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TIGERS (47-66; 3rd in A.L. CENTRAL) @ ANGELS (56-58; 4th in A.L. WEST) RHP JACOB TURNER (0-0, 15.88 ERA) vs. LHP ANDREW HEANEY (6-7, 3.95 ERA) ANGEL STADIUM – 7:07 PM PDT TV – FSW, NHK RADIO – KLAA AM 830, KWKW TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2018 GAME #115 (56-58) ANAHEIM, CA HOME GAME #59 (30-28) THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY LEADING OFF: Happy 27th Birthday to Mike Trout!...PLEASE NOTE SOMETHING MINOR: Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects were August 7 TOMORROW’S 1:05 PM START…Halos play the second game of a six- posted this week with the Angels featuring four players: OF Jo Adell (1973) Nolan Ryan struck out eight game home stand (1-0) vs. Detroit (Aug. 6-8; 1-0) & Oakland (Aug. (11), RHP Griffin Canning (48), OF Brandon Marsh (89) and LHP Jose consecutive batters to equal his own 10-12)…Angels are off Thursday…Halos are 5-1 in last six home Suarez (90). club record in a 6-5 win at Milwaukee games but have dropped six of last eight overall contests…LAA is (10 innings); (2015) Mike Trout hit his 17-12 vs. A.L. Central foes…Halos are 2-4 this month, 7-10 since the WALK TALK: Trout’s 99 walks are most in club history through 114 third career birthday home run, break and 13-17 since July 1st…Angels are in fourth place, -16.0 in games (club record is 116 walks in 2016 by Trout)…4th player in A.L. becoming the first player in Major A.L. West (-11.5 for 2nd wild card)…Halos have spent last 40 days in history with 20+ SB & 20+ IBB, joining Ichiro (2002; 2005), Rafael League history to homer on three fourth place…LAA is 11-21 when lefty starts (45-37 vs. RHS)… Palmeiro (1993) & Reggie Jackson (1974)…With his next walk, he will different birthdays before turning 25. Following the home stand, LAA sets out on a nine-game trip to San reach 100 BB, 25+ HR & 20 SB for third time in career (2013 & 2016)… August 8 Diego (8/13-15), Texas (8/16-19) and Arizona (8/21-22). No other American Leaguer has ever accomplished the feat more (1975) Angels tied a club record by than once: Toby Harrah (1977) & Carl Yastrzemski (1970)…If Trout turning six double plays in a 4-3 loss IT STARTS AT HOME: Andrew Heaney is 6-1 with a 1.60 ERA (62 IP – reaches 25 HR/30 SB/100 BB, it will be his third campaign doing so to New York; (1982) For the second 11 ER) across his last nine home starts…The 1.60 home ERA since (Barry Bonds in 1991 is only other in MLB to accomplish). time in five days (Aug. 3), Doug April 27 leads the A.L. (2nd in MLB to J. deGrom – 1.52)…Has limited DeCinces homered three times to tie opponents to a .186 clip (41/220) during the stretch (14 BB/50 K). GLOVE STORY: Club ranks tied for fourth in A.L. with .986 fielding the club mark in a 9-5 win at pct...Halos lead MLB turning 124 double plays…Catchers own a 42.0 Seattle…He remains the only player TAMING TIGERS: Albert Pujols is 4-for-4 with three home runs & six caught stealing pct. (22 of 53), tops in A.L. (2nd in MLB)…A. Simmons in A.L. history to hit three HR in the RBI in career against Jacob Turner…Andrelton Simmons is batting leads MLB shortstops with 164 putouts and is T3rd for fewest errors game twice in the same week. .333 (22/66) in career against Detroit…Halos are 22-7 at home vs. (8; min. 90 GS)…Trout is only CF in MLB with a 1.000 fielding pct. Tigers since 2010 (haven’t lost a home series since Aug. 24-26, 2009). WINS & LOSSES PITCHING POINTS: Halo relievers lead MLB in inherited runners Current record ...................... 56-58 #27 TURNS 27: Mike Trout turns 27 today…He has a 61.9 career scored pct. allowing just 20.4 % to score (40 of 196)...LAA pitchers Home record ........................ 30-28 WAR, second-highest all time by a position player through age-26 have 46 games this season with 10+ Ks, a franchise record through Road record .......................... 26-30 season behind only Ty Cobb…He and Willie Mays are only players 114 affairs (5th in A.L. with 988 K)...Bullpen has logged 427 IP, second Pre-ASB record ..................... 49-48 with three 30 HR/20 SB seasons by age-26 campaign-or-younger in A.L. to Tampa Bay...Halos have allowed 148 HRs, fourth-most in Post-ASB record ...................... 