.2 IP) this season and 12 of 14 games overall. Has stranded nine of 12 inherited runners on the year. Last Outing: 5/6 vs. TB (0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 IBB, 1 SO) Holds: 6 Saves/Opps: 0/1 #68 CAM BEDROSIAN (RHP) 2015:.391 vs. LH,.256 vs. RH AGE: 24 Pitched each of last two days (1.2 IP) Has struck out 8 of last 12 batters faced. Has not been charged with a run in last seven Major League appearances (6.2 IP). Pitched in four games on last road trip, tossing a total of four scoreless innings. 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: 5/7 vs. TB (0.2 IP, 1 SO) Holds: - Saves/Opps: - #40 JAVY GUERRA (RHP) 2015:.000 vs. LH (0/3),.667 vs. RH (2/3) AGE: 30 Pitched two scoreless frames in last game on Friday night Inherited bases loaded, no out situation and escaped the jam. Recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday Made Angels debut Friday and was first Major League game since April 12, 2015 for White Sox. In 10 games for Bees this season, is 1-0 with a 2.19 ERA (12.1 IP 3 ER) and has successfully converted all four of his save opportunities. Held PCL lefties to a.077 (2/26) average this season for Salt Lake. Last Outing: 5/6 vs. TB (2 IP, 1 HBP, 1 BB, 3 SO) Holds: - Saves/Opps: - #65 GREG MAHLE (LHP) 2015 (Minors):.284 vs. LH,.270 vs. RH AGE: 23 Retired all four batters faced last night in first appearance of homestand. Made three appearances on last road trip and allowed one run in 1.2 innings. Run allowed Monday at MIL snapped eight game (6.2 IP) scoreless streak. Earned first career win last Sunday at Texas after working one scoreless inning. In three appearances on last homestand, pitched 2.2 scoreless innings. Made Major League debut on April 22 at Oakland and tossed one perfect inning. Pitched in one game for Salt Lake, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings in relief. Last Outing: 5/7 vs. TB (1.1 IP, 2 SO) Holds: 4 Saves/Opps: - #64 MIKE MORIN (RHP) 2015:.269 vs. LH,.262 vs. RH AGE: 25 Has not allowed a baserunner in last nine games (7.1 innings pitched) Retired both of his two batters faced in last outing Friday night. Streak of nine games without allowing a baserunner breaks record for longest in Angels history (previously eight games by Troy Percival (April 21 May 11, 1996). Has allowed one hit to a left-handed batter this year (1/10). Earned first win of the season April 12 at Oakland after retiring only batter faced (Billy Butler strikeout in 8 th inning). Last Outing: 5/6 vs. TB (0.2 IP, 1 SO) Holds: 4 Saves/Opps: - #59 FERNANDO SALAS (RHP) 2015:.271 vs. LH,.232 vs. RH AGE: 30 Earned the win in last appearance Wednesday at Milwaukee after pitching one perfect inning Tossed 2.2 scoreless frames across two games on last road trip. Has not allowed a run in last six games (8.1 IP) & stranded all 5 inherited runners Earned first win of the year on April 27 vs. Kansas City after tossing 0.2 scoreless innings. Has stranded eight of nine inherited runners on the season. Last Outing: 5/4 @ MIL (W; 1 IP) Holds: 5 Saves/Opps: 0/1 #38 JOE SMITH (RHP) 2015:.288 vs. LH,.233 vs. RH AGE: 32 Charged with loss last night after allowing two runs in 9 th inning Marked first runs allowed at home this season (7.2 innings pitched). Earned second save of the season Wednesday 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. Has converted both of his two save opportunities since injury to Huston Street. 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: 5/7 vs. TB (L; 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB) Holds: 3 Saves/Opps: 2/3
