ANGELS (30-31) @ TIGERS (28-29) RHP ALEX MEYER (2-2, 4.91 ERA) vs. RHP BUCK FARMER (1-0, 0.00 ERA) COMERICA PARK 4:10 PM PST TV FOX SPORTS WEST RADIO KLAA AM 830 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2017 GAME #62 (30-31) DETROIT, MI ROAD GAME #32 (12-19) LEADING OFF: Tonight the Angels play the second game (1-0) of six-game road trip to Detroit (June 6-8; 1-0) & Houston (June 9-11) Angels are 5-4 in last nine affairs but have dropped eight of last 13 overall contests Club is 2-3 this month and 10-22 in June since 2016 A win tonight moves Angels back to.500 for 14 th time in 2017. FAST FACTS: Halos are 26-8 in last 34 meetings vs. Detroit Angels enter tonight -13.0 games back of division lead after 61 games played largest deficit thru 61 G since 1988 (-17 after 61 & 62). 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 alltime leaders in several key offensive categories including average (1st,.319), runs (10th, 544), hits (10th, 1,034), total bases (7th, 1,767), extra-base hits (7th, 377), doubles (8th, 194), home runs (6th, 173), RBI (6th, 616), on-base percentage (4th,.381) and slugging percentage (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 6. Ken Griffey Jr. 630 7. Jim Thome 612 8. Sammy Sosa 609 9. ALBERT PUJOLS 600 MORE TO COME: Pujols is 141 RBI away from 2,000 and 124 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 extrabase hits at time of 600th homer, second-most at time of 600th homer, behind Aaron (1,233). PETIT PLAYS BIG: Over his last five outings (7 IP), RHP Yusmeiro Petit has allowed just three hits with 11 strikeouts...since May 1, Petit has fashioned a 1.35 ERA (20 IP 3 ER) while limiting opponents to a.130 clip (7 BB, 25 K) His 15 games of at least 1.1 innings pitched in 2017 are most in American League. 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. HOT HALOS: Kole Calhoun has nine hits (4 HRs) in his last 19 at-bats (.474) following a 6-for-51 (.118) skid Since allowing three earned runs in first 5.0 IP of MLB career (5 BB, 7 SO), RHP Keynan Middleton has worked nine of 10 scoreless games (8.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 SO) Andrelton Simmons has hit safely in 19 of 24 batting.319 (30/94; 11 XBH, 11 RBI)...RHP Blake Parker has not been charged with a run in 20 of last 22 appearances His 13.17 SO/9 IP rate ranks 8th in A.L. (min. 20 IP) Cameron Maybin has gone 18 for 46 (.391) his last 12 games (13 R, 5 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI). @ DETROIT: LAA leads 2017 season series 3-2 Clubs split four-game series at Angel Stadium (May 11-14) Halos have won four of last five games at Comerica Park and are 9-4 at the venue since 2013 Angels are 19-5 in last 24 home games vs. Tigers (26-8 in last 34 overall meetings with Detroit) Albert Pujols.333 (60/180) average vs. Detroit since 2001 ranks fourth in MLB (min. 150 PA). SPARK PLUG: Since his recall May 29, Eric Young Jr. has hit safely in five of eight games batting.320 (8/25) with seven runs, four walks, two doubles, one home run, two RBI and three stolen bases (.452 OBP). THIS N THAT: Andrelton Simmons and Kole Calhoun hit back to back HRs in the third 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 LAA has hit into 10 triple plays in franchise history...halo bullpen leads A.L. in inherited runners scoring pct. (19.8%) LAA relievers have stranded 72 of 91 runners LAA has already played more extra-inning games (7) in 2017 than all of 2016 (4) Albert Pujols 361 RBI since 2014 lead A.L. in the span. SHELVED: Mike Trout is the 12 th regular to be placed on the D.L. this season Angels have seven pitchers currently on the disabled list: Andrew Heaney, Nick Tropeano, Huston Street, Andrew Bailey, Garrett Richards, Cam Bedrosian and Tyler Skaggs. HI! MY NAME IS Halos