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ANGELS (20-13) @ MARINERS (19-13) RHP SHOHEI OHTANI (2-1, 4.43 ERA) vs. RHP FELIX HERNANDEZ (4-2, 4.89 ERA) SAFECO FIELD – 1:10 PM PDT TV – FSW, NHK RADIO – KLAA AM 830 SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2018 GAME #34 (20-13) SEATTLE, WA ROAD GAME #16 (12-3) THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY LEADING OFF: LAA plays the third contest of a five-game road ANGELS RECENT STARTS May 6 trip (1-1) to Seattle (May 4-6; 1-1) and Colorado (May 8-9)... After 33 G After 34 G (1983) In a 4-2 win at Detroit, Rod Halos are off on Monday...Angels are 11-4 vs. A.L. West foes, 2018 20-13 -- Carew, with a 3-for-4 effort, raises winning all four completed series vs. the division...LAA has 2017 16-17 16-18 his average to .500 (48-for-96). The won four of last five games to move into first place tie with 2016 13-20 13-21 first baseman will finish 1983 at Houston...Halos are 7-10 since a club-record 13-3 start…MLB- 2015 16-17 17-17 .339, second best in A.L. as Wade best 12-3 road record (LAA won 11 consecutive on road, 2014 16-17 17-17 Boggs leads at a .361 clip; (1972) March 30-April 24) and leads A.L…Halos are 7-3-0 in 10 series Angels played their fastest nine- played. FLYIN’ FISH: Mike Trout’s HR Wednesday was hit 116.8 mph; inning game in club history (1:31) Angels’ hardest HR hit since Statcast started tracking in 2015… in a 2-0 win over Milwaukee. 3,000!!! With a fifth inning single to right field last night (off Has a long ball in eight of 10 completed series this season...11 May 7 Mike Leake), Albert Pujols... HRs rank 2nd in MLB…His nine HRs in April equaled club record (1983) Daryl Sconiers ties an AL Became 32nd player all-time to reach 3,000 hits - second in as set by Albert Pujols (2014) & Brian Downing (1987). record by connecting for his many seasons (Adrián Beltré; July 30, 2017 vs. Baltimore). second pinch-hit HR in as many at- Fourth player in MLB history with at least 3,000 knocks and MOST HOME RUNS THRU ANGELS’ FIRST 33 GAMES bats. 600 HRs (Hank Aaron, Willie Mays & Alex Rodriguez). Wally Joyner 12 HR 1986 WINS & LOSSES 6th foreign-born player to reach 3K (2nd Dominican – Beltre). Mike Trout 11 HR 2018 Current record ..................... 20-13 Troy Glaus 11 HR 2004 Is one of four players with 3,000 hits, 450 HRs and 600 Home record .......................... 8-10 Jim Edmonds 11 HR 1996 Road record ........................... 12-3 doubles (Aaron, Carl Yastrzemski, Beltre & Musial) - STATS LLC. Brian Downing 11 HR 1987 Pre-ASB record ..................... 20-13 Joins Rod Carew (Aug. 4, 1985 vs. Minnesota) as only players Leon Wagner 11 HR 1962 Post-ASB record ............................. to log 3,000th hit in an Angels’ uniform. Current streak ...................... Lost 1 FISH FACT: Mike Trout scored his 700th career run on April 8th… Current road trip ...................... 1-1 3x3x3: Pujols has matched Stan Musial and Alex Rodriguez Eight players have hit 200 HRs and scored 700 runs prior to their Last road trip............................ 2-1 as only players with 3+ MVP Awards and 3,000 hits. age-27 season: Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Frank Robinson, Last home stand....................... 3-3 Last 5 games ............................ 4-1 Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Eddie Matthews, Mel Ott and Last 10 games .......................... 5-5 SIMBA SIZZLIN’: Andrelton Simmons boasts a 10-game hit Jimmie Foxx. Number of Days streak batting .475 (19/40) with eight runs, six doubles, a In first place ............................... 17 triple, two home runs and 13 RBI in the span...Hit streak THIS N’ THAT: Halos’ average home attendance of 39,525 leads In second place .......................... 16 surpasses season-high 8-gamer (March 29-April 6)...His .357 A.L…Club boasts six sellouts already…LAA has committed 15 In third place ................................4 season average leads the Majors. errors thru 33 games (third fewest in A.L.) and rank second in In fourth place .............................1 circuit with a .988 fielding pct…Halos hurlers have issued 128 In fifth place ................................ VIRGIN ISLAND TEAMMATES: If Jabari Blash and Akeel free passes, second-most in A.L…Angels’ bullpen has tossed 140 When Angels Morris both appear in a game for Angels, it would be first IP to lead all of baseball (average 4.1 IP per game)…Trout has Score first .............................. 15-3 time two natives of the U.S. Virgin Islands play as four 9+ WAR seasons through his 26 year-old campaign. Only Score second or shutout ........ 5-10 teammates since RHP Al McBean and C Elmo Plaskett both others to do so? Rogers Hornsby (4) and Ty Cobb (4)...Kole 1-run games ............................. 6-4 played for Pittsburgh from 1961-63. Calhoun is tied for A.L. lead with four outfield assists…His 34 Score 3 runs or fewer ............. 4-11 assists are second most in A.L. since 2015. Score 4 runs or more ............. 16-2 Lead after 7 innings................ 