ANGELS (75-80; 4th in A.L. WEST) @ ASTROS (97-67; 1st in A.L. WEST)
LHP TYLER SKAGGS (8-8, 3.69 ERA) vs. RHP CHARLIE MORTON (15-3, 3.15 ERA)
MINUTE MAID PARK – 11:10 AM PDT
- TV – FSW, NHK
- RADIO – KLAA AM 830, KWKW
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 HOUSTON, TX
GAME #156 (75-80)
ROAD GAME #81 (38-42)
THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY
September 23
LEADING OFF: Today the Angels play the final game of last road trip (1-4) of 2018, a six-game trip to Oakland (1-2) & Houston (0-2)…LAA has dropped four straight (outscored 52-11) and seven of last nine games…LAA is 9-11 this month & 26-32 since break…Angels have
spent last 86 days in 4th place…Club is 21-23-7 thru 51 series…
Following this series, Halos return home to close out the season vs.
Texas (Sept. 24-26) & Oakland (Sept. 28-30).
HEAN MACHINE: Andrew Heaney has set career highs in wins (9),
starts (29), strikeouts (170) and innings pitched (173.0)…First Halo to
reach 170+ Ks since 2015 (Garrett Richards; 176) and has four 10+
strikeout games this season…2018 Nick Adenhart Award recipient
(top LAA pitcher as voted by teammates) and Angels’ Roberto
Clemente Award honoree.
(2007) Angels clinch their third A.L. West title in four years with a 7-4 win
over Seattle in the Club’s final home game of the season; (1973) Nolan
Ryan became the fourth Angel to win 20 games in a complete game victory
over the Twins in Minnesota…Six days later, teammate Bill Singer earned his 20th victory; (1978) Lyman
Bostock is shot and killed in Gary, IN
in a case of mistaken identity…One of
the most likeable and promising Halo players was gone. The Club honored Bostock with a black armband for the remainder of the season.
FISH FACTS: Mike Trout has now posted 35+ HRs three times passing
Troy Glaus (twice) for most in team annals…He is just second A.L. player with seven seasons of 60+ extra-base hits by age 26 seasonor-younger (Alex Rodriguez)…Has tied team record reaching base 4+ times on 16 occasions this season to equal mark set by Brian
Downing in 1987 (STATS LLC) …Trout & Willie Mays are only players
with three seasons of 30 HR/20 SB prior to their age-27 campaign… Vying to be fifth player all-time (first in A.L.) with 120 walks, 30 HRs
and 25 stolen bases: Barry Bonds (6 seasons), Jeff Bagwell (2 seasons), Chipper Jones (1999) and Bobby Abreu (2004).
THIS N’ THAT: Angels have allowed 10+ runs in four straight games for first time in club history…Mike Trout has homered in three
straight for sixth time of career (3rd time this season) and has five HRs his last six games - his 38 HRs are second-most in a season (41 in 2015)…Andrelton Simmons’ 15 RBI vs. Houston this season are most
by any opposing player…Trout’s .361 (22/61) clip this month ranks
fourth in MLB (min. 50 AB)…Angels’ 203 HRs hit are second-most in
team history (236 HRs in 2000)…99 HRs on road are third-most in
team annals (club record is 106 in 2000)…On Thursday at Oakland,
Francisco Arcia became the first player in MLB history to catch
(innings 1-7), pitch (innings 8-9) & homer (9th inning) in same game.
September 24
(2008) Francisco Rodriguez converts
his final save of the 2008 season at
Seattle to set MLB single-season record at 62 (1998) Gary DiSarcina
PUJOLS SURGERIES: Albert Pujols underwent a procedure to remove
a bone spur from his right elbow Sept. 12th…Also had an arthroscopic debridement of his left knee August 30th…Pujols ranks 23rd all-time with 3,082 hits and sixth all-time with 633 HRs…One of four players
with 3,000 hits & 600 HR (Mays, Aaron & ARod).
FOLLOW THE LEADER: Mike Trout leads all of baseball in on-base
percentage (.460), slugging pct. (.636), OPS (1.096), adjusted OPS (199), walks (115) and runs created (148).
- posted
- a
- 5-for-5 performance at
Oakland to become the first Angels player to post two five-for-five games in one season (also accomplished
June 13 at Texas); (2000) Halo hitters
match a club record with 14 walks in
9-2 win at Texas.
GOLDFISH? Mike Trout is in contention for his first career Rawlings
Gold Glove®…He is the only MLB centerfielder with a 1.000 fielding
pct. (min. 120 G), leads A.L. CF’ers with eight defensive runs saved, a
.938 zone rating and four double plays…Trout’s seven outfield assists ranks third in junior circuit among centerfielders.