have used 41 players this season, 2nd-most in MLB Seattle (44) leads MLB in players used Angels also rank second 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 (1,520-1,295) winning percentage and 1,520 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 1,520 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 1,859+ *From ELIAS + Most all-time RBI by foreign-born THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY June 7 (1983) Daryl Sconiers, Reggie Jackson and Fred Lynn all hit home runs in 3 rd frame at CWS; (2014) Trailing 5-0 to CWS in 8 th Angels scored six runs in bottom half, highlighted by a game-tying grand slam by Mike Trout (off Chris Sale). Marked first Angels won at home after trailing 5-0 in the seventh inning or later since Game 6 of the 2002 World Series. June 8 (1977) Nolan Ryan tied his club record striking out 19 batters in 10 innings vs. Toronto in the 2-1 win Ryan ended his career with the Angels posting four 19-strikeout games; (2004) The Angels tied an MLB record striking out 26 Brewer batters in a 17-inning 1-0 loss Ironically, it was the Angels batters who struck out 26 times in a 20-inning contest at Oakland on July 9, 1971 to set the record. 2017 MISC. WINS & LOSSES Current record... 30-31 Home record... 18-12 Road record... 12-19 Current streak... Won 1 Pre-ASB record... 30-31 Post-ASB record... Current road trip... 1-0 Last home stand... 3-4 Last road trip... 4-6 Last 5 games... 2-3 Last 10 games... 5-5 Number of Days In first place... 7 In second place... 41 In third place... 14 In fourth place... 5 In fifth place... When Angels Score first... 13-12 Score second or shutout... 17-18 1-run games... 12-9 Score 3 runs or fewer... 6-25 Score 4 runs or more... 24-6 Lead after 7 innings... 22-3 Trail after 7 innings... 4-23 Tied after 7 innings... 4-5 Lead after 8 innings... 26-1 Trail after 8 innings... 3-27 Tied after 8 innings... 2-3 Extra innings... 4-3 Come-from-behind wins... 21 Win/lose in final at-bat... 8-8 Walk-off games... 5-2 Vs. LHS... 10-6 Vs. RHS... 20-25 Out-hit opponent... 19-5 Out-hit by opponent... 7-21 Opponent has equal hits... 4-5 Collect 10-or-more hits... 15-3 Allow 10-or-more hits... 7-11 Collect home run... 24-16 Allow home run... 22-26 Commit an error... 12-16 Monthly Record April... 14-13 (11-13 in 16) May... 14-15 (13-15 in 16) June... 2-3 (8-19 in 16) July... (15-11 in 16) August... (12-16 in 16) Sept/Oct... (15-14 in 16) 2017 SERIES RECORD 5-9-4 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS & BROADCAST LISTINGS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) Thursday June 8 @ Detroit RHP Michael Fulmer (6-3, 3.00) RHP JC Ramirez (5-4, 4.11) 10:10 am 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 ALEX MEYER 2-2, 4.91 ERA Earned first win of season on May 14 vs. Detroit at Angel Stadium (6.1 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 7 SO) Making seventh start of the season for Angels and fourth on the road Second start of 2017 vs. Detroit. OFF THE DL: Tonight marks second start since being activated from disabled list on June 1 Missed 11 Angels games with back spasms after being placed on DL May 24 (retro to May 21) Did not have a rehab assignment in minor leagues. BACK IN THE BIGS: Recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on May 4 for second stint of 2017 with Angels. LAST TIME OUT: Did not factor in the decision in last start on Thursday vs. Minnesota after tossing six innings and allowing one earned run on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts Only run allowed came on solo HR by Miguel Sano...Registered a quality start for second time in last three starts. STREAKING: Won back-to-back starts on May 9 and 14, marking first time in career winning consecutive decisions. PROSPECT