08-21-2020 Angels Game Notes
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LOS ANGELES ANGELS (8-18) @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS (18-8) LHP ANDREW HEANEY (1-1, 4.74 ERA) vs. RHP MIKE FIERS (2-1, 5.96 ERA) OAKLAND COLISEUM – 6:40 PM PDT TV – FOX SPORTS WEST, NHK RADIO – KLAA AM 830 FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 GAME #27 (8-18) OAKLAND, CA ROAD GAME #13 (3-9) LEADING OFF: Today, the Angels play the third game (0-2) on THEY’RE ON FIERS: Several Angels have had career success a nine game road trip to San Francisco (0-2), Oakland (Aug. against tonight’s A’s starter Mike Fiers: Mike Trout is hitting THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY 21-23) and Houston (Aug. 24-27)...Angels went 3-5 on last .364 (12/33) with five HR and 13 RBI; the 5 homers are the August 21 (1992) Tim Salmon makes his ML homestand against the Athletics (2-1), Dodgers (0-3) and most Fiers has allowed to any opposing hitter...Shohei Ohtani debut at Yankee Stadium (0/4) in Giants (1-1)...Angels won back-to-back games for the first has a .583 (7/12) average with two doubles...David Fletcher Angels’ 9-5 win; (2007) Garret An- time this season during first two games of last homestand... owns a .500 (7/14) average and Albert Pujols is hitting .273 derson sets a club record with 10 RBI LAA went 2-4 on last road trip to Seattle (2-1) and Texas (0-3); (9/33) with three home runs and eight RBI. vs. Yankees at Angel Stadium (18-9 the Seattle series marked first series win of the year. Angels win)…The feat passes the PLAY OF THE WEEK: Monday, David Fletcher was recognized previous mark of 9 RBI by Vladimir SO FLETCH: David Fletcher has hit safely in 23 of 26 games by Major League Baseball for making the “Play of the Week” Guerrero on June 2, 2004 and falls this season...Had his career-best hit streak snapped at 16 for making a backhanded stop before delivering an off- one RBI shy of matching the AL re- cord…Anderson’s grand slam in the games Tuesday afternoon at Angel Stadium...It stands as the balance throw across the diamond to retireMookie Betts. game marks the 8th of his career, longest streak in the American League this season. passing Joe Rudi (7) for the most RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Today, the Angels reinstated INF slams in club history…The 18 runs RENDON RAKING: Anthony Rendon is batting .486 (18/37) Andrelton Simmons from injured list and placed C Max Stassi scored marked the most by the club across his last 10 games...Homered in five of the eight games on injured list..Yesterday, the Angels recalled LHP José Suarez vs. NYY…For Anderson, marked his on last homestand, including a career-best streak of four from the Alternate Training Site and optioned RHP Jaime 4th career game with at least 7 RBI – straight from Aug. 10-14...Recorded an extra-base hit in seven Barria to the Alternate Training Site...Tuesday, the Angels one of just 10 players in MLB history straight games during last homestand, which tied for the third recalled RHP Jaime Barria from the Alternate Training Site with at least four such games longest streak in Angels history. and optioned OF Taylor Ward to the Alternate Training Site... 2020 MISC. WINS & LOSSES Saturday, the Angels recalled C Anthony Bemboom from the Current record ..........................8-18 Home record...............................5-9 LEAGUE LEADERS: Mike Trout is tied with Luke Voit (NYY) for Alternate Training Site and optioned LHPRyan Buchter to the Road record ...............................3-9 the American League lead with 10 home runs (Fernando Tatis Alternate Training Site. Current streak ........................ Lost 3 Jr. leads MLB with 12 HR)...Anthony Rendon ranks second Current road trip ........................0-2 in the American League with 20 walks this season and ranks TAXI SQUAD: The Angels taxi squad for the current road trip Last homestand ..........................3-5 third in on-base percentage (.449). includes: RHP Jaime Barria, RHP Luke Bard, C José Briceño, Last road trip ..............................2-4 RHP Kyle Keller, and INF Elliot Soto. Last 5 games ...............................1-4 Last 10 games ............................3-7 CATCHING A-ROD: With his RBI single in the 6th inning DEALIN’ BUNDY: Through five starts this season,Dylan Bundy Wednesday night at San Francisco, Albert Pujols recorded Number of Days his 2,086th career RBI, which tied Alex Rodriguez for second ranks third in the American League with a 0.80 WHIP and a In first place ..................................... place on the ELIAS all-time RBI list (since the RBI became an .164 opponent batting average (19/116)...Ranks fifth with 38 In second place ..............................1 official stat in 1920)...Hank Aaron is atop the leaderboard strikeouts, sixth with a 2.48 ERA (32.2 IP - 9 ER) and seventh In third place .................................5 with 2,297 career RBI. with 32.2 innings pitched. In fourth place .............................16 In fifth place...................................6 RELYING ON THE LONG BALL: Angels rank third in the MACHINE PRODUCTION: Albert Pujols ranks in the Top 10 all- American League and fifth in the Majors with 42 home runs... time in several offensive categories, including: doubles (7th; When Angels 663), home runs (6th; 659), RBI (T2nd (ELIAS); 2086), extra- Score first ...................................7-6 Angels have scored 70 of 120 runs this season on home runs Score second or shutout ...........1-12 (58.3%). base hits (5th; 1338) and total bases (5th; 5888). 