04-29-2015 Angels Game Notes
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ANGELS (9-11) @ ATHLETICS (9-12) RHP MATT SHOEMAKER (2-1, 6.46 ERA) vs. RHP JESSE HAHN (1-1, 2.12 ERA) O.Co COLISEUM – 7:07 PM PDT TV – FOX SPORTS WEST RADIO – KLAA AM 830 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015 GAME #21 (9-11) OAKLAND, CA ROAD GAME #11 (5-5) LEADING OFF: Tonight the Angels play the second game THE MANAGER: Mike Scioscia is the longest tenured (0-1) of a six-game Bay Area road trip to Oakland (April skipper in the Majors (16th season) and the only active THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY 28-30; 0-1) and San Francisco (May 1-3)…Halos are in a manager to collect over 1,000 victories with a single club April 29 (2008) Joe Saunders works eight stretch of 25 consecutive days in California (April 20-May (one of four all-time to win at least 1,300 games with scoreless innings vs. Oakland to 14)…LAA went 4-3 on the seven-game homestand vs. original club as manager)…His current .547 (1,340-1109) move to 5-0 in April…He joins Oakland (2-2) and Texas (2-1)…Following this trip, Angels winning percentage and 1,340 wins are both tops in Frank Tanana (1978) as the only will host a nine-game home stand vs. Seattle (May 4-6), franchise history…He is one of 15 former catchers currently two pitchers in club history to go Houston (May 7-10) and Colorado (May 12-13). managing in the Majors. 5-0 in April; (2013) Angels played the longest time of game in club WESTERN WAYS: RHP Matt Shoemaker is 9-1 with a 3.11 ALL-TIME MANAGERIAL WINS history (6:32) in a 19-inning 10-8 th ERA (72.1 IP – 25 ER) in 11 career starts vs. A.L. West 27 Wilbert Robertson 1,399 loss at Oakland…Angels pitchers foes…His only A.L. West loss came in his last start 28th Davey Johnson 1,372 tossed 297 pitches breaking the (4/20/15 vs. OAK; 3 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, 2 HR). 29th Chuck Tanner 1,352 franchise record of 277 pitches 30th Mike Scioscia 1,340 set on Sept. 10, 1988 vs. TEX (17 FAST FACT: Erick Aybar is batting .339 (78/230) in his innings). career at O.Co Coliseum – T4th best all-time (min .120 @ OAKLAND: A’s lead 2015 season series 3-2…Angels have 2015 ANGELS AT A GLANCE PA). won nine of last 13 overall games…Halos claimed 2014 Current record .................... 9-11 When Angels… Out-hit opponent .................................... 7-0 series 10-9 (3-6 on road, 7-3 at home)…Snapped a streak of Home record ........................ 4-6 Road record .......................... 5-5 MIRROR IMAGES: Since 2002, the Angels and A’s have three straight season series losses to A’s (2011-2013)…Halos Current streak .................. Lost 2 Score first .......................................................... 3-5 Out-hit by opponent ............................... 1-9 faced off 254 times with each team winning half (127- have won nine of last 12 games vs. A’s at Angel Stadium…In Pre-ASB record ................... 9-11 Score second or shutout ............................... 5-6 Opponent has equal hits ......................... 1-1 127)…In the same span, the Angels (6 times) or Athletics final home series vs. Oakland in 2014 (8/28-31), Halos Post-ASB record ......................... (5 times) have won 11 of the 13 A.L. West crowns (STATS completed first four-game sweep over A’s since July 10-13, Current road trip .................. 0-1 LLC). 1997 in Oakland…Since 2008, LAA leads series 70-68…Since Last home stand ................... 4-3 Lead after 7 innings ...................................... 7-2 Collect a home run .................................. 7-6 2002, the Angels and A’s are deadlocked over 254 games Last road trip ........................ 3-3 Score 3 runs-or-fewer ................................... 1-5 Allow 10-or-more hits ............................. 1-9 HOT KOLE: Kole Calhoun has tallied 18 hits in his last 48 (127-127)...Trout has five HRs and 13 RBI over his last 20 Last 5 games ......................... 3-2 Tied after 7 innings ....................................... 1-1 Commit an error ..................................... 6-6 at-bats (.375) including a double, triple, three home runs games vs. Oakland…ONE HIT WONDER: Last Thursday’s 2-0 Last 10 games ....................... 5-5 and nine RBI. shutout win over Oakland marked just the third time in club Number of Days history the Angels won with one hit. In first place ............................. 3 Tied after 8 innings ....................................... 0-1 May ......................................... (15-13 in ’08) GAME OF CRON: On Sunday, C.J. Cron’s four hits set a In second place ........................ 