ANGELS (11-13) @ RANGERS (14-11) RHP GARRETT RICHARDS (1-3, 2.35 ERA) vs. LHP COLE HAMELS (3-0, 2.52 ERA) GLOBE LIFE PARK 12:05 PM PDT TV FSW RADIO KLAA AM 830 SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2016 GAME #25 (11-13) ARLINGTON, TX ROAD GAME #13 (5-7) LEADING OFF: Today the Halos play the third contest of a six-game road trip (0-2) to Texas (April 29-May 1; 0-2) and Milwaukee (May 2-4) Halos look to avoid being swept for third time in 2016 Angels have dropped four of last five and seven of last nine road games First series loss in Arlington since a four-game sweep Sept. 26-29, 2013 Angels are 2-4-2 in eight series played in 2016. COMINGS AND GOINS: RHP Matt Shoemaker has been optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake and RHP A.J. Achter has been recalled OF Craig Gentry has been placed on the 15-day D.L. and OF Shane Robinson has been recalled Angels Thursday placed RHP Huston Street on 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain and recalled RHP Cam Bedrosian from Salt Lake. BATTER BITS: Rafael Ortega has hits in seven of last eight games, batting.370 (10/27) He ranks second in the Majors with four outfield assists this season After opening the season 0-for-3 in first two games, Geo Soto has gone 9-for-24 (.375) with two home runs and six RBI since. NOW YOU KNOW: 3 of 5 Albert Pujols career hits off Hamels are HRs for Garrett Richards is 7-2 with a 2.41 ERA (59.2 IP 16 ER) in his last nine starts vs. Rangers. Since 2014, he is 3-1 with a 1.93 ERA (28 IP 6 ER) in four starts at Globe Life Park. BULLPEN BIT: Over the last 10 games (since 4/20), Halo bullpen has fashioned a 1.57 ERA (34.1 IP 6 ER) and a.170 batting average against During the span, ERA ranks second in MLB and BAA leads all of baseball. MOVING ON TO MAY: Best A.L. team records in May since 2010 Toronto 95-77 (.552) Angels 94-80 (.540) Texas 91-78 (.538) BALLS IN PLAY: Through 24 games this season, Halo batters lead Majors in fewest team strikeouts (123) By contrast, the Astros have punched-out 238 times to lead baseball. LONG BALLS: LAA has connected for nine HRs in last five games after totaling 13 HRs in first 19 contests. BIG IN TEXAS: Angels are 16-6 in last 22 games in Arlington (since 2014), best road record by any team versus a division opponent over that time (STATS LLC). UPSTREAM: Mike Trout is 14 for 36 (.389) with four homers over last 10 games (nine-game hit streak snapped last night) Has recorded at least one hit in 12 of last 15 games, batting.339 (20/59) with four home runs, three doubles, and eight runs Nine RBI last nine contests. ALBERT ASCENDING: With the 566th HR of his career last night, Albert Pujols moved three home runs closer to 12 th all-time (Rafael Palmeiro; 569 home runs). BREWERS ON DECK: Halos will play their second Interleague series of 2016 next week in Milwaukee (opened season vs. Cubs) Halos are first team ever to win six straight Interleague games at Miller Park (active streak) Dating back to 1997, Angels have won last eight games vs. Brewers in Milwaukee Teams have faced off 12 times in Interleague Play (LAA leads 8-4) While A.L. foes, Angels claimed all-time series 178-167-1. OFFENSIVE STRUGGLES: Offense has been limited to four runs or less in 19 of 24 games (LAA has scored more than five runs three times in 24 games) Club has plated 80 runs (11 th in A.L.) in the 24 games (3.3 per) Halos.359 team SLG pct. ranks last in A.L Angels have 27 GDP s, tied for most in MLB (Pittsburgh). @ RANGERS: Texas leads 2016 season series 4-2 Angels took 2015 series 12-7, marking second straight year winning season series LAA is 28-16 since 2014 against Rangers Halos 442 all-time wins vs. Texas are most vs. any franchise (442-420) C.J. Cron hit.360 (27/75) with five doubles, a triple, two home runs and 20 RBI is 18 games vs. Rangers in 2015. 