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WHITE SOX (55-62) @ ANGELS (62-57) RHP JEFF SAMARDZIJA (8-8, 4.78 ERA) vs. RHP JERED WEAVER (4-9, 4.60 ERA) ANGEL STADIUM – 7:05 PM PT TV – FSW RADIO – KLAA AM 830 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2015 GAME #120 (62-57) ANAHEIM, CA HOME GAME #62 (38-23) LEADING OFF: Tonight the Angels play the third contest of a KNOW THIS: Mike Trout (33 HRs) & Albert Pujols (33 HRs) are on THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY seven-game homestand (2-0) vs. White Sox (Aug. 17-20; 2-0) & pace to be first Angels teammates with 40+ HRs, last done in MLB August 19 Blue Jays (Aug. 21-23)…First time winning back-to-back games by 2006 White Sox (J. Dye & J. Thome). (1998) Troy Percival recorded his since July 21 & 22 vs. Minnesota as part of a seven-game winning 100th career save vs. Detroit. streak…LAA has won seven of last nine home games (dropped 11 2015 TOP HR TANDEMS: of last 12 road affairs)…LAA is 8-17 over last 25 games (17-3 in Trout/Pujols, LAA – 66 2015 ANGELS AT A GLANCE previous 20)…Halos are 14-17 since ASB and 7-10 this month Donaldson/Bautista, TOR – 61 (Angels have not had a sub-.500 month since July of 2013; 9-15; Davis/Machado, BAL – 59 Current record .................. 62-57 When Angels… Out-hit opponent ..................................... 7-0 current streak of 12 consecutive .500+ months is second longest in *Trout/Pujols tandem has homered in the same game 24 times Home record .................... 38-23 team history)…Club is 21-20 in last 41 games…Following the (seven times in 2015). Road record ...................... 24-34 homestand, LAA sets out on a nine-game road trip to Detroit Current streak ................. Won 2 Score first .......................................................... 3-5 Out-hit by opponent ................................ 1-9 (Aug. 25-27), Cleveland (Aug. 28-30) and Oakland (Aug. 31-Sept. ALBERT ALERT Pre-ASB record ................. 48-40 Score second or shutout .............................. 5-6 Opponent has equal hits .......................... 1-1 2). ALL-TIME EXTRA-BASE HITS ALL-TIME HOME RUNS Post-ASB record ............... 14-17 10th Frank Robinson 1,186+ 13th 563 Reggie Jackson Current homestand .............. 2-0 WHAT LIES AHEAD: Halos have several key series remaining down 11th C. Yastrzemski 1,157+ 14th 555 Manny Ramirez Last homestand .................... 4-2 Lead after 7 innings ...................................... 7-2 Collect a home run................................... 7-6 the stretch as they currently sit +0.5 games ahead of A.L.'s second 12th Albert Pujols 1,145+ 15th 553 Albert Pujols Last road trip ........................ 1-6 +based on baseball-reference.com wild-card spot and 2.5 games behind first-place Houston in A.L. Last 5 games ......................... 3-2 Tied after 7 innings ........................................... 1-1 Commit an error ...................................... 6-6 West…The key matchups: 8/21-23 vs. Toronto; 9/4-6 vs. Texas; Last 10 games ....................... 4-6 9/7-9 vs. LAD; 9/11-13 vs. Houston; 9/21-23 at Houston & 10/1-4 **Pujols has passed Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx, at Texas. Willie McCovey & Frank Thomas on all-time HR list this season… th th Number of Days He ranks 27 all-time in RBI (1,672)…Gary Sheffield ranks 26 with st In first place............................ 19 Tied after 8 innings ....................................... 0-1 May ......................................... (15-13 in ’08) HALOS OF FAME: Former Cy Young Winner Dean Chance, the 1,676 RBI…His 576 career doubles rank 21 all-time (W. Boggs is th owner of baseball’s 11th perfect game Mike Witt, and one of the 20 w/ 578). In second place....................... 85 Extra Innings ..................................................... 0-1 June ........................................ (16-10 in ’08) most productive players in team history Tim Salmon, will be In third place .......................... 28 Come-from-behind wins ................................. 4 July ............................................ (19-6 in ’08) inducted into the Angels Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 22nd FISH FACTS: Mike Trout ranks second in MLB with 7.1 WAR, leads In fourth place .......................... 1 when the Angels host the Toronto Blue Jays. PLEASE NOTE: First MLB with 6.6 Offensive WAR…He ranks T3rd in MLB with 33 HRs In fifth place ............................ 1 rd rd pitch has been moved to 6:37 pm to accommodate the and fifth with 79 runs (3 in A.L.)