ANGELS (32-32) @ ASTROS (43-19) RHP RICKY NOLASCO (2-6, 5.05 ERA) vs. RHP MIKE FIERS (3-2, 4.84 ERA) MINUTE MAID PARK 1:10 PM PST TV FOX SPORTS WEST RADIO KLAA AM 830 SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2017 GAME #65 (32-32) HOUSTON, TX ROAD GAME #35 (14-20) LEADING OFF: Today the Angels play the fifth contest (3-1) of six-game road trip to Detroit (2-1) & Houston (June 9-11; 1-0) Angels have won three of four and four of last six affairs Club is 4-4 this month and 12-23 in June since 2016 Angels enter today -12.0 games back of division lead after 64 games played largest deficit thru 64 G since 2001 (- 19 after 64 & -20 after 65) At 32-32, marks 14 th time Halos have been at.500 in 2017 Following the trip, Halos host Yankees (June 12-14) and Royals (June 15-18). KNOW THIS: In 10 career games (nine starts) against the Astros, Ricky Nolasco is 7-1 with a 3.75 ERA (62.1 IP 26 ER). Last 2 games Over last two games, Halos have plated 20 runs on 28 hits. MINUTE MAID MEN: Success at Minute Maid Park In six career games (five starts) at Minute Maid Park, Ricky Nolasco is 5-0 with a 2.61 ERA (38 IP 11 ER) Eric Young Jr. (.348; 8/23), Shane Robinson (.421; 8/19). MAYBIN BACK: Cameron Maybin returned from 10-day D.L. yesterday and stole a career-high four bases as well as scoring four runs...maybin also became the 12th MLB player since 1913 to record four steals and four runs in a game He tied Angels franchise record for steals in a game, also accomplished by Chad Curtis (1993), Luis Polonia (1992) and Devon White (1989) In the leadoff role this season (13 G), Maybin is batting.420 (21/50) with 17 runs, 9 XBH, 8 SB,.532 OBP. FAST FACTS: Angels bullpen has posted a 2.08 ERA (17.1 IP 4 ER) in their last six games With a single Thursday, Albert Pujols (2,878 hits) passed Omar Vizquel (2,877) for sole possession of 42 nd on all-time hit list Frankie Frisch ranks 41 st with 2,880 hits.. SPARK PLUG: Since his recall May 29, Eric Young Jr. has hit safely in seven of 11 games batting.316 (12/38) with 10 runs, four walks, three doubles, one home run, three RBI and three stolen bases (.409 OBP). STRAIGHT TO HALL: Vladimir Guerrero will become the 15 th individual inducted into the Angels Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 26 th Guerrero remains among Angels all-time leaders in several key offensive categories including average (1st,.319), runs (10th, 544), home runs (6th, 173), RBI (6th, 616) and slugging pct. (2nd,.526). DEEP SIX D: On June 3rd, Albert Pujols became ninth player in MLB history to hit 600 HRs, joining Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714), Alex Rodriguez (696), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey Jr. (630), Jim Thome (612) and Sammy Sosa (609) At 37 years and 138 days old, he is fourth-youngest player to ever reach 600 mark, behind Rodriguez (35-008), Ruth (36-196) & Aaron (37-081) First player all-time to hit a grand slam (14 th ) for 600 th home run (no player had previously hit a grand slam for 500 th, 600 th, or 700 th career home run). ALL-TIME HOME RUNS 7. Jim Thome 612 8. Sammy Sosa 609 9. ALBERT PUJOLS 600 MORE TO COME: Pujols is 139 RBI away from 2,000 and 122 hits away from 3,000 - only Hank Aaron and Alex Rodriguez finished with 2,000 RBI, 3,000 hits & 600 HRs With 10 more HRs, he will pass Sammy Sosa for most HR by a foreign-born player Pujols had 1,223 extra-base hits at time of 600th homer, second-most behind Aaron (1,233). TROUT OUT: Mike Trout underwent surgery May 31st to repair the UCL in his left thumb Dr. Steve Shin performed the procedure at the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic General timetable for this procedure is 6-8 weeks Trout remains in California for treatment. SHELVED: Mike Trout is the 12 th regular to be placed on the D.L. this season Angels have seven pitchers currently on D.L. Andrew Heaney, Nick Tropeano, Huston Street, Andrew Bailey, Garrett Richards, Cam Bedrosian & Tyler Skaggs. HOT HALOS: Since May 1, Yunel Escobar is hitting.358 (29/81) - in seven games back from DL, he is batting.379 (11/29) Kole Calhoun has 13 hits (4 HRs) in his last 27 atbats (.481) Since allowing three earned runs in first 5.0 IP of MLB career (5 BB, 7 SO), RHP Keynan Middleton has posted a 0.96 ERA across last 11 games (9.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 11 SO) Andrelton Simmons has hit safely in 21 of 26 batting.337 (35/104; 13 XBH, 13 RBI)...RHP Blake Parker has not been charged with a run in 21 of last 23 appearances His 13.17 SO/9 IP rate ranks fifth in A.L. (min. 25 IP) Cameron Maybin has gone 21 for 50 (.420) his last 13 games (17 R, 6 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI). @ ASTROS: Angels have dropped five of eight meetings in 2017 (2-3 at Minute Maid Park) Astros claimed 2016 series 13-6 and have won three of last four season series Halos are 18-13 in last 31 home games vs. Houston but 10-21 in last 31 here Albert Pujols 55 HRs are most all-time vs. Houston (regular season)...martín Maldonado has hit.423 (11/26) with 2 HR and 4 RBI in 8 games vs. Houston this season Astros lead all-time series 45-41. YANKS ON DECK: Halos 2-0 win in last meeting (8/21/16) snapped seven-game losing streak vs. Yanks (matched franchise record against NYY other came Aug. 23, 1980- May 4, 1981) Since 2008, Angels are 22-14 at home vs. Yanks Halos are 30-18 in last 48 games vs. New York at Angel Stadium (since 2005) However, Halos are 3-18 in last 21 games in Bronx (have dropped last nine there, longest active streak in NY) Angels are 8-24 all-time at New Yankee Stadium (since 2009). THIS N THAT: Andrelton Simmons and Kole Calhoun hit back to back HRs in the third last Saturday - already fifth time this season Angels have posted back-to-back HRs On June 1, Angels hit into triple play for first time since July 7, 2004 at White Sox Halo bullpen leads MLB in inherited runners scoring pct. (19.8%) LAA relievers have stranded 72 of 91 runners Albert Pujols 362 RBI since 2014 lead A.L. in the span. HI! MY NAME IS Halos have used 41 players this season, 2nd-most in MLB Seattle (44) leads MLB in players used Angels rank 2nd in MLB with 23 pitchers used (Seattle, 27). THIS