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). INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR: The 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 current.546 (1,427-1189) winning percentage and 1,427 wins are both tops in franchise history He ranks 24 th on the all-time win list (54 victories behind Earl Weaver for 23 rd (1,481). BIG THREE: Just three players in Major League history have started their career with 25+ HR and 100+ runs scored in each of their first four MLB seasons (STATS LLC): Joe DiMaggio (1936-39) Albert Pujols (2001-04) Mike Trout (2012-15) 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 1 (1966) Angels turned six double plays at Boston, tying the Club record (Aug. 23, 1963 at Washington) and falling one shy of the Major League Record. May 2 (2012) Jered Weaver tossed a nohitter in a 9-0 win over the Twins, 10 th overall and ninth individual no-no in Angels history. 2016 ANGELS AT A GLANCE Current record... 11-13 Home record... 6-6 Road record... 5-7 Current streak... Lost 2 Pre-ASB record... 11-13 Post-ASB record... Current road trip... 0-2 Last homestand... 4-2 Last road trip... 5-5 Last 5 games... 3-2 Last 10 games... 5-5 Number of Days In first place... 3 In second place... 4 In third place... 7 In fourth place... 11 In fifth place... 2 When Angels Score first... 6-3 Score second or shutout... 5-10 Score 3 runs or fewer... 2-10 Score 4 runs or more... 9-3 Lead after 7 innings... 9-1 Trail after 7 innings... 1-9 Tied after 7 innings... 1-3 Lead after 8 innings... 9-0 Trail after 8 innings... 1-11 Tied after 8 innings... 1-2 Extra innings... 0-2 Come-from-behind wins... 5 Win/lose in final at-bat... 2-4 Vs. LHS... 5-6 Vs. RHS... 6-7 Out-hit opponent... 8-2 Out-hit by opponent... 2-11 Opponent has equal hits... 1-0 Collect 10-or-more hits... 5-1 Allow 10-or-more hits... 2-7 Collect home run... 8-6 Allow home run... 8-12 Commit an error... 4-6 Monthly Record April... 11-13 (11-11 in 15) May... (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 2-4-2 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS & BROADCAST LISTINGS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) Monday May 2 @Milwaukee RHP Jimmy Nelson (3-2, 3.16) RHP Jered Weaver (3-0, 3.86) 4:20 p.m. FSW Tuesday May 3 @Milwaukee RHP Junior Guerra (1 st outing) RHP Nick Tropeano (1-0, 2.11) 5:10 p.m. FSW Wednesday May 4 @Milwaukee RHP Zach Davies (0-3, 8.78) LHP Hector Santiago (2-1, 3.34) 12:05 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 GARRETT RICHARDS 1-3, 2.35 ERA Since 2014, is 3-1 with a 1.93 ERA (28 IP 6 ER) in four starts at Globe Life Park Making sixth start of the season and third on the road Second start of 2016 vs. Texas. LAST TIME OUT: Earned first win of the year in last start, Monday vs. Kansas City after tossing 6.2 innings and allowing one run (unearned) on three hits with five walks and five strikeouts Marked first victory of the season despite allowing three-or-fewer earned runs in all five of his starts this season. SOLID STREAK: Has tossed 5+ innings and allowed three-or-fewer earned runs in nine consecutive starts, dating back to Sept. 19, 2015 Angels have gone 3-6 in those nine games The streak ties the longest of his career (nine starts from June 4 July 19, 2014). DIVISIONAL PLAY: Since 2013, owns a 19-14 record and 3.50 ERA (265 IP 103 ER) in 49 games (40 starts) vs. A.L. West opponents The 19 wins are fourth most in the Majors in that span. OPENING DAY STARTER: Made first career Opening Day start on April 4 vs. Cubs Jered Weaver had started on Opening Day for the Angels in each of the last six seasons. BRINGING THE HEAT: According to Fangraphs, leads the Majors with an average fastball velocity of 96.1 MPH since the start of the 2014 season (min. 200 IP). LOW AVERAGE: Since start of 2014, has held opponents to a.220 (330/1497) batting average against, which ranks fourth best in A.L. (min. 300 IP) behind only Felix Hernandez (.215), Chris Sale (.215) and Carlos Carrasco (.219). VS. TEXAS: In 19 career games (15 starts) against the Rangers, has a 9-3 record and 3.16 ERA (91 IP 32 ER) Has been winning pitcher in seven of last nine starts vs. Rangers Has allowed 13 ER in last 55.2 innings