CLOSING IN: Trout is one stolen base shy of second career 30 HR/25
SB campaign (also, 2012)…Would be only player in franchise history
with multiple 30/25 seasons (Bobby Bonds in 1977)…Leads MLB with
115 walks, one shy of matching his club record set in 2016.
WINS & LOSSES
GOLD STANDARD: Three-time Gold Glover Andrelton Simmons leads MLB shortstops with 223 putouts…Leads MLB with a 17.9 Ultimate Zone Rating in 2018 (UZR) – FanGraphs…Since 2015, his 95
defensive runs saved (DRS) also lead MLB…Thru 922 career games,
Simmons’ defensive WAR is 23.0 – best by any shortstop in MLB
history...Simmons’ 111 double plays lead MLB shortstops and his 4.16 range factor per game ranks second among A.L. shortstops.
Current record ..................... 75-80 Home record........................ 37-38 Road record ......................... 38-42 Pre-ASB record..................... 49-48 Post-ASB record ................... 26-32 Current streak ......................Lost 4 Current road trip ...................... 1-4 Last road trip............................ 7-3 Last home stand....................... 4-2 Last five games......................... 1-4 Last 10 games........................... 3-7 Series ................................ 21-23-7
Number of Days
UP-RISING: Justin Upton has set the franchise record for HRs by a left fielder (30), breaking Garret Anderson's (29) previous mark…
Upton is the first Halo outfielder (other than Mike Trout) with a 30- homer campaign since Vlad Guerrero in 2006 (33 HR).
BEING EXTRA: Mike Trout’s 506 career extra-base hits rank sixth in MLB for a player by age-26 season (Alex Rodriguez has most - 569)…
Joe Medwick is fifth (509 XBH).
GLOVE STORY: With 73 errors this season, Angels are on pace to break club record for fewest miscues in a full campaign (80 set last
season)…Fewest in a strike-shortened season is 76 in 1994…Club
ranks tied for third in A.L. with .987 fielding pct...Halos lead MLB
turning 167 double plays (team record is 203 in 1985)…Catchers
own a 40.3 caught stealing pct. (31 of 76), tops in A.L…Mike Trout is
only CF in MLB (min. 100 G) with a 1.000 fielding pct…Kole Calhoun’s
27 OF assists since 2016 rank third in A.L.
ON THE RUN: Mike Trout needs two more runs for sixth 100-run
season of career…Would be just the seventh player all-time (3rd
in A.L. history) with 6, 100-run campaigns prior to their age-27
season: Alex Rodriguez (7 seasons), Albert Pujols (6), Hank Aaron (6), Mickey Mantle (6), Mel Ott (6), Bill Dahlen (6).
In first place .............................. 22 In second place ......................... 23 In third place ............................. 42 In fourth place........................... 90 In fifth place ...............................
When Angels
HEY BABE: Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth (1919) are only players in
MLB history with 10 pitching appearances and 20 HRs in a season.
LEADING MEN: Mike Scioscia is in his 19th consecutive season with
the Angels…Of the four major sports, only Greg Popovich (entering his 23rd season) has more uninterrupted tenure with current team…
Scioscia (1,645 wins) ranks 18th on all-time managerial wins list (Jim
Leyland 17th; 1,769).
HI, MY NAME IS… 60 players (35 pitchers-16 starters) have appeared in 2018 to set the Club’s single-season franchise mark (MLB record
for players used is 64 by 2014 Texas Rangers)…16 players have made
MLB debuts in 2018 breaking team record of 12 (1996 & 1975)…37
players on LAA’s active roster…LAA had a club-record 15 players on
D.L. simultaneously twice this season…Halos sent 25 different
players to D.L., most in MLB this season.
Score first ............................ 51-15 Score second or shutout ...... 24-65 1-run games .................... 23-15 Score 3 runs or fewer ........... 16-62 Score 4 runs or more............ 59-18 Lead after 7 innings.............. 66-10 Trail after 7 innings ................ 4-67 Tied after 7 innings................... 5-3 Lead after 8 innings................ 68-4 Trail after 8 innings ................ 2-70 Tied after 8 innings................... 5-6 Extra innings............................. 4-7 Come-from-behind wins ...... 33-23 Win/lose in final at-bat ........ 11-14 Walk-off games ........................ 5-5 Vs. LHS ................................. 20-29 Vs. RHS................................. 55-51 Out-hit opponent ................. 52-17 Out-hit by opponent ............ 15-58 Opponent has equal hits .......... 8-5 Collect 10-or-more hits ........ 39-13 Allow 10-or-more hits .......... 13-35 Collect home run.................. 60-53 Allow home run.................... 42-67 Commit an error................... 18-38
Monthly Record
BULLPEN BITS: Halo relievers ranks second in MLB in inherited runners scored pct. allowing just 24.6% to score (63 of 256)… Bullpen has logged 600.1 IP, second in A.L. to TB…Since 2016, Jose
Alvarez’s 202 games pitched rank second in A.L. (167 IP)…Over last
two seasons (2017-18), Alvarez is tied for A.L. leads with 138 games pitched (B. Parker ranks fifth in span; 137 G).