BUD S FOR US: Bud Norris has recorded 11 saves in 12 chances as a closer Took over as Angels closer on April 22 and recorded first career save that night vs. Toronto 24 of 29 outings this year have been scoreless (.184 BAA) Leads A.L. with three, four-out saves. THE MANAGER: Mike Scioscia is the longest tenured active manager in the Majors (18 th season) and only active manager to collect over 1,000 victories with current club His.540 (1,522-1,296) winning percentage and 1,522 wins are both tops in franchise history Just one of six managers all-time to reach 1,500 wins with one team. ALL-TIME MANAGER WINS 21. Dick Williams 1,571 22. Mike Scioscia 1,522 CLIMBING THE LEADERBOARDS: Albert Pujols continues his climb up the all-time home run, doubles and RBI lists: ALL-TIME DOUBLES 11. Hank Aaron 624 12. ALBERT PUJOLS 608 ALL-TIME RBI* (ELIAS) 10. Mel Ott 1,864 11. Albert Pujols 1,861+ THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY June 10 (1997) Jim Edmonds makes one of the most spectacular catches in Angels history at Kansas City as he dives toward the fence in straight away center field with his back to home plate The Catch, as it became known, is named as baseball play of the year by several sport television stations and publications; (1992) Luis Polonia tied a club record by stealing four bases in a game at Chicago Polonia was the second Angel to accomplish the feat. June 11 (2012) The Angels defeat the Dodgers 3-2 at Dodger Stadium to extend the Halos road winning streak to 10 games, marking the second time in club history the team has been victorious in at least 10 straight road affairs. 2017 MISC. WINS & LOSSES Current record... 32-32 Home record... 18-12 Road record... 14-20 Current streak... Won 2 Pre-ASB record... 32-32 Post-ASB record... Current road trip... 3-1 Last home stand... 3-4 Last road trip... 4-6 Last 5 games... 3-2 Last 10 games... 6-4 Number of Days In first place... 7 In second place... 43 In third place... 15 In fourth place... 5 In fifth place... When Angels Score first... 14-12 Score second or shutout... 18-20 1-run games... 12-9 Score 3 runs or fewer... 6-26 Score 4 runs or more... 26-6 Lead after 7 innings... 24-3 Trail after 7 innings... 4-24 Tied after 7 innings... 4-5 Lead after 8 innings... 27-1 Trail after 8 innings... 3-27 Tied after 8 innings... 2-3 Extra innings... 4-3 Come-from-behind wins... 22 Win/lose in final at-bat... 8-8 Walk-off games... 5-2 Vs. LHS... 10-6 Vs. RHS... 22-26 Out-hit opponent... 20-5 Out-hit by opponent... 7-23 Opponent has equal hits... 5-5 Collect 10-or-more hits... 17-3 Allow 10-or-more hits... 8-11 Collect home run... 25-16 Allow home run... 24-27 Commit an error... 12-16 Monthly Record April... 14-13 (11-13 in 16) May... 14-15 (13-15 in 16) June... 4-4 (8-19 in 16) July... (15-11 in 16) August... (12-16 in 16) Sept/Oct... (15-14 in 16) 2017 SERIES RECORD 6-9-4 *From ELIAS + Most all-time RBI by foreign-born PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS & BROADCAST LISTINGS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) Sunday June 11 @ Houston RHP David Paulino (0-0, 4.66) RHP Jesse Chavez (5-6, 4.56) 11:10 am FSW, MLBN, NHK Radio flagships of the Angels are KLAA AM 830 & KWKW 1330 AM TV Broadcast Partners are FOX Sports West / FS Espanol
ANGELS vs. FIERS PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI SO Calhoun.286 14 4 1 3 4 Cron.273 11 3 2 4 2 Escobar.400 15 6 2 3 2 Espinosa.000 7 0 0 0 2 Graterol --- - - - - - Maldonado.500 2 1 0 1 0 Maybin.308 13 4 1 4 1 Pennington.200 5 1 0 0 3 Pujols.200 15 3 2 4 0 Revere.143 7 1 0 1 1 Simmons.300 10 3 0 0 2 Valbuena.100 10 1 0 0 2 Young Jr.667 3 2 0 1 0 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER RHP RICKY NOLASCO 2-6, 5.05 ERA In last six starts vs. Houston, is 5-0 with a 1.84 ERA (44 IP 9 ER) Making 13th start of the season and seventh on the road Second start of 2017 vs. Houston Is in 12 th Major League season and second with Angels (first full year with Angels). LAST TIME OUT: Charged with loss in last start on Sunday vs. Minnesota after allowing three earned runs on seven hits (2 HR) with no walks and seven strikeouts 5.2 innings pitched Has lost each of last four starts (third time in career) His longest streak of career is losses in five straight starts for Marlins from July 15 Aug. 5, 2012. 1400 K S: Strikeout of Stephen Vogt in 2 nd inning of start on May 8 at Oakland marked 1400 th strikeout of career His 10 strikeouts that day are the most in a game this season by any Angels pitcher Also marked third career game with 10+ strikeouts and zero walks and first since Aug. 18, 2009 for Marlins at Houston. STRIKEOUTS/WALKS: Leads active pitchers (min. 1600 IP) with a 2.13 career walks per 9 innings rate and ranks sixth with a 3.40 strikeout to walk ratio Has collected 1430 strikeouts while walking 420 Among active pitchers with at least 1600 innings pitched, his 420 walks are the fewest in the Majors Had streak of 17 consecutive innings pitched without a walk earlier this season from April 8-27. HURT BY THE HOMER: His 18 home runs allowed this season are tied for most in A.L. with Houston s Mike Fiers 24 of 38 runs allowed this season have scored via homers. VS. HOUSTON: In 10 career games (nine starts) vs. Astros, is 7-1 with a 3.75 ERA (56.1 IP 24 ER) In last six starts against Astros, is 5-0 with a 1.84 ERA (44 IP 9 ER) Earned win in first start of 2017 vs. Houston on April 18 after tossing six innings and allowing two earned runs Has worked at least seven innings in four of last six games vs. Astros, including two complete games. AT MINUTE MAID PARK: In six career games (five starts) at Minute Maid Park, is 5-0 with a 2.61 ERA (38 IP 11 ER) Made Major League debut with Florida Marlins on April 5, 2006 at Minute Maid Park and tossed three scoreless innings in relief vs. Astros...Is one of two pitchers all-time to win each of his first five career starts at Minute Maid Park, joining Texas Colby Lewis, who won his first seven starts at the ballpark. STREAK SNAPPED: Allowed home run to Stephen Vogt on April 3, which snapped streak of 22 consecutive innings pitched without allowing an earned run (dated back to Sept. 17, 2016). RELIABLE