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ANGELS (29-25) @ TIGERS (24-29) RHP NICK TROPEANO (2-3, 3.86 ERA) vs. RHP MICHAEL FULMER (2-3, 4.08 ERA) COMERICA PARK – 4:10 PM PDT TV – FSW & NHK RADIO – KLAA AM 830 TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2018 GAME #55 (29-25) DETROIT, MI ROAD GAME #26 (17-8) THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY LEADING OFF: Angels play the eighth game (3-4) of a 10-game YOU READ THAT RIGHT: Mike Trout is on pace for a 15.4 WAR May 29 road trip to Toronto (May 22-24; 2-1), New York Yankees (May season – would be the best ever by a position player. (1984) Juan Beniquez collected 25-27; 1-2) & Detroit (May 28-31; 0-1)...LAA is 13-13 this five hits in five at-bats as the month and 16-22 since a club-record 13-3 start...Angels are 9- FAST AND FAR: With two stolen bases May 20th, Mike Trout Angels defeated the New York 6-2 in 17 series completed...Club is back to a season-high 5.5 reached 175 for his career...One of six players to tally 200 HRs Yankees, 6-5 at Anaheim Stadium. back of pace in A.L. West...Following the road trip, Halos return & 175 SBs in their first eight seasons joining Willie Mays, May 30 home for a six-game home stand vs. Texas (June 1-3) and Barry/Bobby Bonds, Darryl Strawberry & Rafael Soriano)... (2003) Tim Salmon scored his Kansas City (June 4-6). Trout is the lone player to do prior to age-27 season. 890th career run to top Brian Downing for the franchise record… A FISH TALE: Mike Trout hit his MLB-leading 18th HR MORE THAN GLOVE: Andrelton Simmons has hit safely in 26 of (2015) LAA had five different yesterday…Four home runs in last five games and six in last his last 30 games (.365, 42/115; 13 XBH, 24 RBI)...Reached base players (Trout, Calhoun, Pujols, 10 contests…18 HRs are tied (Mo Vaughn in 2000 & Wally safely in 33 of last 34 G...Leads MLB in PA per SO with 21.3 (213 Perez and Freese) homer in first Joyner in 1986) for most through Club’s first 54 games. PA/10 K) and ranks third in A.L. batting .337...Leads LAA with two innings, just second time in 18 multi-hit games. MLB history a team accomplished I KNOW THAT DUDE: Mike Scioscia is one victory shy from the feat (also Texas, May 21, 2005 1,600th of his career...He will pass his former manager Tommy TWO-WAY SHOHEI: Ohtani leads A.L. rookies in strikeouts (52) vs. Houston. Lasorda (1,599) for sole possession of 20th all-time. and ranks tied for second in wins (4)…He has a hit in 21-of-30 games with an at-bat…His six HRs are third-most in A.L. amongst WINS & LOSSES ALL-TIME MANAGERIAL WINS rookies (all six hit at home)...Quality starts in five of seven Current record ..................... 29-25 19. Fred Clarke 1,602 outings on the mound...Named A.L. Rookie of Month for April... Home record ........................ 12-17 20. Tommy Lasorda 1,599 Became just fourth player in modern era with 25+ pitching Road record ........................... 17-8 Mike Scioscia 1,599 strikeouts and four+ batting home runs in a month – first since Pre-ASB record ..................... 29-25 Fergie Jenkins in Sept. 1971. Post-ASB record ............................. ROAD SHOW: LAA is 17-8 on road but 12-17 at home...17-8 Current streak ...................... Lost 2 road mark thru 25 games is best in team history...Club is 6-1- 3,000!!! With a fifth inning single to right field May 4th at Current road trip ...................... 3-4 1 in seven road series (series lost at NYY was first of season on SAFECO Field, Albert Pujols... Last road trip............................ 3-2 road)...Halos feature two regulars batting over .360 on road Became 32nd player all-time to reach 3,000 hits - second in as Last home stand....................... 4-7 (Trout - .360 & Simmons - .375) many seasons (Adrián Beltré; July 30, 2017 vs. Baltimore).dd Last 5 games ............................ 2-3 Matched Stan Musial and Alex Rodriguez as only players with Last 10 games .......................... 4-6 Number of Days WHERE THE ‘O’ GO? Halos held to three or fewer runs in 12 3+ MVP Awards and 3,000 hits. In first place ............................... 22 of last 16 games...LAA with just four hits-or-less five times Fourth player in MLB history with at least 3,000 knocks and across last 14 contests...Club has two 10+ hit efforts in last 16 In second place .......................... 23 600 HRs (Hank Aaron, Willie Mays & Alex Rodriguez). In third place .............................. 