pitched (2.10 ERA) vs. Rangers As a starter, is 8-3 with a 2.95 ERA (88.1 IP 29 ER) Charged with loss in first start vs. Texas this season after allowing four runs (two earned) in 6.2 IP on April 9 at Angel Stadium Angels went 2-8 in the 10 games he pitched vs. TEX from 2011-2013 but are 7-2 since. AT GLOBE LIFE PARK: Owns a 4-2 career record with a 3.38 ERA (40 IP 15 ER) in nine appearances (six starts) in Arlington In two games at the ballpark last season, went 1-1 with a 2.63 ERA (13.2 IP 4 ER) Since start of 2014, is 3-1 with a 1.93 ERA (28 IP 6 ER) in his four starts in Arlington, with lone loss coming in final game of 2015 season on three days rest As a starter is 3-2 with a 3.32 ERA (38 IP 14 ER) and 31 strikeouts. HOME QUALITY: Has registered a quality start in 25 of last 30 starts at Angel Stadium. 2015 RECAP: In 32 starts for the Angels, went 15-12 with a 3.65 ERA (207.1 IP 84 ER) Set new career-highs in wins, strikeouts (176), starts and innings pitched His 24 quality starts were tied for third most in the A.L. 2015 LEAGUE LEADER RANKINGS: Ranked sixth in the American League in wins, ninth in innings pitched, 10th in strikeouts and 10th with a 2.92 home ERA (117 IP - 38 ER). RICHARDS 2016 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP SCORE W-L ERA LEFT IP H R ER HR BB SO PIT/STR 4/4 CHC 0-9 L 5.40 0-3 5 6 3 3 0 3 7 97/58 (59.8%) 4/9 TEX 1-4 L 3.86 1-3 6.2 8 4 2 1 1 6 102/64 (62.7%) 4/15 @MIN 4-5 - 3.57 4-2 6 4 2 2 0 1 6 104/68 (65.4%) 4/20 @CWS 1-2 L 3.00 0-2 6.1 4 2 1 1 4 6 118/71 (60.2%) 4/25 KC 6-1 W 2.35 5-1 6.2 3 1 0 0 5 5 115/70 (60.9%) TOTALS 1-3 2.35 30.2 25 12 8 2 14 30 536/331 (61.8%) RICHARDS BREAKDOWN AT A GLANCE CAREER W L IP ER SO ERA SV TOTALS 40 32 636.2 254 527 3.59 2 HOME 22 12 327.1 124 271 3.41 0 ROAD 18 20 309.1 130 256 3.78 2 MAR/APR 6 6 111 40 98 3.24 0 MAY 5 5 82.1 37 69 4.04 1 JUNE 10 4 112.2 39 92 3.12 0 JULY 6 6 112.2 38 89 3.04 0 AUGUST 6 6 116.1 59 94 4.56 1 SEP/OCT 7 5 101.2 41 85 3.63 0 STARTER 38 28 573.2 222 478 3.48 - RELIEVER 2 4 63 32 49 4.57 2 2016 W L IP ER SO ERA TOTALS 1 3 30.2 8 30 2.35 HOME 1 2 18.1 5 18 2.45 ROAD 0 1 12.1 3 12 2.19 APRIL 1 3 30.2 8 30 2.35 2016 VS. LEFT AND RIGHT AVG H/AB HR Left.173 9/52 0 Right.267 16/52 2 2016 RUN SUPPORT IN STARTS Home: 7 R 3 GS 2.33 RPG Road: 4 R 2 GS 2 RPG Total: 11 R 5 GS 2.2 RPG 2016 RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 0 0 4 1 2 2 - - TEAM RECORD IN RICHARDS STARTS Home: 1-2 Road: 0-2 Total: 1-4 CAREER SINGLE-GAME BESTS Strikeouts: 11, 3 times; last, September 9 vs. LAD IP: 9; August 4, 2014 @ LAD & July 18, 2015 vs. BOS Low-hit CG: 2 hits, July 18, 2015 Win Streak: 7; June 4 July 11, 2014 Last SHO: July 18, 2015 vs. BOS (2nd SHO of career) Last CG: July 18, 2015 vs. BOS (3 rd career CG) ANGELS vs. HAMELS PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI SO Calhoun.167 6 1 0 0 4 Choi --- - - - - - Cron.000 6 0 0 0 1 Escobar.200 30 6 1 1 4 Giavotella.000 5 0 0 0 2 Ortega --- - - - - - Pennington.200 5 1 0 0 0 Perez.000 5 0 0 0 1 Pujols.167 30 5 3 7 3 Robinson --- - - - - - Simmons.095 21 2 0 0 3 Soto.250 8 2 0 0 4 Trout.200 5 1 0 0 1 RANGERS vs. RICHARDS PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI SO Alberto.000 1 0 0 0 0 Andrus.275 40 11 0 3 9 Beltre.300 40 12 3 7 5 DeShields.375 8 3 0 0 1 Desmond.000 5 0 0 0 3 Fielder.391 23 9 0 3 3 Holaday 1.000 1 1 0 1 0 Mazara --- - - - - - Moreland.280 25 7 0 3 5 Nicholas --- - - - - - Odor.050 20 1 0 1 8 Rua.333 3 1 0 0 1 IN THE PEN TOMORROW S STARTER AT MILWAUKEE RHP JERED WEAVER (3-0, 3.86 ERA) Making fifth start of the season and third on the road Earned the win in last start Tuesday vs. Royals after tossing six innings and allowing four earned runs on nine hits In 32 career interleague starts, is 16-6 with a 2.76 ERA (198.2 IP 61 ER) Earned the win in only career start vs. Brewers on August 30, 2013 after tossing six scoreless innings and allowing three hits at Miller Park. #60 A.J. ACHTER (RHP) 2015:.267 vs. LH,.216 vs. RH AGE: 27 Recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to