ARM: His 291 starts since debut in 2006 rank tied for 13 th among all active players. OPENING DAY STARTER: Made fourth career Opening day start (first with Angels) on April 3 at Oakland Previous Opening Day starts came in 2009 & 2013 with Marlins (both vs. Washington) & most recently in 2014 with Twins (at CWS) STRONG FINISH: In final six starts of 2016 regular season, went 4-2 with a 1.47 ERA (43 IP 7 ER) Did not allow an earned run in four of the six starts His 1.47 ERA in that span (Aug. 31 end of season) led the Majors (min. 30 IP). CAREER NOTES: Owns a 110-109 record and 4.54 ERA (1772.2 IP 895 ER) in 309 games (291 starts) for Marlins, Dodgers, Twins and Angels Earned 100 th career win on May 25, 2015 Was traded by Twins to Angels with RHP Alex Meyer at trade deadline last season in exchange for LHP Hector Santiago and minor league RHP Alan Busenitz. HOMECOMING: Nolasco is a native of Corona, CA (24 miles from Anaheim) and attended Rialto HS in Rialto, CA, which is located 49 miles from Angel Stadium. NOLASCO S 2017 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP SCORE W-L ERA LEFT IP H R ER HR BB SO PIT/STR 4/3 @OAK 2-4 L 4.76 2-3 5.2 7 3 3 2 2 4 91/53 (58.2%) 4/8 SEA 5-4 - 3.86 3-2 6 4 2 2 1 1 3 87/54 (62.1%) 4/13 TEX 3-8 L 5.40 0-5 5 8 5 5 2 0 7 97/61 (62.9%) 4/18 @HOU 5-2 W 4.76 5-2 6 8 2 2 2 0 3 103/61 (59.2%) 4/27 OAK 2-1 W 4.13 2-1 5.2 3 1 1 0 2 4 98/61 (62.2%) 5/3 @SEA 7-8 - 4.68 0-4 4.1 8 4 4 2 2 6 73/47 (64.4%) 5/8 @OAK 2-3 - 4.31 2-2 7 5 2 2 2 0 10 103/64 (62.1%) 5/13 DET 3-4 - 4.34 2-3 6 5 3 3 2 4 4 100/59 (59.0%) 5/19 @NYM 0-3 L 4.01 0-2 6 4 2 1 0 3 4 103/61 (59.2%) 5/24 @TB 2-5 L 4.37 2-5 6 7 5 5 3 2 6 98/65 (66.3%) 5/29 ATL 3-6 L 5.07 1-6 2.2 7 6 6 0 2 2 65/40 (61.5%) 6/4 MIN 2-3 L 5.05 2-3 5.2 7 3 3 2 0 7 96/58 (60.4%) TOTALS 2-6 5.05 66 73 38 37 18 18 60 1114/684 (61.4%) ASTROS vs. NOLASCO PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI SO Altuve.500 8 4 0 0 1 Aoki.231 26 6 0 0 3 Beltran.352 54 19 1 3 11 Bregman.000 3 0 0 0 1 Correa.000 3 0 0 0 1 Gattis.000 3 0 0 0 2 Gonzalez.200 5 1 0 0 2 Gurriel.200 5 1 1 1 0 Marisnick.500 2 1 0 0 0 McCann.338 71 24 8 26 10 Reddick.000 8 0 0 0 1 Springer.400 5 2 1 1 0 NOLASCO S BREAKDOWN AT A GLANCE CAREER W L IP ER SO ERA TOTALS 110 109 1772.2 895 1430 4.54 HOME 46 55 847.1 429 678 4.56 ROAD 64 54 925.1 466 752 4.53 MAR/APR 16 12 279.2 144 194 4.63 MAY 23 28 367 210 290 5.15 JUNE 17 19 307 148 242 4.34 JULY 21 17 279 125 239 4.03 AUGUST 18 19 292 152 246 4.68 SEP/OCT 15 14 248 116 219 4.21 STARTER 108 108 1742.1 880 1404 4.55 RELIEVER 2 1 30.1 15 26 4.45 2017 W L IP ER SO ERA TOTALS 2 6 66 37 60 5.05 HOME 1 3 31 20 27 5.81 ROAD 1 3 35 17 33 4.37 APRIL 2 2 28.1 13 21 4.13 MAY 0 3 32 21 32 5.91 JUNE 0 1 5.2 3 7 4.76 2017 VS. LEFT AND RIGHT AVG H/AB HR Left.279 38/136 6 Right.282 35/124 12 2017 RUN SUPPORT IN STARTS Home: 10 R 6 GS 1.67 RPG Road: 11 R 6 GS 1.83 RPG Total: 21 R 12 GS 1.75 RPG 2017 RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 7 12 2 5 5 2 - - 2017 TEAM RECORD IN STARTS Home: 2-4 Road: 1-5 Total: 3-9 CAREER SINGLE-GAME BESTS Strikeouts: 16; Sept. 30, 2009 at Atlanta IP: 9; 9 times; last, Aug. 31, 2016 vs. CIN Win streak: 7; August 1 Sept. 9, 2013 Last SHO: Aug. 31, 2016 vs. CIN (5 th career SHO) Last CG: Aug. 31, 2016 vs. CIN (11 th career CG) TOMORROW S STARTER AT HOUSTON RHP JESSE CHAVEZ (5-6, 4.56 ERA) Making 14 th appearance (13 th start) of the season and seventh road start of the year Third start of 2017 vs. Astros Earned the win in last start on Tuesday at Detroit after tossing 5.2 innings and allowing two earned runs on seven hits with one walk and four strikeouts Angels have won each of his last two starts and he has pitched to a 2.13 ERA (12.2 IP 3 ER) in that span In 23 career games (seven starts) against the Astros, is 3-2 with a 2.86 ERA (63 IP 20 ER) In his two starts this season against Houston, is 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA (13.1 IP 4 ER) In 13 career games (three starts) at Minute Maid Park, is 0-2 with a 3.81 ERA (28.1 IP 12 ER). #48 JOSE ALVAREZ (LHP) AGE: 28 Made first appearance of road trip last night with one scoreless inning. Pitched in four games on last homestand Three of four outings were scoreless. Charged with loss June 1 vs. MIN after allowing three runs (one earned) in 0.1 IP 31 appearances lead Angels and are tied for most in American League. Has stranded 17 of 20 inherited runners on the year. Is unscored upon in 23 of 30 outings this season. Recorded first career Major League save April 28 at Texas First lefty to earn a save for Angels since Scott Downs on July 23, 2012 at KC. Last Outing: 6/9 @ HOU (1 IP, 1 H) Holds: 10 Saves/Opps: 1/3 #33 DAVID HERNANDEZ (RHP) AGE: 31 Has pitched one scoreless inning each of last two days. Struck out all three batters faced Saturday in third appearance of last homestand. Is unscored upon in 18 of 21 games this season. Became first pitcher in franchise history to not allow a baserunner in each of first four outings with team. Made Angels debut April 24 vs. Toronto after being acquired from Atlanta earlier that day in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later. Pitched in seven games this season for Triple-A Gwinnett, going 1-0 with four saves and a 1.13 ERA (8 IP 1 ER) Was unscored upon in six of seven games. Last Outing: 6/9 @ HOU (1 IP) Holds: 5 Saves/Opps: 0/1 IN THE PEN #39 KEYNAN MIDDLETON (RHP) AGE: 23 Pitched one shutout frame Thursday at Detroit in second outing of road trip. Allowed one run Tuesday night, snapping nine game scoreless streak Recorded first career hold. Worked 3.1 scoreless innings across four appearances on last homestand. Made Major League debut on May 5 vs. Houston (1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 SO). Entered 2017 ranked by Baseball America as #9 prospect in Angels system. In 10 games with Triple-A Salt Lake this season, is 0-0 with two saves & a 2.84 ERA Became first member of Angels 2013 draft class to reach Major Leagues. Last Outing: 6/8 @ DET (1 IP, 2 H, 2 SO) Holds: 2 Saves/Opps: - #20 BUD NORRIS (RHP) AGE: 32 Earned 11 th save of season Tuesday night (no Angels reached 10 saves in 2016). Pitched three scoreless innings across four games on last homestand. Owns a 1.24 career ERA (36.1 IP 5 ER) at Angel Stadium. Has three saves this year of at least 4 outs (tied for second most in A.L.). Charged with loss on May 13 vs DET after allowing HR to J.D. Martinez in 9 th inning Earned first win of season on May 6 vs. HOU after tossing one perfect inning. Took over as Angels closer April 22 Recorded first career save that night vs. TOR Last Outing: 6/6 @ DET (SV; 1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 SO) Holds: 3 Saves/Opps: 11/13