2016 ANGELS PITCHING (STARTERS & RELIEVERS) W-L ERA SV/OPP IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG INHERITED / SCORED_ STARTERS 8-12 4.56-162 176 92 82 27 64 134.276 (176/637) - RELIEVERS 5-5 2.78 7/10 103.2 77 32 32 8 31 78.212 (77/364) 43/12 (72% stranded) BATTER S BOX #56 KOLE CALHOUN (OF) 2015:.220 vs. LH,.272 vs. RH AGE: 28 11 hits in last 27 at-bats (.407) Went 0-for-4 yesterday to snap a seven-game hit streak, one shy of a season high. Batting.359 (23/64) on the road compared to.169 (9/46) at home. In 2015, became the eighth Halo outfielder to win a Rawlings Gold Glove Award and first since Torii Hunter in 2009. #51 JI-MAN CHOI (INF) 2015 (MINORS):.428 vs. LH,.254 vs. RH AGE: 24 Tallied first Major League hit April 23 Hitless in seven at-bats since. Made Major League debut April 5 vs. the Cubs and logged first big league at-bat April 7 vs. the Rangers (0/1) Entered the game on April 5 th in left field during the 9 th inning Is the first Korean born player to play for the Angels Made first Opening Day roster. Selected by the Angels in the Rule 5 draft from Baltimore in the offseason. #24 C.J. CRON (INF) 2015:.260 vs. LH,.263 vs. RH AGE: 26 Matched a season-high with three hits last night (third time) Batting.409 (18/44) in last 14 games Prior to that stretch had four hits combined in first 40 at-bats (.100). Five RBI in last seven games after combining for three in the first 20 games of the season. Batting.322 (55/171) for career with RISP, including a.476 (10/21) showing this year. #6 YUNEL ESCOBAR (INF) 2015:.314 vs. LH,.314 vs. RH AGE: 33 Has gone 10-for-24 (.417) vs. the Rays over the last two seasons. Club is 10-10 when he gets a hit compared to 3-7 when he goes hitless this season. Through 30 games this year, is batting.294 (35/119) with three home runs and eight RBI In 30 tilts last season, was batting.336 (39/116) with two home runs and 11 RBI. #12 JOHNNY GIAVOTELLA (INF) 2015:.250 vs. LH,.279 vs. RH AGE: 28 10 hits in last 25 at-bats (.400) against the Rays, including a home run. Seven hits in last 21 at-bats (.333) Prior to that stretch, had four hits in previous 34 at-bats (.118) Logged a season-high three hits last Tuesday, falling a triple shy of the cycle Hit first home run of the season. #25 DANIEL NAVA (OF) 2015:.242 vs. LH,.179 vs. RH AGE: 33 Activated from the D.L. prior to Friday s game Missed 18 games with left patella tendinitis Went 1- for-9 in three rehab games with Single-A Inland Empire. Spent the 2015 campaign with Boston, Triple-A Pawtucket and Tampa Bay In 2015, with Tampa, hit.233 (17/73) after being claimed off waivers from Boston Aug. 5, 2015. #7 CLIFF PENNINGTON (INF) 2015:.140 vs. LH,.228 vs. RH AGE: 31 Five hits in last 14 at-bats (.357) against the Rays. Made second career appearance at first base Tuesday, both coming in 2016 During career, has appeared defensively at shortstop (570 G), second base (145 G), third base (37 G), left field (8 G) and first base (2 G). Logged first multi-hit game of the season Sunday First multi-hit game since Sept. 25, 2015. Has three extra-base hits in 13 games this year (2B, 3B, HR) Didn t collect third extra-base hit in 2015 until 60 th tilt First home run in 2015 came July 18. #58 CARLOS PEREZ (C) 2015:.183 vs. LH,.275 vs. RH AGE: 25 Hits in consecutive games for just the second time this season. Dropped first career squeeze bunt April 21, driving in the game-winning run Was first squeeze bunt by an Angels catcher since Bobby Wilson, June 22, 2012 vs. the Dodgers. Playing in sophomore season and was named to first Opening Day roster Went 16-for-43 (.372) with three doubles, a home run and eight RBI. Threw out 37.9% of would-be base stealers in 2015, good for third in the A.L. (min. 70 G). #5 ALBERT PUJOLS (INF) 2015:.224 vs. LH,.251 vs. RH AGE: 36 Posted a.423 (11/26) clip against Tampa Bay in 2015. Hits in nine of last 12 games (.295; 13/44) On