today s game 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. Was claimed off waivers by Angels from Philadelphia on Dec. 17, 2015, after Phillies claimed him from Minnesota in November. Last Outing (AAA): 4/29 vs. Sacramento (W; 2 IP, 1 H) Holds: - Saves/Opps: - #48 JOSE ALVAREZ (LHP) 2015:.219 vs. LH,.235 vs. RH AGE: 26 Worked 1.2 scoreless innings last night and stranded an inherited runner...has not been charged with a run in last three games (5.2 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 nine of 11 games overall. Has stranded seven of 10 inherited runners on the year. Last Outing: 4/30 @ TEX (1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 SO) Holds: 5 Saves/Opps: 0/1 #68 CAM BEDROSIAN (RHP) 2015:.391 vs. LH,.256 vs. RH AGE: 24 Has pitched each of last two days, tossing a total of 1.2 scoreless innings with one strikeout Three of four MLB appearances this year have come vs.rangers. Recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday for second stint this season with Angels. 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: 4/30 @ TEX (1 IP, 2 SO) Holds: - Saves/Opps: - #65 GREG MAHLE (LHP) 2015 (Minors):.284 vs. LH,.270 vs. RH AGE: 23 Retired both of his two batters faced in last appearance Friday night. Has allowed one earned run in nine games (7 IP) on the season. Made three appearances on last homestand, pitching 2.2 scoreless innings Worked two scoreless innings in last game Tuesday night vs. Royals in longest appearance of career. Made Major League debut on April 22 at Oakland and tossed one perfect inning with one strikeout. Pitched in one game for Salt Lake, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings in relief. Last Outing: 4/29 @ TEX (0.2 IP) Holds: 4 Saves/Opps: - #64 MIKE MORIN (RHP) 2015:.269 vs. LH,.262 vs. RH AGE: 24 Worked one perfect inning last night in first game of road trip. Has not allowed a baserunner in last six games (4.2 innings pitched) Pitched 1.2 scoreless frames across three games on last homestand. 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). Made 47 appearances for Angels last season and went 4-2 with 41 strikeouts in 35.1 innings pitched Missed 34 games on disabled list with left oblique strain. Last Outing: 4/30 @ TEX (1 IP) Holds: 3 Saves/Opps: - #46 CORY RASMUS (RHP) 2015:.214 vs. LH,.182 vs. RH AGE: 28 Has pitched each of last two days, working a total of three scoreless innings. Worked 3.2 innings last Sunday afternoon vs. Seattle in only appearance of last homestand Established a new career-high as a reliever Was perfect through first three IP Only hit allowed was two out HR by Seth Smith in the 9 th inning. Pitched 2.2 perfect innings April 16 at Minnesota with three strikeouts. Pitched in 16 games (one start) for Angels in 2015 after missing first 79 games of the year on disabled list recovering from left abdominal surgery. Last Outing: 4/30 @ TEX (2 IP, 1 H, 3 SO) Holds: - Saves/Opps: - #59 FERNANDO SALAS (RHP) 2015:.271 vs. LH,.232 vs. RH AGE: 30 Earned the win in last game on Wednesday vs. Kansas City after tossing 0.2 scoreless innings Has not allowed a run in last four games (5.2 IP) & stranded all four inherited runners. Made four appearances (5 IP) during last road trip, going 0-1 and allowing two ER. Set a new career-high with 72 appearances last season and pitched to a 5-2 record with 74 strikeouts in 63.2 innings pitched. Stranded 38 of 48 inherited runners His 79.2% stranded rate ranked ninth in A.L. Last Outing: 4/27 vs. KC (W; 0.2 IP, 1 H) Holds: 4 Saves/Opps: 0/1 #38 JOE SMITH (RHP) 2015:.288 vs. LH,.233 vs. RH AGE: 32 Recorded first save of the year on Wednesday vs. Kansas City. Has pitched one scoreless inning in each of last five appearances, including all four on the last homestand. Is yet to allow a run at home in six games (6.2 IP) this season. 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. Went 5-5 with a 3.58 ERA (65.1 IP 26 ER) and five saves in 70 games last season. Last Outing: 4/27 vs. KC (SV; 1 IP, 1 H) Holds: 3 Saves/Opps: 1/2