#53 BLAKE PARKER (RHP) AGE: 31 Has not been charged with a run in 22 of last 23 appearances. Earned first win as an Angel May 31 vs. ATL after tossing one scoreless inning. Has recorded 43 strikeouts across his 28.1 innings pitched this season The 13.66 SO/9 rate ranks fourth in the Majors (min. 25 IP). Finished Spring with active streak of 17 consecutive outs recorded via strikeout. Last Outing: 6/8 @ DET (1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 SO) Holds: 7 Saves/Opps: 0/1 #36 YUSMEIRO PETIT (RHP) AGE: 32 15 games of at least 1.1 innings pitched this year lead the Majors. Worked 4.2 scoreless innings across three games on last homestand. Has stranded all 11 of his inherited runners this season. Owns a 1.29 ERA (21 IP 3 ER) at home this season. Earned first win of season on May 16 vs. Chicago White Sox. Last Outing: 6/7 @ DET (1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 SO) Holds: 3 Saves/Opps: - #44 BROOKS POUNDERS (RHP) AGE: 26 Pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in two games during last series at Detroit. Has worked five scoreless innings across last six Major League outings. Recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday for third stint of season with Angels Was last optioned to Salt Lake on May 24 after being recalled earlier that day (pitched one scoreless inning that afternoon at Tampa Bay). Made three appearances with Salt Lake during latest Triple-A stint, recording one save and allowing two earned runs in 4.1 innings pitched. Earned win on April 25 vs. Oakland night after pitching one scoreless inning. Made Angels debut on April 23 vs. Toronto. In 14 total games (one start) with Salt Lake this year, is 1-0 with three saves and a 3.42 ERA (23.2 IP 9 ER). Last Outing: 6/8 @ DET (1 IP, 1 H, 1 BK) Holds: - Saves/Opps: - 2017 ANGELS PITCHING (STARTERS & RELIEVERS) W-L ERA SV/OPP IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG INHERITED / SCORED_ STARTERS 21-23 4.24-361 349 179 170 65 116 315.257 (349/1360) - RELIEVERS 11-9 3.77 15/25 210 177 95 88 25 69 233.227 (177/779) 91/18 (80% stranded) BATTER S BOX #56 KOLE CALHOUN (OF) AGE: 29 15 hits in last 34 at-bats (.441) following a 8-for-65 (.123) skid in nine of last 10 games In that 10 game stretch, has raised average from.205 to.239. Four home runs in last eight games Had three home runs the entire month of May. 11 RBI in last 10 games after logging 11 in previous 30 tilts. Has made starts this season batting 1 st (3 G), 2 nd (43 G), 3 rd (1 G), 4 th (1 G), 5 th (7 G) and 6 th (5 G). #24 C.J. CRON (INF) AGE: 27 Eight RBI in last four Major League games Logged four RBI in first 23 games of the season. Recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to last Saturday s game Optioned to Triple-A May 22 In eight games, registered a.314 (11/35) clip with three home runs and 15 RBI. May 21 st in New York (N.L.), connected for second career grand slam (also, July 1, 2016 at Boston) Grand slam marked first home run of the season. Activated from the D.L. May 13 th Missed last 14 games with a left foot contusion Originally suffered the injury April 28 th in Texas. #0 YUNEL ESCOBAR (INF) AGE: 33 Over last 20 games (13 G before going on DL), is batting.349 (30/86). 17 multi-hit games this season Five of the 13 games have been 3+-hit efforts. Activated from the DL June 1 st Left game on May 13 th in the 6 th inning with hamstring cramps Placed on the DL May 15 th with a left hamstring strain. Collected fifth home run of season May 9 th, matching total from 2016 campaign (logged fifth home run on Sept. 23 at Houston). #3 DANNY ESPINOSA (INF) AGE: 30 Matched a season high (second time, also, April 11 vs. Texas) with three hits Thursday Also matched a season high (third time, last April 13 vs. Texas) with three RBI. in five of last seven games, batting.280 (7/25) in that stretch Lifted average from.141 to.162 during those seven tilts. Hit fifth home run of the season June 2 nd and first since May 15 th Four of five homers have come in the 9 th inning Since 1974, the most home runs hit in the 9 th inning by an Angels was Albert Pujols 5 in 2016. Committed just one error in 422.2 innings at second base this season. Logged 300 th career RBI May 17 th. Grew up an avid Angels fan and father is an Angels season ticket holder. #59 JUAN GRATEROL (C) AGE: 28 in eight of last nine games with an at-bat (.296; 8/27). Caught eight of 15 (53%) base stealers this season. Acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays April 18, 2017 for cash considerations or a PTBNL. Since Nov. 28, 2016, has been selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays and the Angels twice. #12 MARTIN MALDONADO (C) AGE: 30 Hit fifth home run of the season last night Has hit more than five home runs in a single season twice: 8 HR in 2012 and 2016 with Milwaukee. 