LOS ANGELES ANGELS (22-29) @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS (31-22) RHP ALEX COBB (2-2, 4.78 ERA) Vs
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LOS ANGELES ANGELS (22-29) @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS (31-22) RHP ALEX COBB (2-2, 4.78 ERA) vs. RHP FRANKIE MONTAS (5-4, 4.92 ERA) OAKLAND COLISEUM – 1:07 p.m. PDT TV – Bally Sports West, NHK RADIO – KLAA AM 830 SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2021 GAME #52 (22-29) OAKLAND, CA ROAD GAME #25 (9-15) LEADING OFF: Today, the Angels play the third (0-2) of six LINEUP SHUFFLE: Angels have used six different players as the games on a Bay Area road trip to Oakland (0-2; May 27-30) leadoff hitter across the last 16 games after David Fletcher THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY and San Francisco (May 31-June 1)...Angels went 5-5 on last served as leadoff man in each of first 35 games this season. May 29 homestand against the Cleveland Indians (1-3), Minnesota Twins (1-1 doubleheader split), Oakland Athletics (1-2) and PARTY STARTER: Sunday, Justin Upton made his first career (1984) Juan Beniquez collected five Texas Rangers (2-0)...Angels went 2-4 on last road trip to start from the leadoff spot in his 1,778th career Major League hits in five at-bats as the Angels de- Houston (1-2) and Boston (1-2), earning their victories in the game...Upton hit leadoff home runs back-to-back days Tuesday feated the New York Yankees, 6-5 at first and last games of the trip. and Wednesday, becoming the first LAA player to accomplish Anaheim Stadium. the feat since rookie Mike Trout on Sept. 8-9, 2012. WELCOME BACK FANS!: Last Friday, the Angels announced 2021 MISC. WINS & LOSSES Angel Stadium will return to full capacity beginning June GLOVE HURTS: Angels have made a Major League leading 42 Current record ........................22-29 17 vs. Detroit...Single game tickets for all remaining regular errors this season...Halos are 6-18 when committing an error Home record...........................13-14 Road record .............................9-15 season home games are now on sale to the general public... in 2021...LAA has had five games this season with 3+ errors Current streak ........................ Lost 2 Beginning on June 17th, in accordance with the updated (most in Majors)...Halos committed 36 errors during 60-game Current road trip ........................0-2 California and MLB health guidelines, guests will be required 2020 season. Last homestand ..........................5-5 to wear a mask unless they are prepared to provide proof of Last road trip ..............................2-4 full vaccination or a recent negative Covid test...A complete VS. OAKLAND: Today’s game marks the sixth (1-4) of 19 Last 5 games ...............................3-2 listing of protocols and stadium policy information is available at meetings this season between the Angels and A’s (10 at Angel Last 10 games ............................4-6 angels.com/protocols. Stadium & nine at the Coliseum)...Angels lost two of three meetings at Angel Stadium this past weekend. Number of Days In first place ...................................9 ROSTER MOVES: Today the Angels selected the contract of In second place ............................10 INF Kean Wong...In a corresponding move, C Drew Butera AGAINST THE A’s: In 37 career games against the A’s, David In third place .................................8 was designated for assignment following last night’s game... Fletcher is batting .321 (42/131) with seven doubles, one In fourth place .............................17 Yesterday, the Angels recalled LHP José Suarez and C Anthony home run and 11 RBI...Shohei Ohtani has hit eight career In fifth place.................................14 Bemboom from Triple-A Salt Lake...Additionally, INF José home runs against the A’s, which is his second most against Iglesias was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left any opponent (has 9 HR vs. Texas). When Angels hamstring strain (retro to May 26). Score first .................................14-6 Last week, earned his Score second or shutout ...........8-23 HOO-RAY GOOSE: Phil Gosselin 1-run games................................8-5 REHAB ASSIGNMENT: Both C Max Stassi and RHP Chris Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Score 3 runs or fewer ...............1-21 Rodriguez are on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake... Virginia. Score 4 runs or more ................21-8 Stassi went 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI last night and Lead after 7 innings ..................16-2 caught five innings in his second appearance with the Bees... A.L. HOME RUN LEADERS SINCE SEPT. 4, 2020: Trail after 7 innings ...................4-24 Rodriguez worked a scoreless inning, allowing one walk in his 1. José Ramírez, CLE - 21 Tied after 7 innings .....................2-3 start on the mound last night. T2. Jared Walsh, LAA - 20 Lead after 8 innings ..................20-0 T2. Vlad Guerrero Jr., TOR - 20 Trail after 8 innings ...................1-27 has hit 12 doubles this season, which 4. Rafael Devers, BOS - 19 Tied after 8 innings .....................1-2 RO SHOW: Jose Rojas Extra innings ...............................1-1 is second most in Angels history after 38 career games; only T5. Shohei Ohtani, LAA - 17 Come-from-behind wins ...........12-9 Howie Kendrick (13) had more...Last Friday night vs. Oakland, T5. Byron Buxton, MIN - 17 Win/lose in final at-bat ...............7-3 Rojas registered his first two career outfield assists...He was T5. Matt Olson, OAK - 17 Walk-off games ...........................1-1 the first Angels outfielder with multiple assists in a game since T5. José Abreu, CWS - 17 Vs. LHS ........................................6-8 Justin Upton on April 18, 2018 vs. Boston. Vs. RHS ....................................16-21 MLB RBI LEADERS SINCE SEPT. 4, 2020: Out-hit opponent .....................14-8 WINS AND LOSSES: Angels have lost two straight following a T1. Rafael Devers, BOS - 64 Out-hit by opponent .................5-18 three game win streak to conclude the last homestand...The T1. José Abreu, CWS - 64 Opponent has equal hits ............3-2 Collect 10-or-more hits .............12-5 three-game streak matched longest streak of season - also 3. Jared Walsh, LAA - 63 Allow 10-or-more hits...............5-13 won three in a row April 3-5)...LAA is currently seven games Collect home run ....................20-19 under .500 (22-29) and look to avoid matching season-low DOWN ON THE FARM: Inland Empire’s Ryan Smith was Allow home run ......................13-22 eight games under .500 (19-27 on May 22). named the Low-A West Pitcher of the Week for May 17-23 Commit an error .......................6-18 after tossing six scoreless innings with 13 strikeouts in his May FOUR SCORE: Angels are 21-8 when scoring 4+ runs this 21 start vs. Modesto...Salt Lake’s Packy Naughton carried a Monthly Record season and are 1-21 when scoring three-or-fewer. no-hitter through 7.2 innings on Sunday at Las Vegas...Jo April ................... 12-12 (DNP in ’20) is tied for the lead in all of Minor Leauge Baseball with May.................... 10-17 (DNP in ’20) Adell June ............................. (DNP in ‘20) LEAGUE LEADERS: 10 home runs this season for Salt Lake. July................................ (2-6 in ’20) Shohei Ohtani is tied for the Major League lead in August ...................... (10-18 in ‘20) extra-base hits (29), is tied for third with 15 home runs, fourth TROUT TO THE IL: Last Tuesday, the Angels placed OF Mike Sept/Oct ................... (14-10 in ’20) with a .616 slugging percentage, tied for fourth with three Trout on the injured list with a right calf strain...An estimated triples, tied for fifth with 109 total bases and is tied for seventh return to play is 6-8 weeks...At the time of his IL placement, 2021 SERIES RECORD with 38 RBI. he led the Majors in OBP (.466) and OPS (1.090) and ranked 6-9-2 Jared Walsh ranks seventh in the American League fourth (led A.L.) in slugging percentage (.624). in OPS (.931), eighth in batting average (.309), ninth in slugging (.560), 10th in RBI (37) and is tied for 10th in total bases (98). ACROSS THE BAY: Following the current series in Oakland, the Angels will continue the road trip with a pair of games THAT’S RIGHT: Angels have recorded 16 of their 22 wins this against the San Francisco Giants (May 31-June 1)...The Angels season in games against a right-handed starting pitcher... and Giants will meet a total of four times this season (teams Angels have won four of last five games vs. a left-handed will meet again June 22-23 at Angel Stadium following the starter after starting 2-7 against them...Halos are 6-11 this upcoming weekend series in San Francisco)...Last season, the season when the opposing primary pitcher is left-handed (6-8 Giants won the season series 3-1; teams split a pair of games vs. left-handed starters; plus three games where left-handed at Angel Stadium (Aug. 17-18, 2020) and Giants swept two primary pitcher followed a right-handed starter). game set at Oracle Park (Aug. 19-20, 2020). UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) TV Sunday May 30 @Oakland LHP Cole Irvin (3-6, 3.92 ERA) LHP José Quintana (0-3, 7.92 ERA) 1:07 p.m. BSW, NHK Radio flagships of the Angels are KLAA AM 830 & KWKW 1330 AM Television Broadcast Partner is Bally Sports West TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER - RHP ALEX COBB COBB’S BREAKDOWN AT A GLANCE 2-2, 4.78 ERA CAREER Pitching to a 0.90 ERA (10 IP - 1 ER) across last two starts W L IP ER SO ERA TOTALS 57 59 943.1 409 753 3.90 • TODAY’S GAME: Making seventh start of the season and fourth on the road…Is in 10th Major League season.