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Angels 2018 Spring Training Notes ANGELS 2018 SPRING TRAINING NOTES ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (12-15-1) @ LOS ANGELES ANGELS (12-17) March 24, 2018 Tempe Diablo Stadium TV: Fox Sports West Radio: AM830 KLAA Spring Game #30 Home Game #15 (7-7) TODAY’S CONTEST TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER - LHP TYLER SKAGGS LEADING OFF: The Angels play their 30th of 33 Spring Training games today as the 2018 SPRING TRAINING: 0-0, 7.88 ERA Club hosts the Arizona Diamondbacks in Tempe…The starting pitching match- 2017 REGULAR SEASON: 2-6, 4.55 ERA up features Angels LHP Tyler Skaggs against D-backs right-hander Kris Medlen... • Tonight’s game marks fourth Cactus League start of the Spring...Has also Today’s contest is the 15th and final home game at Tempe Diablo Stadium this appeared in intrasquad and minor league games this Spring for Angels. Spring. • Entering sixth Major League season and fourth with Angels. • Yielded two runs in three innings pitched in last start Saturday at Seattle... ANGELS/DIAMONDBACKS: Today’s contest is the third and final meeting this Allowed three earned runs in 1.1 innings in Spring debut Feb. 26 at Padres. Spring between the Halos and D-backs...Arizona won the first contest by a 5-4 • Made 16 starts for Angels last season, going 2-6 with a 4.55 ERA (85 IP - 43 ER)... score on March 6 at Salt River Fields and the Angels won the latest affair by a Recorded 76 strikeouts while walking 28. 6-5 score on Tuesday in Tempe...The Clubs will meet four times during the 2018 • Missed 85 games on disabled list (Apr. 29 - Aug. 5) with a right oblique muscle regular season (June 18-19 at Angel Stadium and Aug. 21-22 at Chase Field)... strain suffered on Apr. 28 at Texas...Allowed three-or-fewer earned runs in seven The Angels lead the all-time regular season series with Arizona 14-11...The of 11 contests following return from DL. teams split the four game regular season series in their last meeting in 2015. • VS. ARIZONA: Has never faced D-backs in regular season...Pitched for Arizona for two seasons and made Major League debut with the Club in 2012...In 13 YESTERDAY’S RECAP: Yesterday, the Angels were defeated by the Oakland A’s by a starts for the Diamondbacks, went 3-6 with a 5.43 ERA (68 IP - 41 ER). 4-2 score at Tempe Diablo Stadium...INF Albert Pujols hit his first home run of • In 57 career regular season games (all starts), is 13-21 with a 4.59 ERA (315.2 the Spring and C Rene Rivera added his second HR...RHP Jim Johnson, LHP Jose IP - 161 ER) and 269 strikeouts. Alvarez and LHP Greg Mahle each worked one scoreless inning in relief...With • In his 44 starts with the Angels, is 10-15 with a 4.36 ERA (247.2 IP - 120 ER). the loss, the Angels will finish the Spring with a record below .500 for just the • Originally selected by Angels in first round (40th overall) of 2009 First-Year fourth time in the last 17 seasons. Player Draft out of Santa Monica HS (CA)...After being traded to Arizona in 2010 for RHP Dan Haren, was reacquired by Angels following 2013 season in three- THANK YOU FANS: The Angels are on pace to hit the Home Attendance team trade with D-backs and White Sox. 100,000 mark in Spring Training home attendance this at Tempe Diablo afternoon...2018 will mark the seventh straight season and (since 2010) SKAGGS’ 2018 CACTUS LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY 13th time in the last 15 years that the Halos have drawn at Year Attendance DATE OPP W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO least 100,000 fans at Tempe Diablo Stadium. 2018 97,266* 2017 114,780 2/26 @SD - 1.1 2 3 3 2 1 2 HOT SPRINGS: INF Zack Cozart has a hit in six of his last 2016 112,826 3/3 @SEA - 3 3 2 2 1 2 3 seven Spring contests and is batting .625 (10/16) in that 2015 111,672 3/8 @OAK - 3.2 4 2 2 0 0 4 2014 108,956 span...After starting the Spring by going 0-11, OF Mike TOTALS 0-0 7.88 8 9 7 7 3 3 9 2013 122,587 Trout has since batted .375 (12/32) in his last 13 games... 2012 130,126^ ANGELS SCHEDULED TO PITCH TODAY OF Kole Calhoun has recorded at least one hit in 12 of his 2011 88,893 RHP Noe Ramirez LHP Ian Krol RHP Luke Bard 17 games this Spring and is hitting .372 (16/43) with five 2010 106,553 extra base hits and nine RBI...INF David Fletcher is batting * - 1 game remaining .340 (16/46) in Cactus League play with three doubles, one ^ - Franchise record triple and five RBI. 2017 IN REVIEW FREEWAY SERIES UP NEXT: Following today’s contest, the Angels will return home The Angels completed 2017 with an 80-82 mark, in second place in the A.L. West to Southern California for the exhibition freeway series...The Angels will host (-21.0)…LAA finished under .500 in consecutive full seasons for first time since the Los Angeles Dodgers tomorrow night at Angel Stadium and will conclude 1992-93 and a sub .500 record for just fourth time in last 14 seasons…Club was the exhibition season with a pair of games at Dodger Stadium on Monday not eliminated from playoff contention until Game #158 (finished 5.0 games and Tuesday night...Since 2004, the Angels are 14-1-2 against the Dodgers in back of Wild Card)…LAA was 39-37 against A.L. West, 11-23 vs. A.L. Central, Freeway Series exhibition games at Angel Stadium. 