11 hits in 26 at-bats (.423) vs. Houston this season. Has 43 hits in 52 games this season The 43 hits as a catcher rank second in the American League, trailing Salvado Perez Had 42 hits total in 2016. Thrown out 39% of would-be basestearlers this season (10 CS/26 SBA) Threw out 34.8% (16 CS/46 SBA), which was good for second in the National League in 2016 (min. 500 inn.). #9 CAMERON MAYBIN (OF) AGE: 30 Tied a franchise record by stealing four bases last night Marked the fourth such occurrence in franchise history: Chad Curtis on April 17, 1993, Luis Polonia June 10, 1992 and Devon White on Sept. 9, 1998 Was also the first 4-stolen base game in the Majors this season and first in the American League since Rajai Davis, July 28, 2013. Was just the 9 th player (12 th occurrence) ever to log three hits, three runs and four stolen bases in a game and first since Carl Crawford May 24, 2006. Activated from disabled list prior to last night s game Missed nine games after being placed on DL June 1 (retro to May 30) with a left oblique muscle contusion Did not have a minor league rehab assignment. Three hits shy of 750 for career. Batting.420 (21/50) with six doubles, a triple, two home runs and 16 runs scored batting leadoff compared to.180 (20/111) in all other batting order positions this season. Stolen 16 bases this season, surpassing season total from 2016 (15 SB) Became the first Angels left fielder with 10 steals before the All-Star break since Reggie Willits in 2007 (18 SB). #7 CLIFF PENNINGTON (INF) AGE: 32 Made five starts at third base this season Start at third May 23 rd was first since Sept. 25, 2015 During career, has appeared defensively at shortstop (594 G), second base (201 G), third base (47 G) and left field (8 G). Tallied sixth career walk-off plate appearance and first as an Angel April 9. LAST NIGHT: 2/4, 1 R, 3 RBI, BB DET SERIES: 4/9, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI ROAD TRIP: 6/13, 3 R, HR, 6 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 (2/4) DET SERIES: 2/9, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI ROAD TRIP: 2/9, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 7 (7/25) LAST NIGHT: 2/4, 1 R, 2B, 1 RBI, BB, SO DET SERIES: 2/10, 2 R ROAD TRIP: 4/14, 3 R, 2B, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 (2/4) LAST NIGHT: 0/3, 1 R, BB, 2 SO DET SERIES: 3/7, 1 R, 2B, 3 RBI ROAD TRIP: 3/10, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/3 DET SERIES: 1/4, 1 R, 1 RBI ROAD TRIP: 1/4, 1 R, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 4 (4/14) LAST NIGHT: 2/4, 1 R, HR, 2 RBI, HBP DET SERIES: 1/7 ROAD TRIP: 3/11, 1 R, HR, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 5 (7/18) LAST NIGHT: 3/4, 3 R, 2B, BB, 4 SB DET SERIES: - ROAD TRIP: 3/4, 3 R, 2B, 4 SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 (3/4) DET SERIES: 0/3 ROAD TRIP: 0/3 CURRENT STREAK: 0/6
#5 ALBERT PUJOLS (INF) AGE: 37 Connected for ninth home run of the season last Saturday, a grand slam, marking the 600 th home run of his career Became the ninth member of the 600 home run club and the fourth youngest to reach the milestone According to STATS, was the first player ever whose 500 th, 600 th or 700 th career home run came as a grand slam (FOR ADDITIONAL INFO, PLEASE SEE THE 600 HOME RUN PACKET). Also became the third player to ever amass 600 home runs and 600 doubles in a career: Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds Is the fifth player to hit 600 home runs prior to their age-38 season: Alex Rodriguez (654), Babe Ruth (652), Hank Aaron (639), Barry Bonds (613) and Albert Pujols (600). Last Saturday s grand slam was the 14 th of career and second as an Angel (June 19, 2015 at OAK). Owns 55 career home runs against the Astros, the most homers vs. Houston all-time Posted a.364 (20/55) clip against the Astros last season. 44 RBI this season are good for third in the American League 1,861 career RBI are good for 11 th all time according to ELIAS Mel Ott is 10 th with 1,864 Since the start of the 2016, his 162 RBI are tops in the American League. April 28 passed Rafael Palmeiro (1,835) for the most RBI collected by a player born outside the U.S. credit ESPN Stats and Info On April 23 rd, passed Manny Ramirez (1,832) to become the all-time RBI leader by a Dominican Republic native. #25 BEN REVERE (OF) AGE: 29 Collected first home run of season May 13 th Marked first home run since July 20, 2016 vs. Los Angeles (N.L.) with Washington. 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts this season. With pinch-hit appearance on Opening Day, became the 1000 th different player in franchise history. #2 ANDRELTON SIMMONS (INF) AGE: 27 Batting.336 (36/107) over last 27 contests The.336 clip since May 12 th leads all A.L. shortstops and ninth overall by an American Leaguer. Hit sixth home run of the season last Saturday Connected for four homers total in 2016 The six home runs are his highest single season total since 2014 The last Halo shortstop with more than six home runs before the All-Star break was Dick Schofield (7 HR) in 1986. RBI single in the 9 th inning May 6 th marked fifth career walk off and first as an Angel. Played with team Netherlands during the 2017 World Baseball Classic and hit.344 (11/32). #18 LUIS VALBUENA (INF) AGE: 25 Played for the Astros in 2015 and 2016 Signed with the Angels as a free agent Jan. 24 Went 3- for-8 (.375) in first three games this season vs. his old Club. Connected for third home run of the season Monday. First inning double May 26 th marked 600 th hit of career. Has appeared defensively in 17 games at first base and 11 at third base this season. During rehab assignment with Inland Empire 66ers (Adv-A), went 8-for-23 (.348) in six games Collected three doubles, six RBI and five runs scored. Tallied 15 doubles and 10 home runs in each of the last four seasons. #8 ERIC YOUNG (OF) AGE: 32 Tied a career high (25 th time) with three hits Thursday and first since Sept. 10, 2014 with the Mets Was the first Angels left fielder with three hits and three runs scored in a game since Mike Trout July 17, 2012. Since call up, is 12-for-38 (.316) with three doubles, a home run, three RBI and three stolen bases. Had contract purchased from Triple-A Salt Lake May 29 th and was added to the 40-man roster. Was batting.354 (63/178) with 10 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 26 RBI and 15 stolen bases with Salt Lake Was leading the Bees in average, hits, doubles, triples, runs scored and stolen bases The.354 clip ranked sixth in the PCL. Originally drafted in the 30 th round of the 2003 First-Year Player Draft by the Colorado Rockies Father Eric Young played 15 years in the Majors, last appearing with Texas in 2006. LAST NIGHT: 0/3, 1 RBI, BB, SF, 2 GDP DET SERIES: 2/12, 1 RBI ROAD TRIP: 2/15, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/5 DET SERIES: 0/6 ROAD TRIP: 0/6 CURRENT STREAK: 0/6 LAST NIGHT: 2/5, 1 R, 2B DET SERIES: 5/11, 3 R, 2B, 2 RBI ROAD TRIP: 7/16, 4 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 