Monday, became just the 20 th player all-time to reach 5,000 total bases Three homers shy from tying Rafael Palmeiro for 12 th all-time. Logged 585 th career double Monday, moving into a tie with Rafael Palmeiro for 18 th most in baseball history Todd Helton sits at 17 with 592. Drove in career RBI was the 1,700 April 7, becoming the 24 th player all-time to reach 1,700 RBI and just the 11 th to tally 1,700 RBI and 550 home run. #17 SHANE ROBINSON (OF) 2015:.257 vs. LH, 245 vs. RH AGE: 31 Had contract purchased from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to Sunday s game and made the start in left field Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored 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. Former fifth round draft pick by the Cardinals in 2006 out of Florida State Signed as a free agent with the Angels March 31, 2016. LAST NIGHT: 0/4, 2 SO TB SERIES: 1/7, 1 R, 2B ROAD TRIP: 11/25, 2 R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/4 TB SERIES: - ROAD TRIP: 0/3 CURRENT STREAK: 0/7 LAST NIGHT: 3/4, 1 R TB SERIES: 3/8, 1 R ROAD TRIP: 8/15, 1 R, 2B, 3B, 5 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 (3/4) LAST NIGHT: 0/3, BB, GDP TB SERIES: 2/8 ROAD TRIP: 8/23, 4 R, 3 2B, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/5 LAST NIGHT: 1/3, 1 R, GDP, SH TB SERIES: - ROAD TRIP: 3/11, 1 R, 2B, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 (2/4) LAST NIGHT: 0/4, 2 SO TB SERIES: 1/8 ROAD TRIP: - CURRENT STREAK: 0/5 TB SERIES: 1/4 ROAD TRIP: 2/6, 2 R CURRENT STREAK: 1 (1/4) TB SERIES: 1/3, 1 R, 2B ROAD TRIP: 1/8 CURRENT STREAK: 2 (2/7) LAST NIGHT: 0/4, SO TB SERIES: 1/7 ROAD TRIP: 7/23, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/6 ALBERT ALL-TIME HR RBI 12. Rafael Palmeiro 569 21. Honus Wanger 1,731 13. Albert Pujols 566 22 Albert Pujols 1,715 2B XBH 18. Rafael Palmeiro 585 10 Frank Robinson 1,186 18. Albert Pujols 585 11 Albert Pujols 1,167 TB SERIES: - ROAD TRIP: 2/4, 3 R, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 (2/4)
#2 ANDRELTON SIMMONS (INF) 2015:.224 vs. LH,.276 vs. RH AGE: 26 Three RBI in last two games after entering Saturday with three RBI combined in first 28 tilts. Singled in fourth at-bat Saturday to snap an 0-for-21 skid, tied for the longest hitless streak of career. Acquired by the Halos in November along with C Jose Briceno in exchange for INF Erick Aybar, LHP Sean Newcomb and RHP Chris Ellis. In 2015, led all N.L. players in Defensive Runs Saved (25 DRS) for the third consecutive season Won Wilson s Defensive Player of the Year honors and finished second in the N.L. Gold Glove voting for shortstops. #18 GEOVANY SOTO (C) 2015:.246 vs. LH,.208 vs. RH AGE: 33 After opening the season 0-for-3 in first two games, has gone 12-for-37 (.324) with three home runs and seven RBI since. Hit third home run of the season Sunday and second in as many games Tallied three home runs in first 31 games in 2015 #27 MIKE TROUT (OF) 2015:.310 vs. LH,.295 vs. RH AGE: 24 In 2015, hit.320 (8/25) against Tampa Bay last year, including a double and three home runs. Hits in 14 of last 16 games Batting.353 (30/85) with five doubles, a triple, six home runs, 19 RBI and 15 runs scored over his last 22 games after opening the season going 5-for-27 (.185). Triple Wednesday marked the 33 rd of career, passing Adam Kennedy and Mickey Rivers for sole possession of 5 th in Club annals. Monday s home run was the 145 th of his career, good for eighth most in franchise history. Two outfield assists this year Over the last three seasons, has recorded 13 outfield assists after combining for three in first three big league campaigns. With his next double, will become just the 16 th player in franchise history with 150 in a career