RISING SON: With 20 HRs, Shohei Ohtani passed Kenji Johjima (18
HR w/ Seattle in 144 games in 2006) for most rookie HRs by a
Japanese native…Ohtani
&
Hideki Matsui (5 times) are only
HOT HALOS: Justin Upton has four HRs and a triples his last 10
games…As a reliever this season, Taylor Cole owns a 1.48 ERA (30.1 IP – 5 ER) and 28 strikeouts…Since July 7th, has allowed three earned runs in 25 IP (1.08 ERA)…Andrelton Simmons has eight multi-hit
efforts last 14 games and batting .333 last 22 G; 29/87)…Mike Trout
is hitting .348 (38/109) with 25 runs, 12 HR, 22 RBI & 22 BB his last 32 games.
Japanese players with 20+ HRs in a season…Seventh Japanese rookie with 40 extra-base hits (most is 59 XBH by Matsui in 2003).
TROUT & TY: Trout’s 64.0 career WAR is currently ahead of Ty Cobb
(63.4) for tops all time by a position player through age-26 season.
SHO OFF: Shohei Ohtani needs one more SB to record third 20 HR/10 SB rookie season in franchise history: Devon White in 1987
& Trout in 2012…Reached 20 HRs in 91 non-pitching games, secondfastest LAA rookie to reach 20 HRs (Wally Joyner hit 20 by 82nd game in 1986) & eighth rookie in club history to reach 20 HRs (first since
Mike Trout in 2012)...Ohtani is lone MLB player in 2018 with multiple
games of two HRs and a stolen base (ESPN STATS)… First Halo since
T. Salmon in 2000 to win A.L. Player of Week honors twice in a
season…First player in MLB history with 20+ HR & 50+ pitching Ks in
same season.
@ HOUSTON: Astros lead 2018 season series 11-6 (LAA is 4-4 at Minute Maid Park; 2-7 at Big A)…Halos have dropped 11 of last 15
overall meetings…Since 2016, LAA is 8-19 at the Big A vs. Astros...
Houston leads all-time series 66-52…In 17 games against Astros this season, A. Simmons has hit .338 (22/65) with two doubles, two triples, three HR and 15 RBI.
RANGERS ON DECK: Halos lead 2018 season series 10-6 (4-2 at home)…Shohei Ohtani is hitting .341 (15/44) with four doubles, four HRs and 10 RBI in 14 G vs. Texas...Eric Young Jr. at a .346 (9/26) clip vs. Rangers in 2018…LAA leads all-time series 467-443.
March/April.... 16-12 (14-13 in ’17) May................ 14-15 (14-15 in ’17) June................ 13-14 (14-14 in ’17) July................... 11-13 (9-13 in ’17) August............ 12-15 (18-10 in ‘17) Sept/Oct........... 9-11 (11-17 in ’17)
HALO HARDWARE: Angels’ 2018 team awards went to Mike Trout
for Team MVP honors (7th straight season, Co-MVP in 2017 with A.
Simmons) & Andrew Heaney for the Nick Adenhart Award as team’s
top hurler (each award voted on by teammates).