RANKINGS: Entered the year ranked by Baseball America as #3 prospect in Angels system Was ranked among top five prospects in Twins organization each season from 2013-15. VS. DETROIT: In two career games (one start) against the Tigers, is 1-0 with a 3.68 ERA (7.1 IP 3 ER) Earned the win in first start vs. Detroit this year on May 14 at Angel Stadium after tossing 6.1 innings and allowing one earned run on three hits with two walks and seven strikeouts Only previous appearance vs. DET came on April 29, 2016 for Minnesota (1 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 1 SO). SETTING CAREER HIGHS: Established new career highs in innings pitched (6.1), pitches (96) and strikes (61) and matched career best with seven strikeouts on May 14 vs. Detroit. AT COMERICA PARK: Making first career appearance at Comerica Park. AT THE PLATE: Recorded first career hit on May 20 at Citi Field in 3 rd inning off of New York s Zack Wheeler in his first professional plate appearance (first plate appearance since high school). SEASON DEBUT: Did not factor in decision in first start of year with Angels on April 21 vs. Toronto after tossing 3.2 innings and allowing two earned runs on two hits with four walks and three strikeouts Only allowed two batted balls (the two singles allowed) to leave the infield. WITH THE BEES: In four starts with Triple-A Salt Lake this season, is 0-0 with a 6.16 ERA (19 IP 13 ER) Recorded 24 strikeouts while walking seven. FIRST ROUNDER: Originally drafted by Washington in first round (23 rd overall) of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of University of Kentucky Was ranked as Nationals #6 prospect by Baseball America entering 2012 Traded by Nationals to Minnesota on Nov. 29, 2012 for OF Denard Span. CAREER NOTES: In 15 career Major League games (12 starts), is 3-5 with a 5.81 ERA (57.1 IP 37 ER) Made Major League debut on June 26, 2015 for Minnesota vs. Milwaukee First Major League start came on May 3, 2016 for Minnesota at Houston Acquired by Angels from Minnesota on August 1, 2016 along with RHP Ricky Nolasco in exchange for LHP Hector Santiago and minor league RHP Alan Busenitz Made Angels debut on Sept. 7, 2016 at Oakland. MEYER S 2017 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP SCORE W-L ERA LEFT IP H R ER HR BB SO PIT/STR With Triple-A Salt Lake 4/6 @ALB 4-7 - 5.40 4-3 5 5 3 3 1 1 7 76/54 (71.4%) 4/11 SAC 7-8 (11) - 4.50 5-2 5 6 2 2 0 3 6 90/55 (61.1%) 4/16 FRE 5-4 - 4.80 0-3 5 8 3 3 0 1 5 83/55 (66.3%) With Angels 4/21 TOR 7-8 (13) - 4.91 3-2 3.2 2 2 2 0 4 3 75/40 (53.3%) With Triple-A Salt Lake 4/27 ELP 13-5 - 6.16 4-4 4 8 5 5 1 2 6 87/49 (56.3%) With Angels 5/4 @SEA 3-11 L 9.39 2-6 4 8 6 6 0 3 4 90/54 (60.0%0 5/9 @OAK 7-3 W 7.62 7-3 5.1 4 3 3 2 5 7 93/50 (53.8%) 5/14 DET 4-1 W 5.59 2-1 6.1 3 1 1 0 2 7 96/61 (63.5%) 5/20 @NYM 5-7 L 5.79 0-2 4 3 4 3 0 4 7 86/51 (59.3%) 6/1 MIN 2-4 - 4.91 1-1 6 5 1 1 1 2 4 84/51 (60.7%) MLB TOTALS 2-2 4.91-29.1 25 17 16 3 20 32 524/307 (58.6%) MINORS TOTALS 0-0 6.16-19 27 13 13 2 7 24 336/213 (63.4%) ANGELS vs. FARMER PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI SO Calhoun.250 4 1 0 0 0 Cron 1.000 1 1 0 1 0 Escobar --- - - - - - Espinosa --- - - - - - Graterol --- - - - - - Maldonado --- - - - - - Pennington --- - - - - - Pujols.667 3 2 1 3 0 Revere 1.000 2 2 0 1 0 Robinson --- - - - - - Simmons --- - - - - - Valbuena --- - - - - - Young Jr --- - - - - - TIGERS vs. MEYER PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI SO Avila --- - - - - - Cabrera.000 4 0 0 0 2 Castellanos.500 4 2 0 2 1 Hicks --- - - - - - Iglesias --- - - - - - Kinsler.333 3 1 0 0 0 Machado.000 1 0 0 0 0 Mahtook --- - - - - - J.D. Martinez.000 2 0 0 0 1 V. Martinez.500 4 2 0 0 1 Presley --- - - - - - Romine.000 2 0 0 0 1 Upton.333 3 1 0 0 0 MEYER S