ANGELS (21-25) @ MARINERS (21-26) RHP ERVIN SANTANA (2-6, 4.22) vs. RHP BLAKE BEAVAN (2-4, 4.46) SAFECO FIELD – 7:10 P.M. PDT TV – FSW FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 GAME #47 (21-25) SEATTLE, WA ROAD GAME #26 (10-15) THE LATEST: Tonight, the Angels play the eighth contest of a 10-game road trip (4-3) to San Diego (1- THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY 2), Oakland (2-1) and Seattle (May 24-27; 1-0)…Angels have won three straight contests and seek May 25 first four-game win streak of season…Halos have posted back to back wins scoring three runs in each (1995) Angels defeated New York, 15-2, contest (3-21 in such games)…Last night’s 3-0 victory marked the club’s fifth shutout win this month capping a three-game sweep of the Yankees…The 15 runs scored equaled the most and moved the club into third place…LAA is 13-10 this month after an 8-15 showing in April…Halos sit against the Yankees in Angels’ history and just 3.5 games back of current wild card pace. remains the club’s widest margin of victory ever against New York. HOT DAN! Last night, Dan Haren spun the sixth shutout of his career while logging a career-high 14 strikeouts without a walk…The 14 Ks without a free pass are the second most in club history, 2012 ANGELS AT A GLANCE bettered only by a 17 K, 0 BB effort by Frank Tanana in 1975…Marks first time an Angels pitcher has Current record ................................ 21-25 recorded 14+ strikeouts with no walks in a shutout effort…Haren’s strikeout of Saunders in the 8 th Current streak ................................ Won 3 frame marked #1,500 in his career…Since 1990, Haren’s 14 Ks are the second most in a game by a Pre-ASB record ................................ 21-25 Halo (15 by Finley & Weaver). Post-ASB record ....................................... Current road trip ................................. 4-3 KNOW THIS: Angel pitchers have allowed just one run in last 33 IP – the club has posted two Last road trip ....................................... 3-3 shutouts in last three games and lead MLB with seven SHO in 2012. Last homestand .................................. 2-2 Last 5 games ....................................... 3-2 Last 10 games ..................................... 6-4 SANTANA’S SWITCH: Number of Days… ........................................ LAST 5 STARTS FIRST 4 STARTS In first place ........................................... 1 RECORD 2-2 RECORD 0-4 In second place ...................................... 2 ERA 2.25 (36 IP – 9 ER) ERA 7.23 In third place ........................................ 11 HR ALLOWED 2 HR ALLOWED 10 In fourth place ..................................... 35 When Angels… ............................................. th ALBERT’S ASCENT: On May 8 , Albert Pujols had a season-low .190 clip. Since then, he has batted Score first ........................................ 19-7 .295 (18/61) with hits in 13 of last 15 games. He has four home runs over his last nine contests after Score second or shutout ................... 2-18 hitting one in his first 36 games. Pujols has driven in 17 runs his last 18 games. Score 4-or-more runs ........................ 18-4 Score 3 runs-or-fewer ....................... 3-21 YOUNGEST AT 450 HRs ALL TIME (ELIAS): Lead after 7 innings........................... 19-3 YRS / DAYS DATE OF HR PLAYER / TEAM Trail after 7 innings ........................... 0-19 30 359 07/21/2006 Alex Rodriguez NYY Tied after 7 innings ............................. 2-3 31 261 08/09/2001 Ken Griffey Jr. CIN Lead after 8 innings........................... 20-1 31 276 07/25/1939 Jimmie Foxx BOS Trail after 8 innings ........................... 0-21 Tied after 8 innings ............................. 1-3 32 129 05/24/2012 Albert Pujols LAA Extra Innings ....................................... 1-2 Come-from-behind wins ........................ 3 FLASHBACK UNIFORMS: For Saturday’s game, the Angels will be wearing Pacific Coast League Win/lose in final at-bat ....................... 1-4 uniforms from 1955 while the Mariners will feature PCL unis of the 1955 Seattle Rainiers. Vs. LHS ........................................ 5-11 Vs. RHS ...................................... 16-14 FROM THE START: Halos’ starting staff has not allowed more than three earned runs in nine of last Out-hit opponent .............................. 20-4 10 games; over last seven contests, Halo starters boast a 1.80 ERA (51 IP – 10 ER) ...Quality starts in Out-hit by opponent ......................... 0-18 23 of last 28 outings and in 26 of last 32 games…Angel starters lead the A.L. with a 3.31 ERA. Opponent has equal hits ..................... 1-2 Collect 10-or-more hits ..................... 12-6 ERNIE EN FUEGO: Allow 10-or-more hits ....................... 