…Also ranks 3 in MLB with .586 ceremony. SLG Pct. and 251 total bases as well as fourth in Majors with .977 When Angels OPS…Trout has led A.L. in runs each of last three seasons – no Score first ........................ 42-16 WEAVING THRU THE SOX: In 12 career starts against the White player has ever led either league in runs four consecutive nd Score second or shutout .. 20-41 Sox, Jered Weaver is 9-2 with a 2.15 ERA (79.2 IP – 19 ER)… seasons)…His 432 runs since 2012 lead MLB (I. Kinsler is 2 with Score 3 runs or less .......... 17-46 366)…He batted .367 (29/79) with 20 runs, 12 HRs & 26 RBI in July Weaver has logged five consecutive wins vs. Chicago since 2011. Score 4 runs or more ........ 45-12 to claim his third career A.L. Player of the Month Award. Allow 3 runs or less .......... 50-14 FAST FACTS: Albert Pujols has three home runs in last four Allow 4 runs or more ........ 12-43 contests after a 14-game homerless drought…Pujols is 7 for 19 THIS N’ THAT: David Murphy has 10 hits in last 30 at-bats (.333) Lead after 7 innings ............ 48-2 with three HRs in his career vs. Samardzija…Angels three first after going 4-for-23 (.174) to open his Angels career…Trout is on Trail after 7 innings ............ 3-51 inning runs last night were most in the first frame of a home pace for 45 HRs - have been just two 40+ HR campaigns in Club games since June 24, 2014 vs. Twins. history (Troy Glaus in 2000, 47; & 2001; 41)…David DeJesus sits on Tied after 7 innings ............. 11-5 99 career home runs. Lead after 8 innings ............ 53-3 GAME OF CRON: C.J. Cron is batting .371 (13/35) with two Trail after 8 innings ............ 2-50 doubles, three homers, and eight RBI over his last 12 games… HERE’S JOHNNY: Johnny Giavotella has hits in 21 of last 26 Tied after 8 innings ............... 7-4 Since his recall on June 29, Cron is hitting .336 (38/113) with games…Halos are 24-13 with Giavotella leading off & 20-9 when Extra innings ......................... 4-7 seven doubles, seven home runs and 20 RBI in that stretch. he records two-or-more hits…He has already set career bests in Come-from-behind wins ........ 27 several offensive categories including hits, runs, doubles and RBI. Walk-off wins/losses ............ 9-5 CRON IN THE CLUTCH: Cron’s solo homer in the 7th inning Decided in final at-bat ...... 15-10 Monday broke a 1-1 tie and proved to be game-winning RBI…Also: KOLEPLAY: Kole Calhoun has set a career-high of 18 home runs Vs. LHS .............................. 18-13 th (17 in 2014)…Also has a career-best 65 RBI - first homegrown right Pinch-hit two-RBI double in the top of the 9 Thursday drove in Vs. RHS ............................. 44-44 fielder to reach the 60 RBI mark since Tim Salmon in 2003…Since game-tying run…Hit first career pinch-hit home run Aug. 7… Out-hit opponent ............. 44-14 the start of July (his 40 games), he is batting .279 (46/165) with 27 Delivered game-tying, two-out, two-RBI single on Aug. 5…Marked Out-hit by opponent ........ 14-40 first career game-tying or go-ahead hit in the 9th inning or later. runs, nine doubles, 11 home runs and 29 RBI… Angels are 56-14 in Opponent has equal hits ...... 4-3 last 70 games when Calhoun scores a run. Collect 10-or-more hits .... 28-10 MORE WITH LESS: LAA has been limited to two runs or less 46 times in 2015 (total of 41 times in 2015)...LAA is an MLB-best 36-1 MANAGER MINUTE: Since Mike Scioscia took over as manager in Allow 10-or-more hits ...... 10-28 allowing two runs or less…Angels’ 17 wins when scoring three 2000, Halos rank third in A.L. in wins (1,393) behind Yankees & Hit a home run ................. 49-28 19-15 runs or less are T2nd most in A.L. Red Sox…Scioscia is the 11th individual to manage one franchise Allow a home run ............. 30-46 th for 2500+ games…Scioscia’s 1,393 wins rank 28 all-time… Commit an error ............... 26-27 th HEAN STREAK… Andrew Heaney has allowed two earned runs or Wilbert Robertson is 27 (1,399). fewer in nine of his 10 starts this season, and one-or-fewer in four Monthly Record of the 10 starts (2.43 ERA)…Over the last 25 years, the only other Vs. WHITE SOX: LAA has a seven-game home win streak vs. April ............ 11-11 (14-12 in ’14) pitcher with an ERA below 2.50 in his first 10 starts for Halos was White Sox spanning back to 2013…Club has won 13 of 16 against May ............ 16-13 (16-12 in ’14) Jered Weaver (2.20 in 2006), and the only one to do so during the Chicago at Angel Stadium…Angels were swept in a three-game June ............ 14-13 (15-10 in ’14) series last week at US Cellular (LAA went 1 for 32 w/ RISP in 1980s was Bert Blyleven (2.36 in 1989) – ELIAS.

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