4 (7/16) LAST NIGHT: 1/4, 2 RBI, BB DET SERIES: 0/2 ROAD TRIP: 1/6, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 (1/4) ALBERT ALL-TIME HR RBI* 8. Sammy Sosa 609 10. Mel Ott 1,864 9. Albert Pujols 600 11. Albert Pujols 1,861 2B XBH 11. Hank Aaron 624 6. Alex Rodriguez 1,274 12. Albert Pujols 608 7. Albert Pujols 1,223 LAST NIGHT: 1/5, SO DET SERIES: 3/10, 4 R, 2B, 1 RBI ROAD TRIP: 4/15, 4 R, 2B, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 (4/10) *Per ELIAS UPCOMING MILESTONES Albert Pujols 3 RBI shy of 1,864 for career, tying Mel Ott for 10 th all-time (ELIAS) 9 home runs shy of 609 for career (ties Sammy Sosa for 8 th most all-time and the most all-time by any foreign-born player) Cameron Maybin: 1 home run shy of 50 for career 2 stolen bases shy of 150 for career Luis Valbuena 3 doubles shy of 150 for career Mike Trout 16 home runs shy of 200 for career ANGELS REPLAY CHALLENGES Angels totals: 15 plays challenged 9 calls overturned Opponents: 12 plays reviewed 6 calls overturned Umpires: 1 plays reviewed 0 calls overturned 2017 DISABLING INJURY LIST PLAYER INJURY DISABLED GAMES MISSED Vicente Campos Right elbow median nerve irritation 4/1 (retro to 3/30) - 4/24 20 *Andrew Heaney Left elbow UCL injury 4/1 (retro to 3/30) 64 *Huston Street Right lat strain 4/1 (retro to 3/30) 64 *Nick Tropeano Right elbow UCL injury 4/1 (retro to 3/30) 64 Luis Valbuena Right hamstring strain 4/1 (retro to 3/30) - 5/2 27 *Garrett Richards Right biceps strain 4/7 (retro to 4/6) 62 *Andrew Bailey Right shoulder inflammation 4/12 (retro to 4/10) 57 Mike Morin Neck tightness 4/21 (retro to 4/20) 5/27 35 Cam Bedrosian Right groin strain 4/22 46 *Tyler Skaggs Right oblique muscle strain 4/29 39 C.J. Cron Left foot contusion 4/29 5/14 14 Yunel Escobar Left hamstring strain 5/15 6/1 16 Alex Meyer Back spasms 5/24 (retro to 5/21) 6/1 11 Mike Trout Left thumb ligament injury 5/29 11 Cameron Maybin Left oblique muscle contusion 6/1 (retro to 5/30) - 6/9 9 BOLD INDICATES CURRENTLY ON DISABLED LIST * - 60-DAY DISABLED LIST MULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5 Calhoun 12 2 Cron 4 Escobar 12 4 1 Espinosa 3 2 Graterol Maldonado 11 Marte 3 Maybin 5 3 1 Pennington 4 1 Pujols 6 4 Revere 5 1 Simmons 17 2 Trout 15 1 Valbuena 3 1 Young Jr. 3 1
ANGELS VS. OPPONENT CAREER vs. ASTROS Calhoun 243 62 5 29.255 Cron 149 32 6 20.215 Escobar 199 58 4 28.291 Espinosa 105 26 4 8.248 Graterol 2 0 0 0.000 Maldonado 53 15 2 5.283 Maybin 87 26 0 7.299 Pennington 29 6 0 0.207 Pujols 930 270 55 150.290 Revere 31 9 0 0.290 Simmons 96 24 1 8.250 Valbuena 47 9 1 7.191 Young Jr. 52 14 0 0.269 2017 vs. ASTROS Calhoun 23 5 0 4.217 Cron 15 2 0 0.133 Escobar 31 10 2 4.323 Espinosa 23 4 0 0.174 Graterol 0 0 0 0 - Maldonado 26 11 2 4.423 Maybin 23 6 0 1.261 Pennington 5 0 0 0.000 Pujols 26 3 2 5.115 Revere 16 1 0 0.063 Simmons 30 8 1 3.267 Valbuena 12 4 0 3.333 Young Jr. 5 1 0 0.200 2016 vs. ASTROS Calhoun 66 19 1 10.288 Cron 58 14 1 7.241 Escobar 52 12 1 5.231 Espinosa - - - - - Graterol 2 0 0 0.000 Maldonado 3 0 0 0.000 Maybin 13 5 0 2.385 Pennington 19 5 0 0.263 Pujols 55 20 3 11.364 Revere - - - - - Simmons 58 14 0 5.241 Valbuena - - - - - Young Jr. - - - - - ANGELS AT STADIUM CAREER at MINUTE MAID PARK Calhoun 131 34 3 14.260 Cron 77 16 2 11.208 Escobar 104 30 1 12.288 Espinosa 55 15 2 4.273 Graterol 0 0 0 0 - Maldonado 35 10 1 3.286 Maybin 51 10 0 1.196 Pennington 16 3 0 0.188 Pujols 499 138 29 65.277 Revere 5 0 0 0.000 Simmons 64 17 1 4.266 Valbuena 364 85 24 54.234 Young Jr. 28 9 0 0.321 BULLPEN VS. OPPONENT CAREER vs. ASTROS PITCHER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Alvarez 1-1-0 4.24 22 17 8 Hernandez 0-0-1 0.93 10 9.2 1 MIddleton 0-0-0 4.50 2 2 1 Norris 2-1-0 2.70 5 10 3 Parker 0-0-0 0.00 3 2.1 0 Petit 1-1-0 4.08 5 17.2 8 Pounders - - - - - 2017 vs. ASTROS PITCHER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Alvarez 0-0-0 4.50 4 2 1 Hernandez 0-0-0 3.00 3 3 1 Middleton 0-0-0 4.50 2 2 1 Norris 1-1-0 2.25 4 4 1 Parker 0-0-0 0.00 2 1.1 0 Petit 0-0-0 3.00 2 3 1 Pounders - - - - - 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 Garrett Richards (6.2 IP), Fernando Salas (0.1 IP), Joe Smith (1 IP) & Huston Street (1 IP); May 10, 2015 vs. Houston ONE-HITTER vs. ANGELS Mike Clevinger (5.2 IP), Dan Otero (0.1 IP), Bryan Shaw (1 IP), Andrew Miller (1 IP) & Cody Allen (1 IP); August 13, 2016 at Cleveland (1-5 L) 10-OR-MORE STRIKEOUT GAME by ANGELS STARTER Ricky Nolasco (10), May 8, 2017 at Oakland (first 10+ strikeout game by an Angels starter in 2017) 10-OR-MORE STRIKEOUT GAME by OPPONENT STARTER Yu Darvish (10), April 29, 2017 at Texas 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 Matt Shoemaker (6.1 IP), Yusmeiro Petit (1 IP), Jose Alvarez (0.2 IP), Keynan Middleton (1 IP), May 23, 2017 at Tampa Bay (third Angels shutout in 2017) SHUTOUT vs. ANGELS Buck Farmer (6.2 IP), Alex Wilson (1.1 IP), Justin Wilson (1 IP); June 7, 2017 at Detroit (fifth time being shut out in 2017) CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS by ANGELS Hector Santiago (7 IP), JC Ramirez (1 IP) & Fernando Salas (1 IP); July 15, 2016 vs. White Sox & Matt Shoemaker (9 IP); July 16, 2016 vs. White Sox CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS vs. ANGELS Ian Kennedy (8 IP), Kelvin Herrera (1 IP); April 16, 2017 at Kansas City & Charlie Morton (5 IP), Chris Devenski (2 IP), Luke Gregerson (1 IP), Ken Giles (1 IP); April 17, 2017 at at Houston) 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 Matt Shoemaker (9 IP); July 16, 2016 vs. White Sox (1 st 1-0 win of 2015) 1-0 GAME, DEFEAT Ian Kennedy (8 IP), Kelvin Herrera (1 IP); April 16, 2017 at Kansas City 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 Mariners TRIPLE PLAY vs. ANGELS June 1, 2017 vs. Minnesota Twins 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 Jefry Marte, June 9, 2016 at Yankees (7 th inning off Ivan Nova) PINCH-HIT HOME RUN vs. ANGELS Matt Joyce June 4, 2016 at Pittsburgh (7 th inning off Greg Mahle) (2 nd opponent PH HR on 2016) GRAND SLAM by ANGELS Albert Pujols (600 th career HR) June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota (4 th inning off Ervin Santana) (3 rd Angels grand