BREAKDOWN AT A GLANCE CAREER W L IP ER SO ERA TOTALS 3 5 57.1 37 64 5.81 HOME 2 1 30 12 30 3.60 ROAD 1 4 27.1 25 34 8.23 MAR/APR 0 0 4.2 4 4 7.71 MAY 2 3 22.1 16 29 6.45 JUNE 0 0 8.2 6 7 6.23 JULY - - - - - - AUGUST - - - - - - SEP/OCT 1 2 21.2 11 24 4.57 STARTER 3 5 53.2 30 60 5.03 RELIEVER 0 0 3.2 7 4 17.18 2017 W L IP ER SO ERA TOTALS 2 2 29.1 16 32 4.91 HOME 1 0 16 4 14 2.25 ROAD 1 2 13.1 12 18 8.10 APRIL 0 0 3.2 2 3 4.91 MAY 2 2 19.2 13 25 5.95 JUNE 0 0 6 1 4 1.50 2017 VS. LEFT AND RIGHT AVG H/AB HR Left.222 12/54 2 Right.245 13/53 1 2017 RUN SUPPORT IN STARTS Home: 6 R 3 GS 2 RPG Road: 9 R 3 GS 3 RPG Total: 15 R 6 GS 2.5 RPG 2017 RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 1 6 2 2 1 0 - - TEAM RECORD IN STARTS Home: 1-2 Road: 1-2 Total: 2-4 CAREER SINGLE-GAME BESTS Strikeouts: 7; 4 times, last, May 20, 2017 at NYM IP: 6.1; May 14, 2017 vs. DET Win Streak: 2; May 9-14, 2017 Last SHO: - Last CG: - TOMORROW S STARTER AT DETROIT RHP JC RAMIREZ (5-4, 4.11 ERA) Making 14 th appearance (11 th start) of the season and fifth road start of 2017 Second start of year vs. Tigers Charged with loss in last start on Friday vs. Minnesota after allowing a career-high seven earned runs on eight hits with no walks and three strikeouts in 4.1 innings pitched...has been winning pitcher in each of last three road starts and has pitched to a 1.89 ERA (19 IP 4 ER) in those contests In three career games (one start) vs. Detroit, is 0-1 with a 5.23 ERA (10.1 IP 6 ER) Took loss in start earlier this season on May 11 at Angel Stadium after tossing seven innings and allowing five earned runs on eight hits with one walk and four strikeouts. #48 JOSE ALVAREZ (LHP) AGE: 28 Pitched in four games on last homestand Three of four outings were scoreless. Charged with loss Thursday vs. MIN after allowing three runs (one earned) in 0.1 IP 30 appearances lead Angels and are tied for most in Majors. 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: 6/4 vs. MIN (0.1 IP, 1 SO) Holds: 10 Saves/Opps: 1/3 #33 DAVID HERNANDEZ (RHP) AGE: 31 Struck out all three batters faced Saturday in third appearance of last homestand. Is unscored upon in 16 of 19 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: 6/3 vs. MIN (1 IP, 3 SO) Holds: 5 Saves/Opps: 0/1 IN THE PEN #39 KEYNAN MIDDLETON (RHP) AGE: 23 Allowed one run last 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: 6/6 @ DET (1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB) Holds: 1 Saves/Opps: - #20 BUD NORRIS (RHP) AGE: 32 Earned 11 th save of season last 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 (leads 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 21 of last 22 appearances. Earned first win as an Angel May 31 vs. ATL after tossing one scoreless inning. Has recorded 40 strikeouts across his 27.1 innings pitched this season The 13.17 SO/9 rate ranks sixth in the Majors (min. 25 IP). Finished Spring with active streak of 17 consecutive outs recorded via strikeout. Last Outing: 6/6 @ DET (1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO) Holds: 6 Saves/Opps: 0/1 #36 YUSMEIRO PETIT (RHP) AGE: 32 Worked 4.2 scoreless innings across three games on last homestand 14 games of at least 1.1 innings pitched this year are tied for most in Majors. 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: 6/4 vs. MIN (1 IP, 1 SO) Holds: 3 Saves/Opps: - #44 BROOKS POUNDERS (RHP) AGE: 26 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. Has worked 3.1 scoreless innings across last four Major League outings. 