18-2 HOME vs. ROAD COMPARISON Trail after 7 innings ................ 1-10 HOME ROAD ALL-TIME MANAGER WINS Tied after 7 innings .................. 1-1 W-L 8-10 12-3 20. Tommy Lasorda 1,599 Lead after 8 innings................ 19-1 TEAM ERA 4.90 3.10 (136.2 IP – 47 ER) 21. Mike Scioscia 1,590 Trail after 8 innings ................ 0-11 RUNS PER GAME 4.3 6 (90/15) 22. Dick Williams 1,571 Tied after 8 innings .................. 1-1 AVG .227 .293 (165/564) Extra innings ............................ 1-3 OBP .304 .341 2,000 RBI: Pujols enters today with 1,938 RBI (9th all-time) - up Come-from-behind wins .......... 8-3 SLUG .408 .465 next is Ty Cobb (1,944)…Only three players have ever reached Win/lose in final at-bat ............ 2-3 2,000 in an MLB career: Hank Aaron (2,297), Babe Ruth (2,214) Walk-off games ........................ 2-2 A.L. ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Shohei Ohtani was named and Alex Rodriguez (2,086) – BASEBALL REFERENCE. Vs. LHS ..................................... 4-4 American League Rookie of the Month for April…As a DH, he Vs. RHS ................................... 16-9 batted .359 (14/39) with four HR, 12 RBI and a 1.148 OPS…In ALL-TIME HR LIST Out-hit opponent ................... 14-3 four starts, went 2-1 with 26 strikeouts in 20.1 IP. 5. Willie Mays 660 Out-hit by opponent ................ 6-9 6. Ken Griffey Jr. 630 Opponent has equal hits .......... 0-1 THAT’S A NO-NO: Angels’ prospects Jason Alexander (7 IP), 7. Albert Pujols 620 Collect 10-or-more hits .......... 11-2 Allow 10-or-more hits .............. 4-7 Zac Ryan (1 IP), and Sean Isaac (1 IP) threw a combined no- Collect home run ................... 14-9 hitter for the Inland Empire 66ers on Wednesday…Marked @ SEATTLE: First series vs. M’s this season...Halos claimed 2017 Allow home run ..................... 9-13 second combined no-hitter in the Angels’ system in five days series 12-7 (6-4 on road)…Teams have split last four season Commit an error ...................... 5-7 (also Double-A Mobile on April 28). series...Angels are 99-74 over M’s since 2009. Monthly Record March/April ....16-12 (14-13 in ’17) DOUBLE VISION: With a two-bagger Wednesday night, Albert ROCKIES ON DECK: Angels make their sixth all-time trip to May .................... 4-1 (14-15 in ’17) Pujols surpassed Hank Aaron for 11th place on MLB all-time Colorado...Club is 11-2 all-time at Coors Field and 24-8 overall June ......................... (14-14 in ’17) doubles list with 625 (David Ortiz is 10th with 632)...Pujols vs. Rockies (SEE LISTINGS BELOW)...Halos riding an eight-game July ............................. (9-13 in ’17) currently sits at 626 career doubles. win streak at Coors Field spanning back to 2001...Club has August...................... (18-10 in ‘17) scored 10+ runs five times during the win streak at Coors...LAA Sept/Oct .................. (11-17 in ’17) TWO-WAY SHOHEI: Ohtani is just fourth player in modern has 15+ hits five times in 13 all-time games at Colorado. era with 25+ pitching strikeouts and four+ batting home runs in a month – first since Fergie Jenkins in Sept., Highest road win %, one team against another (min. 10 games): 1971...Ohtani tied the club record for most XBH (7) through New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves 12-2 .857 first 13 career games with a plate appearance (Jackie Warner Los Angeles Angels vs. Colorado Rockies 11-2 .846 in 1966)…Ohtani has a hit in 12 of 14 starts at DH this season. Chicago White Sox vs. Cincinnati Reds 10-2 .833 Highest win %, one team against another (minimum 20 games): FAST FACT: Angels’ pitching staff has recorded 10+ strikeouts Chicago White Sox vs. Cincinnati Reds 16-4 .800 16 times this season – a new franchise record for most double- Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs 16-5 .762 digit strikeout games through the team’s first 32 games of the Los Angeles Angels vs. Colorado Rockies 24-8 .750 season (previous was 12; three times). PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS & BROADCAST LISTINGS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) Tuesday May 8 @ Colorado RHP Jon Gray (3-4, 4.99 ERA) LHP Andrew Heaney (1-1, 5.31 ERA) 5:40 PM FSW Wednesday May 9 @ Colorado LHP Tyler Anderson (2-0, 3.78 ERA) RHP Jaime Barria (2-1, 3.46 ERA) 12:10 PM FSW Radio flagships of the Angels are KLAA AM 830 & KWKW 1330 AM TV Broadcast Partners are FOX Sports West / FS Espanol TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – RHP SHOHEI OHTANI OHTANI’S BREAKDOWN AT A GLANCE 2-1, 4.43 ERA CAREER___________________________________ W L IP ER SO ERA 26 strikeouts through first four career starts are an Angels record TOTALS 2 1 20.1 10 26 4.43 HOME 1 1 9 3 13 3.00 ROAD 1 0 11.1 7 13 5.56 WELCOME TO THE SHO: Making fifth start as a pitcher and third on the road…Made Major League debut with Angels MAR/APR 2 1 20.1 10 26 4.43 on Opening Day (March 29 at Oakland) as the starting designated hitter and made pitching debut April 1 at MAY - - - - - - OAK…Signed with Angels as international free agent, Dec.