2016 ANGELS PITCHING (STARTERS & RELIEVERS) W-L ERA SV/OPP IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG INHERITED / SCORED_ STARTERS 8-9 4.02-134.1 135 66 60 20 50 112.261 (135/518) - RELIEVERS 3-4 3.06 6/9 79.1 56 27 27 8 24 53.201 (56/278) 29/8 (72% stranded) BATTER S BOX #56 KOLE CALHOUN (OF) 2015:.220 vs. LH,.272 vs. RH AGE: 28 Over his last 23 games vs. the Rangers, is batting.337 (31/92) with three home runs and 16 RBI. Batting.319 (15/47) on the road compared to.205 (8/39) at home. Collected 23 hits in April matching his highest output in the month of April (23 hits in 2015). Made third Opening Day Roster and third Opening Day start in right field on April 4 Is the first Angel right fielder to make three consecutive Opening Day starts since Vladimir Guerrero (2004-08). Hit.256 (161/630) with 23 doubles, two triples, 26 home runs and 83 RBI 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. 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 Saw limited action in 2015 with Seattle s Triple-A Tacoma and AZL Mariners due to injury. #24 C.J. CRON (INF) 2015:.260 vs. LH,.263 vs. RH AGE: 26 Batting.345 (10/29) in last eight games Prior to that stretch had four hits combined in first 40 atbats (.100) Hit third career triple last night. In 17 games against the Rangers last season, hit.360 (27/75) with five doubles, a triple, two home runs and 20 RBI The 20 RBI were second most in Club history vs. Texas in a single season, trailing only Garret Anderson s 21 in 2001. In third big league season after making second Opening Day roster Was the Club s Opening Day first baseman. Registered a.262 (99/378) clip with 17 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 51 RBI last season His 27 home runs rank 7 th most by an Angel in the their first two seasons. #6 YUNEL ESCOBAR (INF) 2015:.314 vs. LH,.314 vs. RH AGE: 33 Club is 3-6 when he goes hitless this season compared to 8-7 when he gets a hit. Through 24 games this year, is batting.278 (27/97) with three home runs and seven RBI In 24 tilts last season, was batting.301 (28/93) with two home runs and seven RBI. Since the start of the 2015 season, his five, four-hit efforts are tied for third most in the Majors. In 2015 with Washington, hit a career high.314 (168/535) with 25 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 56 RBI...The.314 average ranked sixth in the National League. #12 JOHNNY GIAVOTELLA (INF) 2015:.250 vs. LH,.279 vs. RH AGE: 28 Four hits in last 11 at-bats Prior to that stretch, had four hits in previous 34 at-bats (.118) Logged a season-high three hits Tuesday, falling a triple shy of the cycle Hit first home run of the season. Went 18-for-58 (.310) with five doubles, a triple and 12 RBI vs. Rangers pitching in 2015. Appeared on second Opening Day roster and made second Opening Day start for the Halos at second base. Last year, in first season with the Angels, hit.272 (123/453) with 51 runs scored 25 doubles, five triples, four home runs and 49 RBI Halos were 68-61 in games he appeared. #39 RAFAEL ORTEGA (OF) 2015 (MINORS):.250 vs. LH,.303 vs. RH AGE: 24 Hits in seven of last eight games, batting.370 (10/27) in that span. Ranks second in the Majors with four outfield assists this season Led the PCL (w/ St. Louis Memphis Redbirds) with 15 outfield assists in 2015. Made start April 16 after being recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to game Marked first Major League appearance since Oct. 1, 2012 with Colorado. During first six games with in Triple-A, was batting.348 (8/23) with two triples, a home run and seven RBI. In nine minor league seasons, owns a.289 (782/2706) average with 112 doubles, 42 triples, 36 home runs and 312 RBI. #7 CLIFF PENNINGTON (INF) 2015:.140 vs. LH,.228 vs. RH AGE: 31 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. During career, has appeared defensively at shortstop (569 G), second base (142 G), third base (37 G), left field (8 G) and first base (1 G). Hit.210 (44/210) with six doubles, three