14 games...Angels batting .224 (49/219) with RISP this month. In fourth place .............................1 PUJOLS POINTS: Pujols sits at 629 career two-baggers (11th all- In fifth place ................................ HEARD OF THESE GUYS? Yesterday Albert Pujols (1,945) When Angels passed Ty Cobb (1,944) for eighth all-time in RBI...Stan Musial time) to move within three of Top 10 (David Ortiz, 632)...Pujols has 3,017 career hits – good for 29th all-time (Rafael Palmeiro Score first .............................. 22-4 is next on the list with 1,951 RBI (baseballreference.com). Score second or shutout ........ 7-21 is 28th at 3,020). 1-run games ............................. 9-6 ALL-TIME HR LIST MIKE’S NIGHT: On Saturday in New York, Mike Trout set Score 3 runs or fewer ............. 6-22 career highs with five hits, three doubles, four extra-base hits 5. Willie Mays 660 Score 4 runs or more ............. 23-3 (tied franchise record) and 11 total bases…Second A.L. CF all- 6. Ken Griffey Jr. 630 Lead after 7 innings................ 25-4 time to go 5-5, with a HR, 3 2B and 4 RBI in a game, joining Ty 7. Albert Pujols 621 Trail after 7 innings ................ 2-19 Cobb (1922)...His fifth career game with 10+ total bases. Tied after 7 innings .................. 2-2 PITCHING POINTS: Halo starters rank second in A.L. this month Lead after 8 innings................ 26-2 DID YOU KNOW? Mike Trout became just the third player to with a 2.67 ERA (151.2 IP – 45 ER)...Starters have allowed more Trail after 8 innings ................ 1-21 hit for the cycle with LAA and also have a 4-XBH game with the than three earned runs once in May (yesterday)...LAA pitchers Tied after 8 innings .................. 2-2 Extra innings ............................ 1-4 club. Dan Ford did both in the same extra-inning game on Aug. have 26 games this season with 10+ Ks, a franchise record through first 54 games...Halos have issued 199 free passes, Come-from-behind wins ........ 11-5 10, 1979. Dave Winfield had 4 XBH on April 13, 1991 and then Win/lose in final at-bat ............ 4-5 a cycle on June 24, 1991. Trout had his cycle on May 21, 2013. second-most in A.L…Angels’ bullpen has tossed 205.2 IP to rank second in A.L. Walk-off games ........................ 3-2 Vs. LHS ..................................... 5-7 TALE OF TWO CITIES Vs. RHS ................................. 24-18 THE OTHER 600 CLUB: Trout reached the 600 career RBI plateau HOME ROAD Out-hit opponent ................... 19-7 Saturday, becoming seventh Angels’ player to reach the mark… W-L 12-17 17-8 Out-hit by opponent .............. 8-16 th TEAM ERA 4.25 3.13 (221.2 IP – 77 ER) Became the 16 player all-time with 600 RBI & 700 runs prior to Opponent has equal hits .......... 2-2 RUNS PER GAME 3.8 5.6 (140 R – 25 G) their age-27 season & first since Albert Pujols in 2006 Collect 10-or-more hits .......... 16-3 AVG .220 .275 (248 H/902 AB) Allow 10-or-more hits ............ 4-11 OBP .304 .344 THIS N’ THAT: On Saturday, C Jose Briceño became the seventh Collect home run ................. 20-18 rd SLG .385 .451 player in LAA history to homer in MLB debut (3 catcher)...Mike Allow home run ................... 15-21 Trout is on pace for a career-best 54 HRs thru 54 games...Halo Commit an error .................... 6-13 SHO-KKKKKKK: With nine strikeouts in his last start (5/20), outfielders lead MLB with 14 OF assists (Calhoun leads MLB Monthly Record March/April ....16-12 (14-13 in ’17) Shohei Ohtani extended his club record for most Ks through with 7)...Halos’ average home attendance (37,426) ranks May .................13-13 (14-15 in ’17) first seven games (52)...Fourth Japanese pitcher with 50+ second in A.L…Club boasts seven sellouts thru 29 home games… LAA has 24 errors thru 54 games (fourth-fewest in A.L.) and June ......................... (14-14 in ’17) strikeouts through first seven games, joining Masahiro Tanaka July ............................. (9-13 in ’17) (58), Hideo Nomo (55) and Yu Darvish (51)…First A.L. player rank fourth in circuit with a .989 fielding pct...Angels are 29-9 all-time when Trout and Pujols homer in same game. August...................... (18-10 in ‘17) ever to have 11+ K in two of first six career games. Sept/Oct .................. (11-17 in ’17) MUY BIEN! Martín Maldonado has hits in six of last seven @ DETROIT: Angels claimed 2017 season series 4-3…Halos have games...Batting .344 (22/64) with six doubles and two home won four of last six games at Comerica Park and are 10-6 at the runs this month after entering May with a .156 (10/64) season venue since 2013…Angels are 19-5 in last 24 home games vs.