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS & BROADCAST LISTINGS
- DAY
- DATE
- OPPONENT
vs. Texas vs. Texas vs. Texas
- OPPOSING PITCHER
- ANGELS PITCHER
- TIME (PDT)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Sept. 24 Sept. 25 Sept. 26
- RHP Adrian Sampson (0-2, 4.09)
- RHP Felix Pena (3-5, 4.20)
RHP Matt Shoemaker (2-2, 5.48) LHP Andrew Heaney (9-10, 4.21)
7:07 pm FSW, NHK 7:07 pm FSW, NHK 7:07 pm FSW, NHK
TBA TBA
Radio flagships of the Angels are KLAA AM 830 & KWKW 1330 AM
TV Broadcast Partners are FOX Sports West / FS Espanol
SKAGGS’ BREAKDOWN AT A GLANCE
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – LHP TYLER SKAGGS
CAREER___________________________________
8-8, 3.69 ERA
- W
- L
- IP
21 29 435.1
18 222.1
12 11 213
ER SO ERA
210 395 4.34 115 192 4.66 95 203 4.01 37 83 3.43 33 73 4.24 17 48 3.21 44 78 4.30 43 57 5.95 36 56 5.09
In four career starts at Minute Maid Park, is 2-1 with a 2.88 ERA (25 IP – 8 ER)
TOTALS HOME ROAD MAR/APR MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEP/OCT
9633522
353585
97 70 47.2 92 65
Making 23rd start of the season and 13th on the road…Is in sixth Major League season (fourth with Angels)…Made
Opening Day roster for third time in career (also, 2014 & 2017). WELCOME BACK: Reinstated from third disabled list stint prior to last start on Tuesday at Oakland (missed 32 games
with a left adductor strain)…Also missed nine games (Aug. 1-11) during second DL trip with left adductor
strain…During first DL stint, missed nine games (July 1-12) with a right adductor strain (was scratched from scheduled start on June 21 with right hamstring tightness, but made two more starts before being placed on the DL for first time this year). APPROACHING 400 K’s: Is five strikeouts shy of 400 in his career…Recorded 300th career strikeout earlier this year against Aaron Hicks in 4th inning on April 29 vs. New York (A.L.) OUTLIERS: Before tossing three scoreless innings in last start, had allowed 17 ER across previous two games (6.2 IP)…Prior to those two starts, allowed 17 ER in prior 11 starts combined (66 IP).
OFF THE BOARDS: Has allowed two-or-fewer runs in 16 of 22 starts this season…Had streak of six straight starts allowing one-or-fewer earned runs from June 3 – July 12, which was tied for second longest in Angels history.
INSIDE THE PARK: Had streak of 53 innings pitched without allowing a home run snapped in on Aug. 11 with 2nd
inning solo HR by Jake Bauers…Steak of eight straight starts without allowing a home run was longest for an Angels
lefty since Jim Abbott in 1991.
100K: Has reached the 100+ strikeout plateau in a single season for first time in career…Skaggs (105 SO) and Andrew
Heaney (102) became first pair of Angels teammates with 100+ strikeouts before the All-Star Break since Garrett
Richards (127) and C.J. Wilson (107) in 2014.
63.2
2018_ ____________________________________
W
835303200
- L
- IP
- ER SO ERA
49 126 3.69 25 57 4.19 24 69 3.27 11 32 3.03 13 32 4.28
TOTALS HOME ROAD MAR/APR MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEP/OCT
853221210
119.2 53.2 66 32.2 27.1 32 21.1 3.1 3
- 3
- 36 0.84
15 18 6.33 70
53
18.90 0.00
2018 VS. LEFT AND RIGHT ____________________
AVG
.233 .265
H/AB
27/116 91/344
HR
39
Left Right
2018 RUN SUPPORT IN STARTS
Home: 27 R – 10 GS – 2.7 RPG Road: 31 R – 12 GS – 2.58 RPG Total: 58 R – 22 GS – 2.64 RPG
___
SORRY LEFTIES: Is holding lefties to a .233 (27/116) batting average this season, which ranks seventh in the A.L. among lefties. LAST TIME OUT: Tossed three scoreless, no-hit innings in last start on Tuesday at Oakland in return from third stint
on the disabled list (left adductor strain)…Allowed two walks while striking out three.
STRIKEOUT STREAK: Had streak of 12 straight games with 5+ strikeouts snapped on July 20 by Astros…It was the longest streak by an Angels lefty since Chuck Finley (16 consecutive games) in 1997. GETTING FAMILIAR: Since start of 2017, has allowed three home runs the first time through the batting order in a game (342 PA), but has yielded 18 HR in 332 PA the second time through the order in a game in that span. VS. HOUSTON: In nine career starts against the Astros, is 4-3 with a 2.96 ERA (51.2 IP – 17 ER)…The four wins vs.
Houston are tied for his most against any opponent (also has four wins vs. Texas)…In two starts vs. Houston this year,
is 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA (13 IP – 3 ER)…In last five starts vs. Astros, is 2-1 with a 3.30 ERA (30 IP – 11 ER). AT MINUTE MAID PARK: In four career starts at Minute Maid Park, is 2-1 with a 2.88 ERA (25 IP – 8 ER)…Earned win in only previous start at the ballpark this season on April 23 after tossing seven scoreless innings. THE FIRST HALF ROAD: Made 10 road starts before the All-Star Break pitching to a 5-2 record and 2.11 ERA (59.2 IP –