home runs and 21 RBI in 2015. #58 CARLOS PEREZ (C) 2015:.183 vs. LH,.275 vs. RH AGE: 25 Drove in two RBI Tuesday after entering the game with two total RBI on the 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. Played in 86 games last year with the Angels, batting.250 (65/260) with 13 doubles, four home runs and 21 RBI Threw out 37.9% of would-be base stealers, good for third in the A.L. (min. 70 G). #5 ALBERT PUJOLS (INF) 2015:.224 vs. LH,.251 vs. RH AGE: 36 Hit team leading sixth home run yesterday and the 566 th of career Three homers shy from tying Rafael Palmeiro for 12 th all-time Yesterday s homer was the 14 th of career against the Rangers during the regular season, 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. One double shy from tying Rafael Palmeiro for 18 th most in baseball history. In 2015, logged 40 home runs, pushing career total to 560, good for 14 th all time The 40 homers were tied for fifth in the A.L. and ranked second on the Club (Trout, 41 HR) Marked seventh time in career hitting 40 home runs and were his highest total since 2010 (42 HR) His 560 home runs are tops all-time by a player through their first 15 seasons STATS. LAST NIGHT: 2/4, 1 R, 2B, 3B TEX SERIES: 3/8, 1 R, 2B, 3B HOMESTAND: 2/21, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 (3/8) LAST NIGHT: DNP TEX SERIES: - HOMESTAND: 0/4 CURRENT STREAK: 0/4 LAST NIGHT: 2/4, 3B, 1 RBI TEX SERIES: 3/8, 3B, 1 RBI HOMESTAND: 3/9, 3 R, HR, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 (4/6) LAST NIGHT: 2/4, 2B TEX SERIES: 2/8, 2B HOMESTAND: 8/23, 3 R, 2 HR, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 (2/4) LAST NIGHT: 0/4, GDP TEX SERIES: 1/7 HOMESTAND: 3/10, 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/6 LAST NIGHT: 1/3 TEX SERIES: 1/7 HOMESTAND: 8/19, 4 R, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 (1/3) LAST NIGHT: DNP TEX SERIES: - HOMESTAND: 1/10, 1 R, HR, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/10 LAST NIGHT: 0/4, SO TEX SERIES: 0/4 HOMESTAND: 2/15, 1 R, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/7 LAST NIGHT: 1/4, 1 R, HR, 1 RBI TEX SERIES: 2/8, 1 R, HR, 1 RBI HOMESTAND: 5/22, 5 R, 3 HR, 4 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 (2/8) ALBERT ALL-TIME HR RBI 12. Rafael Palmeiro 569 21. Honus Wanger 1,731 13. Albert Pujols 566 22 Albert Pujols 1,713 2B XBH 18. Rafael Palmeiro 585 10 Frank Robinson 1,186 19. Albert Pujols 584 11 Albert Pujols 1,166
#17 SHANE ROBINSON (OF) 2015:.257 vs. LH, 245 vs. RH AGE: 31 Had contract purchased from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to today s game First appearance will be first at the Major League level since Oct. 4, 2015 with Minnesota. 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: - TEX SERIES: - HOMESTAND: - CURRENT STREAK: - #2 ANDRELTON SIMMONS (INF) 2015:.224 vs. LH,.276 vs. RH AGE: 26 Seven hits in last 20 at-bats (.350) Hit first home run of the season Wednesday Hit four homers for the Braves in 2015. Registered a career-long 12-game hit streak April 7-19. Joined the Angels after spending the previous four seasons with Atlanta 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 9-for-24 (.375) with two home runs and six RBI since. Hit second home run of the season Friday Tallied two home runs in first 30 games in 2015. 12-year Major League vet spent parts of three seasons playing with the Texas Rangers from 2012-14. In 2015 with the White Sox, hit.219 (41/187) with eight doubles, nine home run and 21 RBI. #27 MIKE TROUT (OF) 2015:.310 vs. LH,.295 vs. RH AGE: 24 Went hitless last night to snap a nine-game hit streak. Committed first error yesterday since Sept. 24, 2014, snapping a 185-game errorless streak. Batting.339 (20/59) with four doubles, four home runs, nine RBI and 11 runs scored over his last 16 games after opening the season going 5-for-27 (.185). Hit fifth home run of the season Wednesday Four home runs in last eight games Hit 140 th home run of career April 11 th Joined Andruw Jones and Alex Rodriguez as the only players to ever hit 140 home runs and steal 100 bases prior to their age-25 season. In 88 career games vs. Texas, is batting.331 (104/314), including a.372 (32/86) clip with six doubles, two triples, five home runs and 16 RBI over his last 25 tilts Since the start of the 2011 campaign, no player has hit more home runs (18), driven in more RBI (62) or scored more runs (70) vs. Rangers pitching than Trout. 