OAKLAND ATHLETICS (27-19) @ LOS ANGELES ANGELS (19-26) RHP CHRIS BASSITT (3-2, 3.88 ERA ERA) Vs
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OAKLAND ATHLETICS (27-19) @ LOS ANGELES ANGELS (19-26) RHP CHRIS BASSITT (3-2, 3.88 ERA ERA) vs. LHP PATRICK SANDOVAL (0-0, 5.56 ERA) ANGEL STADIUM – 7:07 p.m. PDT TV – Bally Sports West, NHK RADIO – KLAA AM 830 SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021 GAME #46 (19-26) ANAHEIM, CA HOME GAME #24 (10-13) LEADING OFF: Today, the Angels play the seventh (2-4) of 10 TROUT TO THE IL: Tuesday, the Angels placed OF Mike Trout games on a homestand against the Cleveland Indians (1-3), on the injured list with a right calf strain...An estimated return THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY Minnesota Twins (1-1 doubleheader split), Oakland Athletics to play is 6-8 weeks...At the time of his IL placement, he led May 22 (0-1; May 21-23) and Texas Rangers (May 25-26)...Angels the Majors in OBP (.466) and OPS (1.090) and ranked fourth went 2-4 on last road trip to Houston (1-2) and Boston (1-2), (led A.L.) in slugging percentage (.624). (2013) Mike Trout becomes the earning their victories in the first and last games of the trip... youngest player in American League LAA was 2-5 on last homestand against the Tampa Bay Rays VS. OAKLAND: Today’s game marks the second (0-1) of 19 history to hit for the cycle (21 years, (0-4) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1-1). meetings this season between the Angels and A’s (10 at Angel 288 days)…He becomes the sixth Stadium & nine at the Coliseum)...Last season, Oakland won Angel to pull off the cycle, 7th total WELCOME BACK FANS!: Yesterday, the Angels announced the season series 6-4, marking second straight year Angels cycle in team history (Jim Fregosi did Angel Stadium will return to full capacity beginning June lost season series vs. A’s. it twice); (1992) The Angels team bus traveling from New York to Baltimore 17 vs. Detroit...Single game tickets for all remaining regular crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike. season home games will go on sale to the general public on AGAINST THE A’s: In 34 career games against the A’s, David 12 members of the team were in- Friday, May 28th at 9:00 a.m. PT...Registered users on Angels. Fletcher is batting .311 (38/122) with seven doubles, one jured. Manager Buck Rodgers suf- com will have access to a special presale beginning Thursday, home run and 10 RBI...Shohei Ohtani has hit eight career fered the most severe of the injuries May 27th at 9:00 a.m...Beginning on June 17th, in accordance home runs against the A’s, which is tied for his most against as he was hospitalized and missed with the updated California and MLB health guidelines, guests any opponent (also has 8 HR vs. Texas)...Anthony Rendon is the next two months of the season. will be required to wear a mask unless they are prepared a .314 (16/51) hitter vs. Oakland with one double, four home to provide proof of full vaccination or a recent negative runs and eight RBI. 2021 MISC. WINS & LOSSES Covid test...A complete listing of protocols and stadium policy Current record ........................19-26 Home record...........................10-13 information is available at angels.com/protocols. A.L. HOME RUN LEADERS SINCE SEPT. 4, 2020: Road record .............................9-13 1. José Ramírez, CLE - 21 Current streak ........................ Lost 2 RO SHOW: Last night, Jose Rojas registered his first two 2. Jared Walsh, LAA - 18 Current homestand ....................2-4 career outfield assists...He was the first Angels outfielder with T3. Byron Buxton, MIN - 17 Last road trip ..............................2-4 multiple assists in a game since Justin Upton on April 18, 2018 T3. Rafael Devers, BOS - 17 Last homestand ..........................2-5 vs. Boston...Rojas also has hit 11 doubles, which is tied for T3. Vlad Guerrero Jr., TOR - 17 Last 5 games ...............................2-3 the most in Angels history after 32 career games (also,Howie T7. Shohei Ohtani, LAA - 16 Last 10 games ............................3-7 Kendrick and John Doherty). T7. Salvador Perez, KC - 16 Number of Days T7. J.D. Martinez, BOS - 16 In first place ...................................9 ROSTER MOVES: Today the Angels reinstated RHP Junior In second place ............................10 Guerra from the injured list...Following last night’s game, LHP MLB RBI LEADERS SINCE SEPT. 4, 2020: In third place .................................8 Dillon Peters was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake...Thursday, 1. Freddie Freeman, ATL - 59 In fourth place .............................13 the Angels reinstated RHP Alex Cobb from the injured list. T2. Jared Walsh, LAA - 58 In fifth place.................................11 T2. José Abreu, CWS - 58 WINS AND LOSSES: Angels have fallen to a season-low seven When Angels games under .500 (19-26)...LAA stayed