7-10 (first in A.L. history)…Trout joined Mickey Mantle, Jimmie Foxx & A.L…Since 2017, Jose Alvarez and Blake Parker have each pitched in Current streak .................... Won 1 Eddie Mathews as only players with 600 BB & 225 HR prior to 27th 121 games, each tied for most in A.L. in span. Current home stand ................. 1-0 birthday…Of the 15 other players with 200+ HR at 26-or-younger, Last road trip ............................ 1-5 none had more stolen bases (186) and only three had a higher OBP THIS N’ THAT: After toiling for 12 years in the minors, Catcher Last home stand ....................... 5-5 (.415) at that point in their career (ELIAS). Francisco Arcia posted 10 RBI thru his first two career games (4 RBI Last 5 games ............................. 2-3 in MLB debut, 6 RBI in 2nd game) to set an MLB record, passing Joe Last 10 games ........................... 4-6 BIRTHDAY BASH: Trout is the only player in MLB history to hit four Cunningham (9 in 1954 with St. Louis)…Also tied MLB record (6th Series ................................. 16-16-5 birthday home runs prior to turning 27 (ESPN STATS). player) with four XBH thru first two games...A. Simmons leads MLB Number of Days in PA per SO at 19.23 (423 PA/22 K)…He also leads MLB batting .313 In first place ............................... 22 TROUT OUT: Trout has missed the last five games with a right wrist (41/131) with two strikes…Angels’ 153 HRs hit rank T3rd in A.L… In second place .......................... 23 contusion (day-to-day)…He suffered the injury on a head-first slide Trout’s 7.8 WAR leads MLB…Justin Upton is only MLB left fielder with In third place ............................. 42 into third base last Wednesday at Tampa Bay…Yesterday he received at least 20 HR every year since 2013…Mike Scioscia (1,626 wins) is in In fourth place ........................... 42 a cortisone injection and remains day-to-day. sole possession of 18th on all-time managerial wins list (Jim Leyland In fifth place ................................ 17th with 1,769)…Ohtani is first Angel with first nine career HRs came When Angels DID YOU KNOW? Albert Pujols is three hits shy of becoming one of at home (all against RHP)…Just second rookie in A.L. history with Score first ............................ 38-10 nine players all-time with 1,000 hits in each league (2,073 hits with each of first nine HR at home (Bill Akers, 1930 w/ Det.)…Since 2012, Score second or shutout ....... 18-48 St. Louis; 997 with LAA)…Four former Angels are on the list - Dave Trout hasn’t gone more than two consecutive games without 1-run games ......................... 18-11 Winfield, Frank Robinson, Vladimir Guerrero & Orlando Cabrera. reaching base. Score 3 runs or fewer ........... 11-46 Score 4 runs or more ............ 45-12 SAY WHAT? Ohtani is the first player in MLB history to hit 10+ HR & HOT HALOS: Eric Young Jr. has hit in four straight (417; 5/12, 2 2B, Lead after 7 innings ................ 49-7 tally 50+ pitching strikeouts in the same season (STATS)…He is just HR, 4 RBI)…Albert Pujols is batting .304 (21/69) his last 16 games (9 Trail after 7 innings ................. 4-49 the second player since 1900 with 10+ HR & 4+ wins in a season – R, 5 2B, 5 HR, 9 RBI)…Trout has four HR his last seven games & five Tied after 7 innings ................... 3-2 Babe Ruth is the other (1918-19). HR his last 10 affairs…Cam Bedrosian has a 2.00 ERA (27 IP - 6 ER) Lead after 8 innings ................ 51-4 since June 1…Last Friday, Shohei Ohtani had best offensive Trail after 8 innings ................. 2-49 THE NEW ME: Kole Calhoun has nine HRs his last 22 affairs and his performance of his career (4/5; 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI)…Marked first career th Tied after 8 innings ................... 3-5 13 HRs since June 18 lead the A.L.…In those 22 games, hitting .310 four-hit game, multi-HR game and first two career HR on the road. Extra innings ............................. 3-7 (26/84) with 19 runs, six doubles, one triple, nine HR & 22 RBI…In 41 Come-from-behind wins ....... 25-16 games since returning from D.L., batting .277 (41/148) with 29 runs, ALBERT ALERT: Albert Pujols ranks 24th all-time with 3,070 hits Win/lose in final at-bat ........... 8-10 nine doubles, a triple, 13 HR & 31 RBI to raise season average from (Ichiro is 23rd with 3,089)...Pujols ranks sixth all-time with 631 HR Walk-off games ........................ 5-4 .145 to .207 (1 HR & 11 RBI over previous 50 G). (Willie Mays is 5th w/660 HR)…He is one of four players with 3,000 Vs.