slam of 2017) GRAND SLAM vs. ANGELS Seth Smith Sept 14, 2016 vs. Seattle (6 th inning off Mike Morin) WALK-OFF HR by ANGELS Albert Pujols, August 3, 2016 vs. Oakland (9 th inning, two-run HR off Ryan Dull) WALK-OFF HR vs. ANGELS Jed Lowrie, May 8 at Oakland (11 th inning, solo home run off Deolis Guerra) 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 Kole Calhoun, June 1, 2017 vs. Minnesota (second Angels two-hr game of 2017) TWO-HOME RUN GAME vs. ANGELS Steven Souza Jr., May 24, 2017 at Tampa Bay (fifth two-home run game vs. Angels in 2017) MULTIPLE ANGELS W/TWO-HR-OR-MORE IN ONE GAME Kole Calhoun (2) & Albert Pujols (2), Sept. 3, 2016 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 Andrelton Simmons & Kole Calhoun, June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota (3rd inning) (fifth back-to-back HRs by Angels in 2017) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS vs. ANGELS Colby Rasmus & Steven Souza Jr., May 24, 2017 at Tampa Bay (7th inning) (first back-to-back HRs vs. Angels in 2017) BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS by ANGELS Kole Calhoun, Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Sept. 3, 2016 at Seattle (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 Kole Calhoun, Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Sept. 3, 2016 at Seattle (1 st inning) THREE HOME RUNS, ONE INNING, vs. ANGELS Austin Torreyes, Didi Gregorius & Brian McCann, August 20, 2016 vs. New York (A.L.) (5 th inning) FIVE-HIT GAME by ANGELS Cameron Maybin (5-for-6), May 17, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox FIVE-HIT GAME vs. ANGELS Billy Butler, May 13, 2013 vs. Kansas City (5-for-5) FIVE-RBI GAME or more by ANGELS Albert Pujols (6 RBI) July 17, 2016 vs. Texas FIVE-RBI GAME or more vs. ANGELS Brandon Guyer, August 12, 2016 at Cleveland (5 RBI) THREE STEALS, INDIVIDUAL, by ANGELS Cameron Maybin (4 SB), June 9, 2017 at Houston 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 Carlos Gomez, April 29, 2017 at Texas 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 Albert Pujols, April 9, 2017 vs. Seattle (9th inning) WALK-OFF WIN, by ANGELS Albert Pujols; May 17, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox, (11 th inning, single) (5 th walk-off win of 2017)
ANGELS 2017 DAY-BY-DAY RESULTS Pitchers in CAPS represent complete game * Denotes home sellout Bold = home game GM. DATE OPP W-L SCORE WINNER LOSER REC POS GB ATTD TOTAL 1 4/3 @OAK L 2-4 Graveman (1-0) Nolasco (0-1) 0-1 T3-1 36,067 36,067 2 4/4 @OAK W 7-6 Bailey (1-0) Dull (0-1) 1-1 T2-1 11,225 47,292 3 4/5 @OAK W 5-0 Ramirez (1-0) Cotton (0-1) 2-1 2-1 13,405 60,697 4 4/6 @OAK L 1-5 Triggs (1-0) Skaggs (0-1) 2-2 T2-1 13,292 73,989 5 4/7 SEA W 5-1 Chavez (1-0) Gallardo (0-1) 3-2 T1 - *43,911 43,911 6 4/8 SEA W 5-4 Ramirez (2-0) Scribner (0-1) 4-2 1 +1 42,668 86,579 7 4/9 SEA W 10-9 Bailey (2-0) Diaz (0-1) 5-2 1 +1 37.175 123,754-4/10 OFF DAY 8 4/11 TEX W 6-5 (10) Bedrosian (1-0) Jeffress (0-1) 6-2 1 +1.5 34,044 157,798 9 4/12 TEX L 3-8 Griffin (1-0) Chavez (1-1) 6-3 1 +0.5 34,599 192,397 10 4/13 TEX L 3-8 Darvish (1-1) Nolasco (0-2) 6-4 T1-30,255 222,652 11 4/14 @KC L 1-7 Duffy (2-0) Ramirez (2-1) 6-5 2-1 26,838 100,827 12 4/15 @KC L 2-3 Soria (1-0) Alvarez (0-1) 6-6 2-2 24,162 124,989 13 4/16 @KC L 0-1 Herrera (1-0) Parker (0-1) 6-7 2-2.5 27,950 152,939 14 4/17 @HOU L 0-3 Morton (1-1) Chavez (1-2) 6-8 T2-3.5 23,501 176,440 15 4/18 @HOU W 5-2 Nolasco (1-2) Musgrove (1-1) 7-8 2-2.5 21,760 198,200 16 4/19 @HOU L 1-5 Keuchel (3-0) Ramirez (2-2) 7-9 T3-3.5 24,028 222,228 17 4/20 @HOU L 1-2 McCullers (2-0) Shoemaker (0-1) 7-10 T3-4.5 23,137 245,365 18 4/21 TOR L 7-8 (13) Tepera (1-0) Chavez (1-3) 7-11 T4-5.5 40,176 262,828 19 4/22 TOR W 5-4 Skaggs (1-1) Lawrence (0-2) 8-11 4-4.5 41,345 304,173 20 4/23 TOR L 2-6 STROMAN (2-2) Guerra (0-1) 8-12 T4-5.5 35,034 339,207 21 4/24 TOR W 2-1 Chavez (2-3) Liriano (1-2) 9-12 4-5.0 25,304 364,511 22 4/25 OAK W 2-1 (11) Pounders (1-0) Madson (0-2) 10-12 3-5 30,124 394,635 23 4/26 OAK W 8-5 Shoemaker (1-1) Manaea (1-2) 11-12 T2-4 30,248 424,883 24 4/27 OAK W 2-1 Nolasco (2-2) Graveman (2-1) 12-12 2-3 37,603 462,486 25 4/28 @TEX W 6-3 Guerra (1-1) Jeffress (0-2) 13-12 2-3 28,968 274,333 26 4/29 @TEX L 3-6 Darvish (3-2) Chavez (2-4) 13-13 2-3 44,597 318,930 27 4/30 @TEX W 5-2 Ramirez (3-2) Perez (1-4) 14-13 2-3 39,804 358,734 APRIL TOTALS W-L AVG HR RUNS PER GAME ERA STARTERS RELIEVERS 14-13.239 23 3.7 3.95 3.86 4.11-5/1 OFF DAY 28 5/2 @SEA W 6-4 (11) Guerra (2-1) Pazos (0-1) 15-13 2-3.5 15,080 373,814 29 5/3 @SEA L 7-8 Machi (1-0) Parker (0-2) 15-14 2-4.5 13,799 387,613 30 5/4 @SEA L 3-11 Miranda (3-2) Meyer (0-1) 15-15 2-4.5 15,915 403,528 31 5/5 HOU L 6-7 (10) Giles (1-1) Norris (0-1) 15-16 2-5.5 34,556 497,042 32 5/6 HOU W 2-1 Norris (1-1) Devenski (2-2) 16-16 2-4.5 41,097 538,139 33 5/7 HOU L 3-5 Fiers (1-1) Shoemaker (1-2) 16-17 2-5.5 38,383 576,522 34 5/8 @OAK L 2-3 (11) Hendricks (1-0) Guerra (2-2) 16-18 T2-6 10,292 413,820 35 5/9 @OAK W 7-3 Meyer (1-1) Cotton (3-4) 17-18 T2-6 11,383 425,203 36 5/10 @OAK L 1-3 Triggs (5-2) Chavez (2-5) 17-19 T3-7 11,061 436,264 37 5/11 DET L 1-7 Fulmer (4-1) Ramirez (3-3) 17-20 4-8 30,207 606,729 38 5/12 DET W 7-0 Shoemaker (2-2) Zimmermann (3-2) 18-20 T2-8 *44,311 651,040 39 5/13 DET L 3-4 Wilson (1-1) Norris (1-2) 18-21 3-8.5 40,251 691,291 40 5/14 DET W 4-1 Meyer (2-1) Verlander (3-3) 19-21 3-8 36,215 727,506 41 5/15 CWS W 5-3 Chavez (3-5) Pelfrey (0-4) 20-21 T2-8 29,445 756,951 42 5/16 CWS W 7-6 (11) Petit (1-0) Robertson (2-1) 21-21 T2-8.5 36,089 793,040 43 5/17 CWS W 12-8 Shoemaker (3-2) Gonzalez (3-4) 22-21 T2-8 33,234 826,274-5/18 OFF DAY 44 5/19 @NYM L 0-3 degrom (3-1) Nolasco (2-3) 22-22 3-8 36,542 472,806 45 5/20 @NYM L 5-7 Wheeler (3-2) Meyer (2-2) 22-23 3-8 37,264 510,070 46 5/21 @NYM W 12-5 Chavez (4-5) Milone (1-2) 23-23 3-7 39,501 549,571 47 5/22 @TB W 3-2 Ramirez (4-3) Diaz (0-3) 24-23 3-7 12,249 561,820 48 5/23 @TB W 4-0 Shoemaker (4-2) Cobb (4-4) 25-23 T2-7 9,014 570,834 49 5/24 @TB L 2-5 Ramirez (3-0) Nolasco (2-4) 25-24 T2-7 9,975 580,809 50 5/25 @TB L 0-4 Andriese (5-1) Wright (0-1) 25-25 T2-8 9,459 590,268 51 5/26 @MIA L 5-8 Straily (3-3) Chavez (4-6) 25-26 T2-9 