at or above .500 is the first player to make multiple Score first .................................12-6 HEY BABE: Shohei Ohtani Score second or shutout ...........7-20 through their first 18 games of a season for the first time since pitching starts in a season while also leading MLB in home 1-run games................................6-5 2005, but have been under .500 since May 3. runs since Boston’s Babe Ruth in 1919...Three of Ohtani’s Score 3 runs or fewer ...............1-18 pitching starts this year have come while he held at least a Score 4 runs or more ................18-8 FOUR SCORE: Angels are 18-8 when scoring 4+ runs this share of the Major League home run lead. Lead after 7 innings ..................13-2 season and are 1-18 when scoring three-or-fewer...Since the Trail after 7 innings ...................4-21 start of May, Angels have reached the four run threshold in MORE SHOHEI STUFF: Last Tuesday, Shohei Ohtani tallied 10 Tied after 7 innings .....................2-3 nine of 20 games (6-3 in those contests). strikeouts at Houston in 7 IP before finishing the game in right Lead after 8 innings ..................17-0 field...He became the third player since 1900 to record 10+ Trail after 8 innings ...................1-24 strikeouts and also play the field in the same game, joining St. Tied after 8 innings .....................1-2 LEAGUE LEADERS: Louis’ Harvey Haddix (Sept. 28, 1952 vs. Cubs; 11 SO & played Extra innings ...............................1-1 Shohei Ohtani is tied for the Major League home Come-from-behind wins ...........11-9 run lead (14) with Ronald Acuña Jr...Leads Majors in extra- RF) and Cleveland’s Sam McDowell (July 6, 1970 vs. Senators; 15 SO & played 2B)...Ohtani was only player to finish game at Win/lose in final at-bat ...............6-3 base hits (26) and ranks tied for third in total bases (99)...He’s Walk-off games ...........................1-1 also tied for seventh in runs scored (32) and is eighth in the the new position. (ELIAS) Vs. LHS ........................................4-7 Majors in slugging (.604) and RBI (33). Vs. RHS ....................................15-19 is one of six Major League Jared Walsh ranks seventh in the American League MAKE IT MAJOR: Mike Trout Out-hit opponent .....................12-7 in OPS (.967) and hits (50), is eighth in batting avearge (.327), players featured in large photos outside of Major League Out-hit by opponent .................5-16 Opponent has equal hits ............2-2 ninth in slugging (.575) and is 10th in RBI (32). Baseball’s new headquarters in New York City...The building is located directly across the street from Radio City Music Hall. Collect 10-or-more hits .............10-5 Allow 10-or-more hits...............4-12 THAT’S RIGHT: Angels have recorded 15 of their 19 wins this Following the current series with the Collect home run ....................17-19 season in games against a right-handed starting pitcher... RANGERS ON DECK: Allow home run ......................10-21 A’s and an off day on Monday, the Angels will conclude the Halos are 4-10 this season when the opposing primary pitcher Commit an error .......................4-15 homestand with a pair of games against the Texas Rangers... is left-handed (4-7 vs. left-handed starters; plus three games where left-handed primary pitcher followed a right-handed The 2021 season series is tied 3-3...Rangers won two of three Monthly Record starter). games at Angel Stadium from April 19-21 and Angels won two April ................... 12-12 (DNP in ’20) of three games at Globe Life Field from April 26-28. May...................... 7-14 (DNP in ’20) June ............................. (DNP in ‘20) GLOVE HURTS: Angels have made a Major League leading 37 July................................ (2-6 in ’20) errors this season, but have gone errorless in nine of last 12 August ...................... (10-18 in ‘20) games...Halos are 4-15 when committing an error in 2021... Sept/Oct ................... (14-10 in ’20) LAA has had five games this season with 3+ errors (most in Majors)...Halos committed 36 errors during 60-game 2020 season. 2021 SERIES RECORD 5-8-2 UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) TV Sunday May 23 Oakland LHP Sean Manaea (3-2, 4.41 ERA) RHP Dylan Bundy (0-5, 6.02 ERA) 1:07 p.m. BSW, NHK Monday May 24 OFF DAY Radio flagships of the Angels are KLAA AM 830 & KWKW 1330 AM Television Broadcast Partner is Bally Sports West TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER - LHP PATRICK SANDOVAL SANDOVAL’S BREAKDOWN AT A GLANCE 0-0, 5.56 ERA Pitching to a 2.89 ERA (9.1 IP - 3 ER) in three games (one start) at Angel Stadium this season CAREER W L IP ER SO ERA 1 9 87.1 52 85 5.36 • TODAY’S GAME: Making fifth appearance (second start) of the season for Angels and fourth home TOTALS appearance of 2021...Recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on May 3...Is in third Major League season with LAA.