ROYALS (21-40) @ ANGELS (34-28) RHP IAN KENNEDY (1-6, 6.08 ERA) vs. RHP SHOHEI OHTANI (4-1, 3.18 ERA) ANGEL STADIUM – 7:07 PM PDT TV – FSW, NHK, MLB NETWORK RADIO – KLAA AM 830 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2018 GAME #63 (34-28) ANAHEIM, CA HOME GAME #35 (16-18) THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY LEADING OFF: Tonight the Halos play the final contest of six- MIKE’S MILESTONE: Mike Scioscia posted career win #1,600 June 6 game home stand (4-1) vs. Texas (June 1-3; 2-1) and Kansas on May 29th to pass his former manager of 13 seasons Tommy (1964) Dean Chance pitched a club- City (June 4-6; 2-0)...Club seeks fourth series sweep of season Lasorda (1,599). record 14 innings (no decision) with a win tonight...Last night marked Angels’ fifth shutout allowing just three hits (one through victory of season (second of home stand) and second one- ALL-TIME MANAGERIAL WINS nine innings) while striking out 12 hitter on season (also April 3rd vs. Cleveland)...Halos have won 18. Ralph Houk 1,619 Yankees…Angels lost the game, 2-0 in four of last five games since dropping four of previous five... 19. Mike Scioscia 1,604 15 innings…Chance went on to Angels went 14-15 in May and are 21-25 since a club-record 20. Fred Clarke 1,602 capture the Cy Young award that 13-3 start...Angels are 11-7-2 in 20 series...Following on off- season, going 20-9 with 15 complete day tomorrow, LAA opens a nine-game road trip to Minnesota WHERE THE ‘O’ GO? LAA limited to three runs or less in 33 of games, 11 shutouts and a 1.65 ERA; (June 8-10), Seattle (June 11-13) and Oakland (June 15-17). 62 games on season and in 17 of last 26 contests...Held to two (1961) Lee Thomas hit the first grand runs or less nine times in May...LAA has five 10+ hit efforts in slam in club history off Milt Pappas at ROYAL PAIN: Mike Trout, Justin Upton and Albert Pujols last 24 games...Angels hitting .232 (64/276) with RISP since Baltimore leading the Angels to a 7-3 victory; (2000) The Rally Monkey is (Angels’ 2-4 hitters) have each hit safely in all games they have May 1 (31 G). born as a video clip is displayed on played this season vs. Royals... TALE OF TWO CITIES the Jumbotron featuring the monkey Trout: 9/21, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 6 Runs HOME ROAD in the bottom of the 9th as the Angels Upton: 12/23, HR, 3 RBI, 3 Runs W-L 16-18 18-10 trail the San Francisco Giants 5- Pujols: 7/18, HR, 5 RBI, Run TEAM ERA 3.89 3.32 4…The Halos rally for two runs to win. Combined: 28/59 (.475 AVG), 4 HR, 13 RBI, 10 Runs (STATS) RUNS PER GAME 3.8 5.4 June 7 AVG .226 .275 (1983) In the third inning vs. Chicago, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! On his 27th birthday last night, OBP .304 .342 Daryl Sconiers, Reggie Jackson and Andrew Heaney tossed his first career complete game and SLG .391 .451 Fred Lynn all hit home runs; (2014) th shutout…First shutout by an Angel since Ricky Nolasco on July Trailing 5-0 to the White Sox in the 8 1, 2017 vs. Seattle…First complete game one-hitter for Angels MUY BIEN! Martín Maldonado has hits in 10 of last 13 inning, the Angels scored six runs in the bottom of the 8th, highlighted by since Ervin Santana on June 16, 2012 vs. Arizona…First Angels games...11 RBI his last 13 games...Hitting .314 (27/86) with six a game-tying grand slam by Mike lefty with a one-hit shutout since Chuck Finley on May 26, doubles and three home runs since May 1 after entering Trout. 1989 at Boston…First player to throw a one-hit shutout on his month with a .156 average. WINS & LOSSES birthday since Cardinals’ Vicente Palacios on July 19, 1994 at Current record ......................34-28 TWO-WAY SHOHEI: Ohtani leads A.L. rookies in strikeouts (57) Houston…First Angel to throw a shutout on his birthday since Home record .........................16-18 and ranks third in wins (4)…Quality starts in five of eight Andy Messersmith on August 6, 1971 vs. Minnesota. Road record ..........................18-10 outings on the mound...Has a hit in 23-of-32 games with an at- Pre-ASB record......................34-28 SHO-KKKKK: Shohei Ohtani has 57 strikeouts this season, an bat…3rd in A.L. among rookies in extra base hits with 15...His Post-ASB record ............................. Angels’ record through a pitcher’s first seven career starts…57 six HRs are third-most in A.L. amongst rookies (all six hit at Current streak ..................... Won 3 Ks are already a club record through nine starts as well...Angels home) while his 20 RBI rank fifth...Named A.L. Rookie of Month Current home stand ................. 