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. Needs two more doubles to become just the 16 th player in franchise history to log 150. LAST NIGHT: 1/4 TEX SERIES: 3/8, 1 R HOMESTAND: 4/22, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 5 (7/20) LAST NIGHT: DNP TEX SERIES: 2/4, 1 R, HR, 2 RBI HOMESTAND: 1/4, 2B, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 (3/8) LAST NIGHT: 0/4, 2 SO TEX SERIES: 2/8, 2B HOMESTAND: 7/22, 5 R, 3 HR, 7 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/4 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 585 (ties Rafael Palmeiro for 18 th all-time) Mike Trout 2 stolen bases 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) 24 May 14 Andrew Heaney Left flexor muscle strain 4/6 22 April 21 Daniel Nava Left patella tendinitis 4/16 14 May 1 Huston Street Left oblique muscle strain 4/28 (retro to 4/24) 6 May 9 Craig Gentry Right lumbar spine strain 5/1 (retro to 4/26) 4 May 11 BOLD INDICATES CURRENTLY ON DISABLED LIST ANGELS REPLAY CHALLENGES Angels totals: 4 play challenged 1 call overturned Opponents: 8 plays reviewed 3 calls overturned Umpires: 0 plays reviewed 0 calls overturned * - INDICATES 60-DAY DISABLED LIST MULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 Hits 3 Hits 4 Hits Calhoun 5 1 Choi Cron 2 1 Escobar 5 2 1 Gentry Giavotella 1 1 Ortega 2 Pennington Perez 2 Pujols 4 Simmons 3 1 Soto 3 Trout 4 2
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OPPONENT CAREER vs. TEXAS Calhoun 203 61 9 33.300 Choi 4 0 0 0.000 Cron 127 42 5 27.331 Escobar 162 41 3 10.253 Giavotella 85 24 1 13.282 Ortega 7 1 0 0.143 Pennington 257 60 4 29.233 Perez 37 5 0 3.135 Pujols 271 74 14 50.273 Robinson 12 5 0 4.417 Simmons 35 12 0 0.343 Soto 33 10 1 3.303 Trout 314 104 18 62.331 2016 vs. TEXAS Calhoun 20 8 0 1.400 Choi 4 0 0 0.000 Cron 23 4 0 1.174 Escobar 21 7 1 2.333 Giavotella 17 3 0 0.177 Ortega 7 1 0 0.143 Pennington 3 1 0 1.333 Perez 11 0 0 1.000 Pujols 25 5 1 4.200 Robinson - - - - - Simmons 23 8 0 0.348 Soto 9 3 1 2.333 Trout 20 6 0 4.300 2015 vs. TEXAS Calhoun 75 23 3 15.319 Choi - - - - - Cron 75 27 2 20.360 Escobar - - - - - Giavotella 58 18 0 12.310 Ortega - - - - - Pennington 11 1 0 1.091 Perez 26 5 0 2.192 Pujols 71 19 3 14.268 Robinson 11 5 0 3.455 Simmons - - - - - Soto 3 1 0 0.333 Trout 66 26 5 14.394 ANGELS AT STADIUM CAREER at GLOBE LIFE PARK Calhoun 111 33 6 23.297 Choi - - - - - Cron 55 17 1 12.309 Escobar 82 23 0 2.280 Giavotella 45 13 0 10.289 Ortega 7 1 0 0.143 Pennington 126 27 2 12.214 Perez 22 3 0 2.136 Pujols 155 46 11 34.297 Robinson 8 4 0 2.500 Simmons 20 7 0 0.350 Soto 182 47 10 32.258 Trout 163 53 9 33.325 BULLPEN VS. OPPONENT CAREER vs. TEXAS PITCHER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Achter 0-0-0 0.00 2 3 0 Alvarez 0-1-0 3.55 12 12.2 5 Bedrosian 0-0-0 8.31 6 4.1 4 Mahle 0-0-0 0.00 1 0.2 0 Morin 3-0-0 3.23 24 21.2 8 Rasmus 0-0-0 2.14 14 21 5 Salas 0-0-0 1.35 16 13.1 2 Smith 1-4-6 3.46 45 41.2 16 2016 vs. TEXAS PITCHER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Achter 0-0-0 0.00 1 1 0 Alvarez 0-0-0 0.00 3 2.1 0 Bedrosian 0-0-0 0.00 3 2.2 0 Mahle 0-0-0 0.00 1 0.2 0 Morin 0-0-0 0.00 3 3.1 0 Rasmus 0-0-0 1.59 3 5.2 1 Salas 0-0-0 0.00 3 2.2 0 Smith 0-0-0 0.00 2 2 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 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 Marcus Semien, April 12, 2016 at Oakland 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 Oswaldo Arcia & Byung Ho Park, April 16, 2016 at Minnesota (first 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 2016 TRANSACTIONS Pitchers in CAPS represent complete