19-13 vs. A.L. East and 11-9 against National League opponents...Angels’ 47 comeback wins led MLB (also tied Club record set in 2009)…Halos also set a Club ROSTER MOVES: Thursday, the Angels optioned Kaleb Cowart, Nolan Fontana, record and paced the MLB with 10 comeback victories when trailing by four or Juan Graterol, Parker Bridwell and Nick Tropeano to Triple-A Salt Lake...The more runs…Albert Pujols became ninth player in MLB history to hit 600 home Halos have 36 players remaining in big league camp...Additionally, Ian Krol, runs and also reached 100 RBI for 14th time in career…SS Andrelton Simmons Osmer Morales, David Fletcher, John Lamb, Eric Young Jr., and Rymer Liriano and C Martin Maldonado were named winners of 2017 A.L. Gold Glove Awards have been informed they will not break camp with the Major League team, but and Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Awards, while OF Justin Upton earned will remain in Major League camp. a Silver Slugger Award…RHP Parker Bridwell led A.L. rookies with 10 wins... Bullpen led MLB and set a team record with 36 relief wins…Club led MLB with CRON TRADE COMPLETE: On Tuesday morning, the New Angels in 2018 136 stolen bases…Angels reached the three million mark in home attendance Luke Bard, RHP (3,019,585) for the 15th consecutive season. Angels acquired minor league INF Luis Rengifo from Jabari Blash, OF Tampa Bay to complete the Feb. 17 trade which sent Zack Cozart, INF INF C.J. Cron to the Rays...The 21-year-old Venezuelan Dayan Diaz, RHP THIS ‘N’ THAT native, appeared in 125 total games last season Jim Johnson, RHP between Class-A Clinton (Mariners affiliate) and Ian Kinsler, INF BROADCAST INFO: In 2018, the Angels will have 31 Spring Training games airing Class-A Bowling Green (Rays affiliate) in the Midwest Shohei Ohtani, RHP/DH on television, with Fox Sports West carrying 26 games, Prime Ticket televising League...He combined to bat .250 (124/496) with 27 Felix Peña, RHP four games and KCOP airing one game...The games will also be available for live doubles, five triples, 12 home runs, 52 RBI and 34 Rene Rivera, C streaming via FOX Sports GO via mobile, tablet and connected devices...Terry Chris Young, OF stolen bases. Smith and Jose Mota will team up to call the action from Arizona...Immediately following game coverage, “Angels Live” will offer a post-game recap with Kent SHO-HALO: RHP/DH Shohei Ohtani joins the Angels this season after spending the French who will rotate at the host position with Patrick O’Neal and Mota last five years with the Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japanese Pacific League... throughout the schedule to lead discussions alongside Analyst Mark Gubicza The five-time NPB All-Star, was the 2016 Pacific League MVP and is a three-time and Mota...When the Angels return to Southern California on March 25 for winner of a “Best Nine Award” (twice as a pitcher and once at DH)...In 85 career their final three exhibition games, Victor Rojas will take over television play-by- games (82 starts) as a pitcher for the Fighters, he compiled a 42-15 record and play duties alongside Gubicza as the pair begin their ninth season together as 2.52 ERA (543 IP – 152 ER) with 624 strikeouts...In his five seasons at the plate, the Angels television announcing team...Alex Curry will report throughout the Ohtani has batted .286 (296/1035) with 70 doubles, four triples, 48 home runs Freeway Series. and 166 RBI. TEMPE TRADITION: 2018 represents the Angels’ 26th Spring Training campaign OPENING DAY NOTES: The Halos will square off with the Oakland Athletics on in Tempe, AZ (since 1993)…Tempe Diablo Stadium is the oldest ballpark in the Opening Day (Oakland Coliseum – March 29)…Marks second consecutive Cactus League...Halos have drawn over 100,000 fans to Tempe Diablo Stadium in Opening Day meeting and sixth overall between Angels and A’s...Last season, 12 of the last 14 seasons…LAA set a franchise Spring Training home attendance Oakland won Opening Day meeting by a 4-2 score at the Coliseum...Angels are record in 2012, attracting 130,126 fans to Tempe Diablo Stadium.
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