9 Extra Innings ................................................. 0-1 June ........................................ (16-10 in ’08) single-game career-high…He has recorded eight hits in ON DECK: @ SF: Angels have won last four games at AT&T In third place ........................... 7 Come-from-behind wins .................................. 4 July ............................................ (19-6 in ’08) his 14 at-bats and has three doubles his last six games. Park (first meeting here since 2009; LAA sweep)…Halos In fourth place ......................... 1 have won six of last seven games vs. Giants (last met in In fifth place ........................... 1 ANGELS RECENT STARTS 2012 with Angels taking two of three at home)…The Rally When Angels Score first ............................ 6-3 YEAR THRU 20 G AFTER 21 G Monkey debuted in a comeback win vs. SF on June 6, Score second or shutout ....... 3-8 2015 9-11 -- 2000…LAA is 11-14 all-time vs. SF (6-8 on road). Score 3 runs or fewer ........... 4-9 2014 10-10 10-11 Score 4 runs or more ............ 5-2 2013 8-12 8-13 BACK TO INTERLEAGUE: The Halos play a weekend set at Lead after 7 innings .............. 8-1 2012 6-14 7-14 San Francisco for their initial Interleague matchup of Trail after 7 innings ............. 0-10 2011 12-8 12-9 2015…Club went 12-8 during IL in 2014, seventh winning Tied after 7 innings ............... 1-0 mark vs. N.L. in last eight seasons. Lead after 8 innings .............. 9-1 OFFENSE SLOWED: Angels have been limited to three Trail after 8 innings ............. 0-10 runs or fewer in seven of last 10 games and in 12 of 20 THIS N’ THAT: Angels have held opponents to three runs or Tied after 8 innings .................... overall tilts…2015 team OPS of .639 ranks 25th in MLB fewer in nine games thus far (9-0 to lead MLB; STATS Extra innings ......................... 0-1 (13th in A.L.)…Halos ranked fourth in A.L. with a .728 team LLC)…Mike Trout ranks third in A.L. with 16 runs (has led A.L. in Come-from-behind wins .......... 3 OPS in 2014 and led all of baseball with 773 runs scored runs each of last three seasons)…Trout’s go-ahead HR in 7th Win/lose in final at-bat ......... 0-1 last season… Halos were also only team in 2014 with nine inning Sunday marked eighth time in his career to hit a game- Vs. LHS .................................. 4-2 tying or go-ahead home run in the seventh inning or later ‘regulars’ with a .700+ OPS. Vs. RHS ................................. 5-9 career (twice this season)…Since 2011, Huston Street has Out-hit opponent ................. 6-2 converted 133 of his 143 save chances for 93%, tops in MLB in Out-hit by opponent ............. 2-9 ABOUT FACE: Thru 20 games in 2014, David Freese tallied span (7 for 7 in 2015)…Trout's 29.4 WAR (per Baseball- Opponent has equal hits ...... 1-0 nine hits, one double, one home run and five RBI…Thru 20 Reference) is the sixth-highest total ever for any player through Collect 10-or-more hits ......... 4-1 games in 2015, owns 16 hits, four doubles, four home runs his age-23 season. Allow 10-or-more hits........... 0-5 and a team-leading 15 RBI. Collect a home run ............... 7-6 BEST INTERLEAGUE RECORDS IN MLB SINCE ‘07 Allow a home run ............... 4-11 PUJOLS’ PURSUIT: Albert Pujols’ 523 career HRs have put Los Angeles Angels 96-52 Commit an error ................... 3-6 him in sole possession of 18th all-time passing Ted Boston Red Sox 95-59 Monthly Record Williams, Willie McCovey & Frank Thomas (521)…17th on Detroit Tigers 92-59 April .............. 9-11 (14-12 in ’14) the all-time list is Jimmie Foxx (534 HRs)…Pujols is also May ..................... (16-12 in ’14) rd 23 all-time with 564 doubles…Ivan Rodriguez (572) sits June ..................... (15-10 in ’14) nd in 22 place on doubles list…According to STATSPASS, July ........................ (19-8 in ’14) passed Goose Goslin (1,609 RBI) April 13th for the 32nd- August ................. (19-10 in ‘14) most RBI all-time…31st on the list with 1,623 RBI is Sept/Oct .............. (15-11 in ’14) Chipper Jones (Pujols at 1,612). 2015 SERIES RECORD 3-2-1 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS & BROADCAST LISTINGS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) Thursday April 30 @Oakland RHP Jesse Chavez (0-1, 0.71) RHP Garrett Richards (1-1, 3.75) 12:37 p.m. FSW Friday May 1 @San Francisco RHP Chris Heston (2-2, 2.77) LHP C.J. Wilson (1-2, 3.12) 7:15 p.m. FSW, NHK Saturday May 2 @San Francisco RHP Tim Hudson (0-2, 3.91) LHP Hector Santiago (2-1, 2.28) 1:05 p.m. FS1, NHK Sunday May 3 @San Francisco RHP Tim Lincecum (1-2, 3.27) RHP Jered Weaver (0-3, 5.83) 1:05 p.m.