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 (AAA): 6/2 @ El Paso (SV; 1 IP, 2 BB, 1 SO) Holds: - Saves/Opps: - 2017 ANGELS PITCHING (STARTERS & RELIEVERS) W-L ERA SV/OPP IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG INHERITED / SCORED_ STARTERS 19-22 4.25-343 329 170 162 63 110 298.255 (329/1290) - RELIEVERS 11-9 3.79 15/25 202 167 92 85 24 68 224.224 (167/745) 91/18 (80% stranded) BATTER S BOX #56 KOLE CALHOUN (OF) AGE: 29 11 hits in last 23 at-bats (.478) following a 8-for-65 (.123) skid in a season long seven straight games. Four home runs in last five games Had three home runs the entire month of May. Has made starts this season batting 1 st (3 G), 2 nd (40 G), 3 rd (1 G), 4 th (1 G), 5 th (7 G) and 6 th (5 G). On May 15 th, became one of four Angel right fielders to log 550 hits: Tim Salmon (1,674), Vladimir Guerrero (1,034) and Reggie Jackson (557). #24 C.J. CRON (INF) AGE: 27 Nine hits in 26 career at-bats at Comerica Park. Recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to 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 18 games (13 G before going on DL), is batting.360 (27/75). Activated from the DL before Thursday s game 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. 16 multi-hit games this season Five of the 13 games have been 3+-hit efforts. 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 Hit fifth home run of the season Friday 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 395.2 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 seven of last eight games with an at-bat (.304; 7/23). Caught seven of 13 (54%) 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 Has 41 hits in 52 games this season The 41 hits as a catcher rank third in the American League, trailing Salvado Perez (53) and Jonathan Lucroy (42) Tallied 42 hits total in 2016. Hit fourth home run of the season May 28 th Has hit more than four home runs in a single season twice: 8 HR in 2012 and 2016 with Milwaukee. 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.). #7 CLIFF PENNINGTON (INF) AGE: 32 13-for-41 (.317) in 14 career tilts at Comerica Park. Batting.277 (13/47) over last 18 games. 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 (593 G), second base (200 G), third base (47 G) and left field (8 G). Tallied sixth career walk-off plate appearance and first as an Angel April 9. #5 ALBERT PUJOLS (INF) AGE: 37 Connected for ninth home run of the season 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). Saturday s grand slam was the 14 th of career and second as an Angel (June 19, 2015 at OAK). In 24 career games at Comerica Park, owns a.383 (36/94) average with six doubles, eight home runs and 20 RBI The.383 clip marks his highest average at any ballpark during career A career.333 (60/180) hitter against the Tigers, including 10 doubles, 13 home runs and 33 RBI. 42 RBI this season rank third in the American League 1,859 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 161 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. LAST NIGHT: 2/2, HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB MIN SERIES: 7/13, 4 R, 3 HR, 4 RBI HOMESTAND:.360 (9/25), 5 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 7 (11/23) LAST NIGHT: 1/4, HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 2 SO NYM SERIES: 1/4 HOMESTAND: 1/4 CURRENT STREAK: 6 (6/20) LAST NIGHT: 1/3, 1 R, BB, SO, CS MIN SERIES: 7/16, 2B HOMESTAND:.438 (7/16), 2B CURRENT STREAK: 6 (10/22) LAST NIGHT: 0/4, SO MIN SERIES: 2/7, 1 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI HOMESTAND:.286 (4/14), 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/4 MIN SERIES: 1/3, 1 R HOMESTAND: 2/7, 2 R, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 3 (3/10) LAST NIGHT: 0/4, 2 SO MIN SERIES: 4/11, 1 R, 2B, 1 RBI HOMESTAND: 5/16, 1 R, 2B, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 3 (4/11) MIN SERIES: 5/19, 1 R, 1 RBI HOMESTAND:.263 (5/19), 1 R, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/3 LAST NIGHT: 0/4 MIN SERIES: 2/13, 1 R, HR (GS), 4 RBI HOMESTAND:.286 (6/21), 3 R, 3 HR (1 GS), 8 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/7 ALBERT ALL-TIME HR RBI* 8. Sammy Sosa 609 10. Mel Ott 1,864 9. Albert Pujols 600 11. Albert Pujols 1,859 2B XBH 11. Hank Aaron 624 6. Alex Rodriguez 1,274 12. Albert Pujols 608 7. Albert Pujols 1,223 *Per ELIAS