1-run games................................3-4 All-Time HR leaders Score 3 runs or fewer .................0-8 VS. ATHLETICS: Oakland leads season series 4-3...A’s won 1. Barry Bonds 762 Score 4 runs or more ................8-10 three of four in the opening series of the year at the Oakland 2. Hank Aaron 755 Lead after 7 innings ....................6-2 Coliseum and Angels won two of three at The Big A last 3. Babe Ruth 714 Trail after 7 innings ...................1-15 week...Halos went 6-13 vs. A’s in 2019, dropping the season 4. Alex Rodriguez 696 Tied after 7 innings .....................1-1 series for the first time since 2013...Since 2014, Angels hold a 5. Willie Mays 660 Lead after 8 innings ....................7-1 6. Albert Pujols 659 Trail after 8 innings ...................1-16 64-57 advantage in the head-to-head series. Tied after 8 innings .....................0-1 Extra innings ...............................1-3 STRAIGHT A’s: Mike Trout owns a career .303 (166/547) FISH FEED: Mike Trout ranks in the top five in Angels history Come-from-behind wins .............3-9 average against Oakland with 38 home runs and 92 RBI (147 in several offensive categories and is just five home runs away Win/lose in final at-bat ...............3-3 G)…His 38 HR vs. A’s lead all active players...Since 2000, only from becoming the franchise’s all-time home run leader. Walk-off games ...........................2-1 Adrian Beltre (41) has more homers vs. Oakland than Trout... Vs. LHS ........................................4-5 Most home runs in Angels history David Fletcher is a lifetime .317 (33/104) hitter against the Vs. RHS ......................................4-13 1. Tim Salmon 299 Out-hit opponent .......................5-4 A’s...In his 27 career games vs. Oakland as a hitter, Shohei 2. Mike Trout 295 Out-hit by opponent .................1-11 Ohtani owns a .298 average (31/104) with seven home runs Opponent has equal hits ............2-3 and 21 RBI. GOODY’S TWO SHOES: On July 29, Brian Goodwin debuted Collect 10-or-more hits ...............4-2 new cleats honoring the late Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle... Allow 10-or-more hits...............2-11 ZOOMIN’ WITH THE SCHOLARS: Yesterday morning, Angels Collect home run ......................7-15 The cleats have been autographed and authenticated and are manager Joe Maddon met with college students from the Allow home run ........................6-15 now part of an online auction to benefit the Angels Baseball Angels Scholars program via Zoom...The group consisted Commit an error .........................4-8 Foundation and Play Equity Fund...More information on the of juniors and seniors at various universities and Joe took auction and photos of the shoes are available HERE. questions and offered advice to the students. Monthly Record March/April ....... DNP (13-17 in ’19) FREEWAY SERIES AUCTIONS: 10 game-used jerseys from May.................... DNP (14-13 in ’19) IN THE COMMUNITY: Tomorrow, the Angels Baseball Friday night’s game against the Dodgers are now available June ................... DNP (15-13 in ’19) Foundation will be volunteering with Project HERO at a in an online auction at www.mlb.com/freewayseriesauction July....................... 2-6 (14-11 in ’19) clothing drive at Salk Elementary School in Anaheim; Angels August ................ 6-12 (9-18 in ‘19) with proceeds benefiting the Angels Baseball Foundation have also donated 300 Junior Angels Kids Club backpacks, 300 Sept/Oct ..................... (7-18 in ’19) and The Orange County Conservation Corps (The 10 jerseys tote bags and 600 masks (kids & adults) available are: Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon, Shohei Ohtani, 2020 SERIES RECORD Albert Pujols, David Fletcher, Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts, 2-6-1 SLOW START: The Angels are just 8-18 after their first 26 Justin Turner, Chris Taylor & Kiké Hernandez). games of the season, which is the fewest victories through 26 games in franchise history...The fewest victories the Angels have had through 27 games is nine (twice; started 9-18 in 1961 and 1994). UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) TV Saturday August 22 @Oakland RHP Chris Bassitt (2-0, 2.93) RHP Griffin Canning (0-3, 4.70 ERA) 1:10 p.m.