4-1 are 6-2 in his starts…Is 2-1 with a 2.35 ERA (23 IP – 6 ER) at for April. Last road trip ........................... 4-6 Angel Stadium this season. Last home stand ...................... 4-7 PUJOLS POINTS: Pujols sits at 629 career two-baggers (11th all- Last 5 games ............................ 4-1 QUICK HIT: Last night, Justin Upton logged his sixth 3+ hit time) to move within three of Top 10 (David Ortiz, 632)...Pujols Last 10 games .......................... 5-5 game of season matching his total from 2017; three of those has 3,025 career hits – good for 27th all-time...Rod Carew is Number of Days In first place ............................... 22 six games have come against KC...Is hitting .545 (12-for-22) next on the all-time hit list at 3,053...Pujols collected his In second place .......................... 23 with two home runs against the Royals this season. 3,000th hit on May 4th at Seattle to become just 4th player to log 600 HR and 3,000 hits (Hank Aaron, Willie Mays & Alex In third place .............................. 22 In fourth place ............................. 1 Rodriguez). YOUNG BLOODS: Angels selected outfielder Jordyn Adams In fifth place ................................ ALL-TIME HR LIST (1st round, 17th overall) out of Green Hope HS (Cary, NC) and When Angels INF Jeremiah Jackson (2nd round, 57th overall) from St. Luke's 5. Willie Mays 660 Score first .............................. 26-5 Episcopal School (Mobile, AL) on the first day of the 2018 First- 6. Ken Griffey Jr. 630 Score second or shutout ........ 8-23 Year Player Draft...LAA chose high school players with both of 7. Albert Pujols 622 1-run games .......................... 10-7 their first two picks in a draft for the first time since 2010 when Score 3 runs or fewer ............. 8-25 Kaleb Cowart (18th overall) and Cam Bedrosian (29th overall) THE MAN AND ME: Albert Pujols ranks seventh all-time in RBI Score 4 runs or more ............. 26-3 were selected. with 1,950...Stan Musial is next on the list with 1,951 RBI Lead after 7 innings ............... 29-5 (Baseball-Reference.com). Trail after 7 innings ................ 2-21 JUNE BUG: Mike Trout’s .353 (184-for-521) career batting Tied after 7 innings .................. 3-2 average in the month of June is the highest average amongst PITCHING POINTS: LAA pitchers have 28 games this season Lead after 8 innings ............... 31-3 active players (min. 400 PA) in any month of the season…Is with 10+ Ks, a franchise record through first 62 games...Halos Trail after 8 innings ................ 1-23 Tied after 8 innings .................. 2-2 hitting .450 (9-for-20) so far this June. have issued 223 free passes, second-most in A.L…Angels’ bullpen has tossed 228.2 IP to rank second in A.L. Extra innings ............................ 1-5 Come-from-behind wins ........ 12-6 FROM THE START: Halo starters have held opponents to three Win/lose in final at-bat ............ 5-6 THIS N’ THAT: Halo outfielders lead MLB with 15 OF assists runs-or-less in 29 of last 34 games...LAA starting pitchers have Walk-off games ....................... 3-2 pitched to an A.L. best 2.61 ERA (199.2 IP – 58 ER) since May (Calhoun tied for MLB lead with 7)...Halos’ average home Vs. LHS ..................................... 6-9 1…Angels’ team ERA of 2.86 ERA for May was best month since attendance (37,090) ranks second in A.L…Club boasts nine Vs. RHS..................................28-19 September 2010 (2.72), and best May since 1989 (2.66). sellouts thru 34 home games…LAA has 25 errors thru 62 Out-hit opponent ................... 23-8 games (third-fewest in A.L.) and rank third in circuit with a Out-hit by opponent .............. 9-18 ALL-STAR SIMMONS? Andrelton Simmons has hits in 11 of 12 .989 fielding pct. Opponent has equal hits .......... 2-2 with an AB and 31 of his last 36 games hitting .350 (48-for-137) Collect 10-or-more hits .......... 19-3 with 13 XBH and 25 RBI in the span...He has struck out just Vs. ROYALS: LAA leads 2018 season series 5-0...Teams will Allow 10-or-more hits ............ 6-12 twice since May 1 (139 PA)...Has reached base safely in 39 of play make-up game for April 15th on Monday, June 25 in KC Collect home run ..................24-20 last 41 games...Leads MLB in PA per SO with 24.2 (242 PA/10 (3:15 PM CT)...Royals claimed 2017 season series 6-1…LAA Allow home run ....................18-21 Commit an error ...................