#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. #17 SHANE ROBINSON (OF) AGE: 32 Had contract purchased from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to Wednesday s game and was added to the 40-man roster Last big league appearance was Sept. 30, 2016. In 42 games in Triple-A, was batting.289 (46/159) with seven doubles, two triples, 25 RBI and 27 runs scored Hit.338 (26/77) in 19 April games at the minor league level Went 6-for-24 (.477) with runners in scoring position. Appeared in 65 games with the Angels in 2016, posting a.173 (17/98) average Saw action in center field and right field last season. #2 ANDRELTON SIMMONS (INF) AGE: 27 Hit sixth home run of the season 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. Batting.319 (30/94) over last 24 contests. 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 Connected for third home run of the season Monday Went back-to-back with Albert Pujols. First inning double May 26 th marked 600 th hit of career. Has appeared defensively in 15 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 Since call up, is 8-for-25 (.320) with two doubles, a home run, two 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. At the minor league level this year, was batting.371 vs. left-handers and.350 vs. righties. 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. MIN SERIES: 4/13, 1 R, 1 RBI HOMESTAND:.235 (4/17), 2 R, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 (3/7) LAST NIGHT: 1/4, SO MIN SERIES: 1/3 HOMESTAND: 1/6 CURRENT STREAK: 1(1/4) LAST NIGHT: 1/3, 1 R, BB, SB MIN SERIES: 2/14, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI HOMESTAND:.167 (4/24), 4 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 (1/3) MIN SERIES: 1/11, 1 R, 2B HOMESTAND:.167 (3/18), 3 R, 2B, HR, 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 (1/3) LAST NIGHT: 0/2, 1 R, 2 BB, SB, CS MIN SERIES: 3/12, 4 R, 2B HOMESTAND:.348 (8/23), 6 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0/5 UPCOMING MILESTONES Albert Pujols 5 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 6 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: 14 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) 61 *Huston Street Right lat strain 4/1 (retro to 3/30) 61 *Nick Tropeano Right elbow UCL injury 4/1 (retro to 3/30) 61 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) 59 *Andrew Bailey Right shoulder inflammation 4/12 (retro to 4/10) 54 Mike Morin Neck tightness 4/21 (retro to 4/20) 5/27 35 Cam Bedrosian Right groin strain 4/22 43 *Tyler Skaggs Right oblique muscle strain 4/29 36 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 8 Cameron Maybin Left oblique muscle contusion 6/1 (retro to 5/30) 7 BOLD INDICATES CURRENTLY ON DISABLED LIST * - 60-DAY DISABLED LIST MULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5 Calhoun 10 2 Cron 4 Escobar 11 4 1 Espinosa 3 1 Graterol Maldonado 10 Marte 3 Maybin 5 2 1 Pennington 4 1 Pujols 6 4 Revere 5 1 Simmons 16 1 Trout 15 1 Valbuena 3 1 Young Jr. 3