18,346 608,614 52 5/27 @MIA W 5-2 Ramirez (5-3) Worley (0-2) 26-26 2-9 19,366 627,980 53 5/28 @MIA L 2-9 Urena (3-2) Shoemaker (4-3) 26-27 T2-10 20,444 648,424 54 5/29 ATL L 3-6 Teheran (4-4) Nolasco (2-5) 26-28 T2-11 37,891 864,165 55 5/30 ATL W 9-3 Bridwell (1-0) Colon (2-6) 27-28 T2-11 32,028 896,493 56 5/31 ATL W 2-1 Parker (1-2) Vizcaino (2-2) 28-28 2-11 35,795 932,288 MAY TOTALS W-L AVG HR RUNS PER GAME ERA STARTERS RELIEVERS 14-15.233 37 4.4 4.18 4.51 3.58 57 6/1 MIN L 2-4 Rogers (3-1) Alvarez (0-2) 28-29 2-11.5 33,426 965,714 58 6/2 MIN L 5-11 Gibson (2-4) Ramirez (5-4) 28-30 2-12.5 39,042 1,004,756 59 6/3 MIN W 7-2 Shoemaker (5-3) Santana (7-3) 29-30 2-12.5 40,236 1,044,992 60 6/4 MIN L 2-3 Berrios (4-1) Nolasco (2-6) 29-31 T2-13.5 39,701 1,084,693-6/5 OFF DAY 61 6/6 @DET W 5-3 Chavez (5-6) Norris (2-4) 30-31 T2-13 24,175 672,599 62 6/7 @DET L 0-4 Farmer (2-0) Meyer (2-3) 30-32 3-13 24,958 697,557 63 6/8 @DET W 11-4 Ramirez (6-4) Fulmer (6-4) 31-32 T2-13 34,810 732,367 64 6/9 @HOU W 9-4 Shoemaker (6-3) Peacock (3-1) 32-32 T2-12 40,786 773,153 65 6/10 @HOU 66 6/11 @HOU 67 6/12 NYY 68 6/13 NYY 69 6/14 NYY 70 6/15 KC 71 6/16 KC 72 6/17 KC 73 6/18 KC - 6/19 OFF DAY 74 6/20 @NYY 75 6/21 @NYY 76 6/22 @NYY 77 6/23 @BOS 78 6/24 @BOS 79 6/25 @BOS 80 6/26 @LAD 81 6/27 @LAD 82 6/28 LAD 83 6/29 LAD 84 6/30 SEA JUNE TOTALS W-L AVG HR RUNS PER GAME ERA STARTERS RELIEVERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS May 15: Placed INF Yunel Escobar on 10-day disabled list Recalled INF Jefry Marte from Triple-A Salt Lake. 22: Recalled INF Nolan Fontana from Triple-A Salt Lake Optioned INF C.J. Cron to Triple-A Salt Lake. 24: Placed RHP Alex Meyer on 10-day disabled list Recalled RHP Brooks Pounders from Triple-A Salt Lake (pregame) Optioned RHP Brooks Pounders to Triple-A Salt Lake (postgame). 25: Recalled RHP Daniel Wright from Triple-A Salt Lake. 27: Reinstated RHP Mike Morin from disabled list Optioned RHP Daniel Wright to Triple-A Salt Lake. 29: Placed OF Mike Trout on 10-day disabled list Selected the contract OF Eric Young Jr. from Triple-A Salt Lake Transferred LHP Tyler Skaggs to 60- day disabled list. 30: Recalled RHP Parker Bridwell from Triple-A Salt Lake Optioned INF Nolan Fontana to Triple-A Salt Lake. 31: Selected the contract of OF Shane Robinson from Triple-A Salt Lake Optioned RHP Parker Bridwell to Triple-A Salt Lake Designated RHP Daniel Wright for assignment. June 1: Reinstated INF Yunel Escobar and RHP Alex Meyer from disabled list Optioned RHP Mike Morin to Triple-A Salt Lake Placed OF Cameron Maybin on 10-day disabled list. 2: Optioned INF Jefry Marte to Triple-A Salt Lake. 3: Recalled INF C.J. Cron and RHP Damien Magnifico from Triple-A Salt Lake Designated RHP Deolis Guerra for assignment RHP Daniel Wright cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Salt lake. 4: Recalled RHP Brooks Pounders from Triple-A Salt Lake Optioned RHP Damien Magnifico to Triple-A Salt Lake. 9: Reinstated OF Cameron Maybin from disabled list Designated OF Shane Robinson for assignment. 2017 Starters by Position / Batting Order & Team Record BY POSITION C: Maldonado (26-24), Graterol (5-5), Perez (1-3) 1B: Cron (14-11), Marte (10-11), Valbuena (7-7), Pujols (1-3) 2B: Espinosa (25-21), Pennington (5-10), Fontana (2-3) 3B: Escobar (22-27), Valbuena (4-6), Pennington (3-2), Marte (2-1) SS: Simmons (32-31), Pennington (0-1) LF: Maybin (21-9), Revere (8-20), Young Jr. (3-2), Marte (0-1) CF: Trout (23-20), Maybin (4-8), Young Jr. (3-3), Robinson (1-2) RF: Calhoun (31-29), Maybin (1-3) DH: Pujols (29-23), Trout (1-3), Valbuena (0-2), Marte (0-1) BATTING ORDER 1 st : Escobar (18-20), Maybin (7-6), Simmons (4-4), Calhoun (1-2), Young Jr. (1-0), Revere (1-0) 2 nd : Calhoun (23-20), Trout (6-5), Simmons (3-2), Revere (0-3), Maybin (0-2), 3 rd : Trout (17-19), Pujols (14-11), Calhoun (0-1), Valbuena (0-1), Escobar (0-1) 4 th : Pujols (16-14), Valbuena (9-9), Escobar (4-3), Marte (2-3), Cron (1-1), Calhoun (0-1), Simmons (0-1) 5 th : Simmons (9-10), Cron (10-7), Marte (6-5), Calhoun (3-7), Valbuena (3-4), Maldonado (1-0), Maybin (0-1) 6 th : Simmons (10-10), Maybin (9-5), Revere (3-6), Maldonado (2-5), Calhoun (4-0), Cron (2-2), Marte (1-3), Espinosa (1-0), Fontana (0-1), 7 th : Maybin (6-6), Revere (3-9), Simmons (6-4), Espinosa (5-4), Marte (3-3), Pennington (3-2), Maldonado (3-3), Cron (1-1), Robinson (1-0), Young Jr. (1-0) 8 th : Espinosa (18-15), Pennington (3-6), Maldonado (4-3), Maybin (3-0), Young Jr. (2-2), Fontana (1-2), Revere (1-2), Graterol (0-2) 9 th : Maldonado (16-13), Graterol (5-3), Pennington (2-3), Young Jr. (2-3), Perez (1-3), Chavez (1-1), Robinson (1-1) Espinosa (1-2), Fontana (1-0), Revere (1-0), Ramirez (1-0), Nolasco (0-1), Meyer (0-1), Shoemaker (0-1) 2017 ANGELS MISCELLANEOUS BATTING Most... 15; 6/8 at DET Most Runs...12; twice, last, 5/21 at NYM Most Home Runs... 4; 5/21 at NYM Most Runs in an Inning... 9; 5/30 vs. ATL (3rd inning) Most Home Runs in an Inning... 2; five times, last, 5/29 vs. ATL (4th inning) Most Stolen Bases... 5; 5/14 vs. DET Most LOB... 13; twice, last, 5/2 at SEA TEAM PITCHING Fewest Allowed... 3; three times, last, 5/23 at TB Most Allowed... 16; 5/4 at SEA Most Runs Allowed... 11; 5/4 at SEA & 6/2 vs. MIN Most Home Runs Allowed... 3; eight times, last, 5/26 at MIA Most Walks Issued... 7; twice, last, 5/9 at OAK Most Strikeouts... 15; twice, last, 4/30 at TEX TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest Winning Streak... 5; 4/24-28 Longest Losing Streak... 6; 4/12-17 Most Games Over.500...4; 4/11 (6-2) Most Games Under.500... 4; twice, last, 4/23 (8-12) Largest Lead in the A.L. West... 1.5; twice, 4/10 & 4/11 Largest Deficit in the A.L. West... -14; 6/5 Largest Comeback Win...7; 4/9 vs. SEA (trailed 8-1 in 7th) Largest Lead Blown in a Loss... 2; five times, last, 5/24 at TB Highest Temperature... 88 degrees; 5/19 at NYM Lowest Temperature... 56 degrees; 4/3 at OAK Walk-off Wins... Cliff Pennington, single, 4/9 vs. SEA... Carlos Perez, bunt single, 4/11 vs. TEX... Kole Calhoun, single, 4/26 vs. OAK... Andrelton Simmons, single, 5/6 vs. HOU... Albert Pujols, single, 5/16 vs. CWS 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