Would be the only player in franchise history with 100 stolen bases, 125 home runs and 150 doubles and just the third to accomplish the feat prior to their age-25 season: Alex Rodriguez and Andruw Jones. LAST NIGHT: 1/2, 2 RBI, BB TB SERIES: 2/6, 3 RBI ROAD TRIP: 3/21, 2 R CURRENT STREAK: 2 (2/6) LAST NIGHT: 0/2, SH TB SERIES: 0/2 ROAD TRIP: 4/12, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/5 LAST NIGHT: 2/4, SO TB SERIES: 2/8, 1 RBI ROAD TRIP: 10/26, 4 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 (2/4) UPCOMING MILESTONES Albert Pujols 3 home runs shy of 569 for career (ties Rafael Palmeiro for of 12 th all-time) 1 double shy of 586 (passes Rafael Palmeiro for 18 th all-time) Mike Trout 1 stolen base shy of 116 for career (ties Chad Curtis for 10 th in franchise history) 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) 30 May 14 *Andrew Heaney Left flexor muscle strain 4/6 28 June 5 Daniel Nava Left patella tendinitis 4/16-5/6 18 - Huston Street Left oblique muscle strain 4/28 (retro to 4/24) 12 May 9 Craig Gentry Right lumbar spine strain 5/1 (retro to 4/26) 10 May 11 Garrett Richards Right elbow UCL injury 5/6 (retro to 5/2) 4 May 18 BOLD INDICATES CURRENTLY ON DISABLED LIST ANGELS REPLAY CHALLENGES Angels totals: 6 play challenged 1 call overturned Opponents: 12 plays reviewed 4 calls overturned Umpires: 1 play reviewed 1 call overturned * - INDICATES 60-DAY DISABLED LIST MULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 Hits 3 Hits 4 Hits Calhoun 5 3 Choi Cron 2 3 Escobar 8 2 1 Gentry Giavotella 2 1 Ortega 3 Pennington 1 Perez 2 Pujols 6 Robinson 1 Simmons 3 1 Soto 4 Trout 6 2 1
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OPPONENT CAREER vs. TAMPA BAY Calhoun 62 13 0 8.210 Choi - - - - - Cron 28 9 0 0.321 Escobar 181 49 2 11.271 Giavotella 53 15 1 4.283 Nava 163 31 3 18.190 Pennington 98 28 3 13.286 Perez 18 5 0 0.278 Pujols 127 37 11 22.291 Simmons 15 4 0 4.267 Soto 51 10 3 4.196 Robinson 5 2 0 0.400 Trout 103 33 8 21.320 2016 vs. TAMPA BAY Calhoun 7 1 0 0.143 Choi - - - - - Cron 8 3 0 0.375 Escobar 8 2 0 0.250 Giavotella 3 1 0 0.333 Nava 8 1 0 0.125 Pennington 4 1 0 0.250 Perez 3 1 0 0.333 Pujols 7 1 0 0.143 Simmons 6 2 0 3.333 Soto 2 0 0 0.000 Robinson - - - - - Trout 8 2 0 1.250 2015 vs. TAMPA BAY Calhoun 26 6 0 4.231 Choi - - - - - Cron 4 2 0 0.500 Escobar 17 8 0 5.471 Giavotella 22 9 1 2.409 Nava 8 1 0 1.125 Pennington 10 4 0 1.400 Perez 15 4 0 0.267 Pujols 26 11 5 8.423 Simmons 9 2 0 1.222 Soto 6 1 0 0.167 Robinson 8 2 0 0.400 Trout 25 8 3 7.320 ANGELS AT STADIUM CAREER at ANGEL STADIUM Calhoun 691 182 29 86.263 Choi 10 1 0 0.100 Cron 359 93 17 47.259 Escobar 118 39 5 10.331 Giavotella 260 70 4 27.269 Nava 35 10 0 1.286 Pennington 157 36 3 9.229 Perez 170 43 4 17.253 Pujols 1158 314 58 181.271 Robinson 3 1 0 0.333 Simmons 49 11 1 5.224 Soto 36 10 1 4.278 Trout 1224 360 72 185.294 BULLPEN VS. OPPONENT CAREER vs. TAMPA BAY PITCHER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Achter 0-0-0 0.00 1 2.1 0 Alvarez 0-0-0 0.00 4 3.1 0 Bedrosian 0-0-0 0.00 5 5.2 0 Guerra 1-0-0 0.00 2 3 0 Mahle 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.1 0 Morin 0-0-0 2.70 4 3.1 1 Salas 1-0-1 0.00 7 5.1 0 Smith 0-1-0 1.38 14 13 2 2016 vs. TAMPA BAY PITCHER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Achter 0-0-0 0.00 1 2.1 0 Alvarez 0-0-0 0.00 1 0.2 0 Bedrosian 0-0-0 0.00 2 1.2 0 Guerra 0-0-0 0.00 1 2 0 Mahle 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.1 0 Morin 0-0-0 0.00 1 0.2 0 Salas - - - - - Smith 0-1-0 18.00 1 1 2 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 Hector Santiago (10), April 18, 2016 vs. White Sox 10-OR-MORE STRIKEOUT GAME by OPPONENT STARTER Carlos Rodon (11), Aug. 11, 2015 at Chicago (A.L.) CONSECUTIVE 10-or-MORE STRIKEOUT GAMES Jered Weaver, June 19, 2010 at Cubs (11 K s) and June 25, 2010 vs. Colorado (11 K s) SHUTOUT by ANGELS Hector Santiago (7 IP), Greg Mahle (1 IP), Mike Morin (1 IP); April 18, 2016 vs. White Sox (1st 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 Chris Carter, May 3, 2016 at Milwaukee (2 nd opp. 