ANGELS VS. OPPONENT CAREER vs. TIGERS Calhoun 81 18 2 8.222 Cron 53 17 3 11.321 Escobar 118 29 2 7.246 Espinosa 28 7 2 3.250 Graterol 3 1 0 0.333 Maldonado 24 4 0 1.167 Pennington 113 31 2 12.274 Pujols 180 60 13 35.333 Revere 164 45 0 5.274 Robinson 15 1 0 0.067 Simmons 40 10 0 2.250 Valbuena 125 26 2 7.208 Young Jr. 19 4 0 0.211 2017 vs. TIGERS Calhoun 16 4 1 2.250 Cron 8 1 1 2.125 Escobar 14 5 0 1.357 Espinosa 11 2 1 1.182 Graterol 3 1 0 0.333 Maldonado 13 3 0 1.231 Pennington 8 4 0 2.500 Pujols 17 2 0 2.118 Revere 8 1 0 0.125 Robinson 4 1 0 0.250 Simmons 19 4 0 1.211 Valbuena 9 3 1 1.333 Young Jr. 2 0 0 0.000 2016 vs. TIGERS Calhoun 24 6 0 2.250 Cron 24 10 2 7.417 Escobar - - - - - Espinosa 10 3 1 2.300 Graterol - - - - - Maldonado - - - - - Pennington 12 4 0 1.333 Pujols 21 6 1 2.286 Revere 12 0 0 0.000 Robinson 2 0 0 0.000 Simmons 9 2 0 1.222 Valbuena 8 1 0 0.125 Young Jr. - - - - - ANGELS AT STADIUM CAREER at COMERICA PARK Calhoun 28 5 1 3.179 Cron 26 9 1 3.346 Escobar 39 11 0 2.282 Espinosa 4 0 0 0.000 Graterol - - - - - Maldonado 15 1 0 0.067 Pennington 41 13 0 4.317 Pujols 94 36 8 20.383 Revere 65 19 0 3.292 Robinson 6 1 0 0.167 Simmons 24 7 0 1.292 Valbuena 59 11 1 4.186 Young Jr. 7 1 0 0.143 BULLPEN VS. OPPONENT CAREER vs. TIGERS PITCHER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Alvarez 0-0-0 3.38 2 2.2 1 Hernandez 2-2-0 7.79 12 17.1 15 Middleton 0-0-0 6.00 3 3.0 2 Norris 0-4-2 6.75 9 30.2 23 Parker 0-0-0 0.00 3 3.0 0 Petit 0-0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0 Pounders 0-0-0 27.00 1 0.1 1 2017 vs. TIGERS PITCHER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Alvarez - - - - - Hernandez 0-0-0 0.00 2 2.0 0 Middleton 0-0-0 6.00 3 3.0 2 Norris 0-1-2 3.00 3 3.0 1 Parker 0-0-0 0.00 3 3.0 0 Petit 0-0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0 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 Matt Andriese (8 IP), Tommy Hunter (1 IP); May 25, 2017 at Tampa Bay (fourth 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 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, May 14, 2017 vs. Detroit 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 63 6/8 @DET 64 6/9 @HOU 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 10: RHP Jose Valdez was claimed off waivers by San Diego. 14: Reinstated INF C.J. Cron from disabled list Optioned INF Jefry Marte to Triple-A Salt Lake. 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. 2017 Starters by Position / Batting Order & Team Record BY POSITION C: Maldonado (25-23), Graterol (4-5), Perez (1-3) 1B: Cron (13-11), Marte (10-11), Valbuena (6-6), Pujols (1-3) 2B: Espinosa (23-21), Pennington (5-9), Fontana (2-3) 3B: Escobar (20-26), Valbuena (4-6), Pennington (3-2), Marte (2-1) SS: Simmons (30-30), Pennington (0-1) LF: Maybin (21-9), Revere (7-19), Young Jr. (2-2), Marte (0-1) CF: Trout (23-20), Maybin (3-8), Young Jr. (2-2), Robinson (1-2) RF: Calhoun (29-28), Maybin (1-3) DH: Pujols (27-22), Trout (1-3), Valbuena (0-2), Marte (0-1) BATTING ORDER 1 st : Escobar (18-20), Maybin (6-6), Simmons (3-3), Calhoun (1-2), Young Jr. (1-0), Revere (1-0) 2 nd : Calhoun (21-19), Trout (6-5), Simmons (3-2), Revere (0-3), Maybin (0-2), 3 rd : Trout (17-19), Pujols (12-10), Calhoun (0-1), Valbuena (0-1), Escobar (0-1) 4 th : Pujols (16-14), Valbuena (9-9), Marte (2-3), Escobar (2-2), Cron (1-1), Calhoun (0-1), Simmons (0-1) 5 th : Simmons (9-10), Cron (9-7), Marte (6-5), Calhoun (3-7), Valbuena (2-3), Maldonado (1-0), Maybin (0-1) 6 th : Simmons (9-10), Maybin (9-5), Revere (2-6), Maldonado (2-4), Calhoun (4-0), Cron (2-2), Marte (1-3), Espinosa (1-0), Fontana (0-1), 7 th : Maybin (6-6), Revere (3-8), Simmons (6-4), Espinosa (5-4), Marte (3-3), Pennington (3-2), Maldonado (2-3), Cron (1-1), Robinson (1-0) 8 th : Espinosa (17-15), Pennington (3-5), Maldonado (4-3), Maybin (3-0), Young Jr. (1-2), Fontana (1-2), Revere (1-2), Graterol (0-2) 9 th : Maldonado (16-13), Graterol (4-3), Pennington (2-3), Young Jr. (2-2), Perez (1-3), Chavez (1-1), Robinson (1-1) Espinosa (0-2), Fontana (1-0), Revere (1-0), Ramirez (1-0), Nolasco (0-1), Meyer (0-1), Shoemaker (0-1) 2017 ANGELS MISCELLANEOUS BATTING Most... 14; 4/26 vs. OAK & 5/12 vs. 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