1-11 Most strikeouts ever by an Angel pitcher in his first 8.2 IP with the club (ELIAS)… Collect a home run .......................... 14-11 Thru Games of… SO IP H Allow a home run .............................. 9-18 05/23/2012 Ernesto Frieri 19 8.2 0 Commit an error ............................... 5-10 04/06/2003 Frankie Rodriguez 17 8.2 6 Monthly Record… 09/12/2010 Jordan Walden 17 8.2 7 March /April................ 8-15 (15-12 in ’11) May .......................... 13-10 (14-16 in ’11) June ................................... (13-12 in ’11) TURNING IT AROUND: Halo bullpen has fashioned a 0.89 ERA over last 10 games (30.1 IP – 3 ER). July ..................................... (17-10 in ’11) August ................................ (14-13 in ‘11) ALL OR NOTHING: Angels’ pitchers lead the Majors with seven shutouts…Halos batters have been Sept/Oct............................. (13-13 in ’11) blanked eight times, which also leads MLB. COUNTDOWN TO SCIOSCIA’S OFFENSIVE STRUGGLES: Club is 3-21 when scoring three runs or less and has been held to two runs 2000 TH GAME or less in 17 of 46 games…LAA ranks 13 th in A.L. with 112 extra-base hits and 165 runs scored. 10 GAMES @ SEATTLE: Halos lead 2012 series 1-0 (18 games remain) ... Halos are 19-4 in last 23 home games vs. Seattle but have dropped five of last 10 games at SAFECO Field …Angels were 12-7 vs. M’s in 2011, the club’s sixth consecutive season series win over M’s, and the club boasts a 28-11 record vs. M’s since 2009…Halos’ 65 wins (65-31) vs. M’s since 2007 are most by any team in MLB vs. one club …LAA is 97-55 vs. M’s since ’04. FAST FACTS: Albert Pujols has driven in 17 runs his last 18 games (2 RBI his previous 18 games)…He has five home runs and 18 RBI this month (21 G) after logging 0 homers and four RBI in April …Halos are 19-7 when scoring first, 2-18 when opponent scores first. ANGELS ADD EPPARD: Jim Eppard has assumed the Angels’ Hitting Coach duties with the dismissal of Mickey Hatcher . The 2012 campaign represents Eppard’s 10 th season in both the Angels organization and with the Salt Lake Bees. Previously, he spent eight seasons with the Colorado Rockies’ minor league system, including five as a manager and three seasons as the hitting coach for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS & BROADCAST LISTINGS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) Saturday May 26 @Seattle RHP Felix Hernandez (4-3, 2.80) RHP Jerome Williams (4-2, 3.74) 4:15 p.m. FOX Sunday May 27 @Seattle RHP Hector Noesi (2-5, 5.26) LHP C.J. Wilson (5-4, 2.90) 1:10 p.m. FSW Radio flagships of the Angels are KLAA AM 830 & KWKW 1330 AM ESPN Deportes TV Broadcast Partners are FOX Sports West / FS Espanol TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER – RHP ERVIN SANTANA 2-6, 4.22 Owns a 2.25 ERA (36 IP – 9 ER) over last five starts • Looking for third straight win since opening season 0-6…Has thrown five straight quality starts, posting a 2.25 ERA (36 IP – 9 ER) over the span, lowering his ERA from 7.23 to a 4.22 mark. -ELITE COMPANY - • Has registered a 2.65 ERA (20.1 IP – 6 ER) in last three road starts compared to a 8.18 mark in his first two road Santana is one win shy of becoming starts. the sixth Angels pitcher to record 90+ • Has received 12 runs of support from the Angels offense in his last three starts after having just three total runs of wins with the club. support in his first six starts of the season. • Gave up multiple home runs in each of first four starts, joining Don Sutton (1986) as the only two Angels in club Chuck Finley…………………………… 165 history to reach that mark…Has only allowed two home runs in five games since. Nolan Ryan……………………………. 138 th Mike Witt……………………………… 109 • VS. SEATTLE: Making 26 career start and appearance vs. Mariners…Was 2-2 vs. Seattle in 2011 despite posting a Frank Tanana………………………… 102 2.34 ERA (34.2 IP – 9 ER)….Owns a 11-6 lifetime record with a 3.56 ERA (162 IP – 64 ER). John Lackey………………………….. 102 • Finished 2011 season 11-12 with four complete games, one shutout and a 3.38 ERA (228.2 IP – 86 ER) in 33 starts. ERVIN SANTANA………………….. 89 • Tossed first career no-hitter, the eighth individual no-hitter in club history, July 27, 2011 in Cleveland…He is one of just six Angels in club history to have thrown an individual no-hitter (Bo Belinsky, Clyde Wright, Nolan Ryan (4), Mike Witt and Jered Weaver). • Entered season with a 49-25 record with a 3.89 ERA in even-numbered years compared to 38-42 with a 4.54 ERA in odd-numbered years. • His 89 career victories are sixth most in franchise history…Seeking to become just the sixth Angels pitcher to record 90 wins with the club…Next up on the list are John Lackey and Frank Tanana who are tied for fourth with 102 wins.