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 Erick Aybar & Kole Calhoun, October 3, 2015 at Texas (9 th inning) (fifth back-to-back HRs by Angels in 2015) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS vs. ANGELS Jonathan Lucroy & Chris Carter, May 3, 2016 at Milwaukee (second 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 Mike Trout, September 17, 2015 at Minnesota (6 th Angels 5+ RBI game of 2015) 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 - 5/9 OFF DAY 32 5/10 STL 33 5/11 STL 34 5/12 STL 35 5/13 @SEA 36 5/14 @SEA 37 5/15 @SEA 38 5/16 @LAD 39 5/17 @LAD 40 5/18 LAD 41 5/19 LAD 42 5/20 BAL 43 5/21 BAL 44 5/22 BAL 45 5/23 @TEX 46 5/24 @TEX 47 5/25 @TEX - 5/26 OFF DAY 48 5/27 HOU 49 5/28 HOU 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 Triple-A 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. 2016 Starters by Position / Batting Order & Team Record BY POSITION C: Perez (7-12), Soto (6-5) 1B: Cron (6-13), Choi (1-1), Pujols (6-3) 2B: Giavotella (8-12), Pennington (5-5) 3B: Escobar (13-17) SS: Simmons (13-17) LF: Nava (2-4), Gentry (5-5), Ortega (4-8), Choi (1-0), Robinson (1-0) CF: Trout (12-17), Ortega (1-0) RF: Calhoun (13-17) DH: Pujols (7-14), Cron (2-1), Choi (2-0), Trout (1-0) BATTING ORDER 1 st : Escobar (13-17) 2 nd : Nava (2-4), Gentry (4-3), Ortega (5-7), Simmons (1-1), Giavotella (0-2), Calhoun (1-0) 3 rd : Trout (13-17) 4 th : Pujols (13-17) 5 th : Calhoun (9-15), Cron (4-2) 6 th : Cron (1-5), Calhoun (3-3), Simmons (7-7), Soto (1-2), Giavotella (1-0) 7 th : Simmons (5-8), Choi (1-1), Soto (2-1), Cron (2-5), Pennington (3-0), Perez (0-1), Giavotella (0-1) 8 th : Perez (7-10), Soto (3-3), Cron (1-1), Giavotella (0-1), Robinson (1-0), Pitchers (1-2) 9 th : Giavotella (7-8), Pennington (2-5), Gentry (1-2), Choi (3-0), Ortega (0-1), Simmons(0-1) 2016 ANGELS MISCELLANEOUS TEAM BATTING Most Hits... 15; 5/1 vs. TEX Most Runs... 9; 4/26 vs. KC & 5/1 vs. TEX Most Home Runs... 3; 4/25 vs. KC Most Home Runs in an Inning... 2; 4/15 at MIN (7 th inning) Most Stolen Bases... 1; 4 times, last, 4/21 at CWS Most LOB... 11; 4/13 at OAK TEAM PITCHING Fewest Hits Allowed...3; 4/13 at OAK, 4/18 at CWS Most Hits Allowed... 14; 5/2 at MIL Most Runs Allowed... 9; 4/4 vs. CHC,& 4/24 vs. SEA Most Home Runs Allowed... 3; 4 times, last, 5/3 at MIL Most Walks Issued...7; Twice, 4/4 vs. CHC & 4/8 vs. TEX Most Strikeouts... 12; 4/4 vs. CHC TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest Winning Streak... 4; (4/10-13) Longest Losing Streak... 3, 4/15 4/17 Most Games Over.500... 1; 4/13 Most Games Under.500... 4, 5/7 Largest Lead in the A.L. West... 0.5; 4/13 Largest Deficit in the A.L. West... -5; 5/7 Largest Comeback Win... 3; twice, last, 5/1 at TEX (trailed 4-1 in 5 th ) Largest Lead Blown in a Loss... 4; 5/3 at MIL (led 4-0 in 3 rd ) Highest Temperature... 77 degrees; 4/17 at MIN Lowest Temperature... 50 degrees; 4/19 at CWS Walkoff Hit... Albert Pujols; single; 4/7 vs. TEX Walkoff RBI (non-hit)... CONNECTING WITH THE HALOS In an effort to provide more efficient access to game information throughout this season, follow the Angels Communications staff on Twitter for game notes and announcements. Angels: @Angels Tim Mead: @TMeadAngels Eric Kay: @EKayAngels Adam Chodzko: @AChodzkoAngels Matt Birch: @MBirchAngels Angels PR: @LAAngelsPR For access to game documents online, please visit angelspressbox.com