game Bold = home game * Denot GM. DATE OPP W-L SCORE WINNER LOSER REC POS GB ATTD TOTAL April 1 4/4 CHC L 0-9 Arrieta (1-0) Richards (0-1) 0-1 T3-1 *44,020 44,020 3: Placed LHP C.J. Wilson on 15-day disabled list (retro to 2 4/5 CHC L 1-6 Lester (1-0) Heaney (0-1) 0-2 T4-1.5 37,042 81,062 3/25). - 4/6 OFF DAY 6: Placed LHP Andrew Heaney on 15-day disabled list. 3 4/7 TEX W 4-3 Street (1-0) Dyson (0-1) 1-2 T2-1 39,089 120,151 7: Recalled RHP Nick Tropeano from Triple-A Salt Lake. 4 4/8 TEX L 3-7 Griffin (1-0) Shoemaker (0-1) 1-3 T4-1 35,207 155,358 9: Selected the contact of RHP A.J. Achter from Triple-A Salt 5 4/9 TEX L 1-4 Hamels (2-0) Richards (0-2) 1-4 5-1.5 33,106 188,464 Lake Optioned RHP Cam Bedrosian to Triple-A Salt Lake. 6 4/10 TEX W 3-1 Weaver (1-0) Perez (0-1) 2-4 T3-1.5 35,097 223,561 11: Selected the contract of LHP Greg Mahle from Triple-A 7 4/11 @OAK W 4-1 Tropeano (1-0) Gray (1-1) 3-4 T3-0.5 13,371 13,371 Salt Lake Optioned RHP A.J. Achter to Triple-A Salt Lake. 8 4/12 @OAK W 5-4 Morin (1-0) Doolittle (1-2) 4-4 2-0.5 13,492 26,831 16: Placed OF Daniel Nava on 15-day disabled list Recalled 9 4/13 @OAK W 5-1 Shoemaker (1-1) Surkamp (0-1) 5-4 1 +0.5 11.216 38,047 OF Rafael Ortega from Triple-A Salt Lake. - 4/14 OFF DAY 28: Placed RHP Huston Street on 15-day disabled list. 10 4/15 @MIN L 4-5 Fien (1-0) Salas (0-1) 5-5 T1-22,461 60,508 29: Recalled RHP Cam Bedrosian from Triple-A Salt Lake. 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 30: Optioned RHP Matt Shoemaker to Triple-A Salt Lake. 13 4/18 @CWS W 7-0 Santiago (1-0) Rodon (1-2) 6-7 T2-1 14,706 128,610 May 14 4/19 @CWS L 0-5 Latos (3-0) Shoemaker (1-2) 6-8 3-2 12,093 140,703 1: Placed OF Craig Gentry on 15-day disabled 15 4/20 @CWS L 1-2 Sale (4-0) Richards (0-3) 6-9 4-3 12,785 153,488 list Transferred LHP C.J. Wilson to 60-day disabled 16 4/21 @CWS W 3-2 Weaver(2-0) Danks (0-3) 7-9 4-3 11,418 164,906 list Recalled RHP A.J. Achter from Triple-A Salt 17 4/22 SEA L 2-5 (10) Peralta (1-0) Alvarez (0-1) 7-10 4-3 40,755 264,316 Lake Selected the contract of OF Shane Robinson from 18 4/23 SEA W 4-2 Santiago (2-0) Hernandez (1-2) 8-10 4-2 41,058 305,374 Triple-A Salt Lake. 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 26 5/2 @MIL 27 5/3 @MIL 28 5/4 @MIL - 5/5 OFF DAY 29 5/6 TB 30 5/7 TB 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 2016 Starters by Position / Batting Order & Team Record BY POSITION C: Perez (7-10), Soto (4-3) 1B: Cron (5-11), Choi (1-1), Pujols (5-1) 2B: Giavotella (7-10), Pennington (4-3) 3B: Escobar (11-13) SS: Simmons (11-13) LF: Nava (2-2), Gentry (5-5), Ortega (3-6), Choi (1-0) CF: Trout (10-13), Ortega (1-0) RF: Calhoun (11-13) DH: Pujols (6-12), Cron (2-1), Choi (2-0), Trout (1-0) BATTING ORDER 1 st : Escobar (11-13) 2 nd : Nava (2-2), Gentry (4-3), Ortega (4-5), Simmons (1-1), Giavotella (0-2) 3 rd : Trout (11-13) 4 th : Pujols (11-13) 5 th : Calhoun (8-11), Cron (3-2) 6 th : Cron (1-3), Calhoun (3-3), Simmons (6-5), Soto (0-2), Giavotella (1-0) 7 th : Simmons (4-7), Choi (1-1), Soto (1-0), Cron (2-5), Pennington (3-0) 8 th : Perez (7-9), Soto (3-2), Cron (1-1), Giavotella (0-1) 9 th : Giavotella (6-7), Pennington (1-3), Gentry (1-2), Choi (3-0), Ortega (0-1) 2016 ANGELS MISCELLANEOUS TEAM BATTING Most Hits... 14; 4/26 vs. KC Most Runs... 9; 4/26 vs. KC 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 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 TEAM PITCHING Fewest Hits Allowed... 3; 4/13 at OAK, 4/18 at CWS Most Hits Allowed... 13; 4/17 at MIN Most Runs Allowed... 9; 4/4 vs. CHC,& 4/24 vs. SEA Most Home Runs Allowed. 3; 4/5 vs. CHC & 4/16 at MIN & 4/24 vs. SEA 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... 3, 4 times, last, 4/25 (8-11) Largest Lead in the A.L. West... 0.5; 4/13 Largest Deficit in the A.L. West... -3; 4/20, 4/21, 4/22 & 4/30 Largest Comeback Win... 3; 4/12 vs. OAK (trailed 4-1 in 8 th ) Largest Lead Blown in a Loss... 2; 4/17 at MIN (led 2-0 in 4 th ) 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