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ANGELS (2-1) @ ATHLETICS (1-2) RHP DANIEL GOSSETT (4-11, 6.11 ERA in 2017) vs. RHP SHOHEI OHTANI (MLB DEBUT) OAKLAND COLISEUM – 1:05 PM PDT TV – FOX SPORTS WEST , NHK RADIO – KLAA AM 830 SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2018 GAME #4 (2-1; 80-82 in 2017) OAKLAND, CA ROAD GAME #4 (2-1; 37-44 in 2017) THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY LEADING OFF: Happy Easter!! Angels play on Easter THE MANAGER: Mike Scioscia is the longest tenured April 1 Sunday for 29th time in Club history (12-16 all-time)… th manager in the Majors (19 season) and the only active (1981) The Angels acquired right- Halos are 2-1 after three games for second straight season manager to collect over 1,000 victories with current club…His handed pitcher Ken Forsch from (started 2-1 and 2-2 in Oakland in 2017)…Club seeks first current .538 (1,572-1,347) winning percentage and 1,570 the Houston Astros in exchange for 3-1 start since 100-win season in 2008…Today’s game will wins are both tops in franchise history… Scioscia is one of just Dickie Thon…Forsch became an air at 5 am local time in Japan on NHK…2018 represents three active managers with at least 1,500 career wins (Bochy integral part of the 1982 and 1986 the Angels’ 58th MLB season and 53rd campaign in & Showalter). pitching staffs that captured Anaheim…LAA holds an all-time record of 11 games over Western Division titles. .500 at 4,559-4,548-3…Today marks the 9,111th regular ALL-TIME MANAGER WINS April 2 season game in team history…Following this series, Angels 20. Tommy Lasorda 1,599 (1996) Jim Edmonds hit a grand open the home slate vs. Cleveland (April 2-4) and Oakland 21. Mike Scioscia 1,572 slam on Opening Day vs. (April 6-8). 22. Dick Williams 1,571 Milwaukee. OHTANI = BASEBALL RARITY: The last time a player started VS. OAKLAND: Thursday marked the sixth Opening Day 2018 MISC. WINS & LOSSES Current record .......................... 2-1 as a pitcher and a non-pitcher in the first 10 games of a meeting between the Angels and A’s, tied for second-most openers vs. one opponent (CWS)…Halos claimed 2017 series Home record ............................ 0-0 season was 1920, when both Joe Bush (Red Sox) and Road record .............................. 2-1 Clarence Mitchell (Dodgers) started as pitchers and 12-7 (5-5 on road) and have won seven of last nine Pre-ASB record ......................... 2-1 outfielders…Last to do it as a non-pitcher on Opening Day meetings…LAA has won four consecutive season series vs. A’s Post-ASB record ............................. followed by a pitching start in the first 10 games was Babe (2014-17)…Since 2013, Mike Trout is batting .325 (111/342) Current road trip ...................... 2-1 Ruth (Red Sox) in 1919…Last player to start as a pitcher and with 24 HR & 58 RBI in 89 games vs. Oakland. Last homestand ............................. a non-pitcher within the same season was Rick Rhoden Last road trip ................................. Last 5 games ............................. 2-1 (Yankees) in 1988 (30 starts as pitcher, one as DH). (STATS ONLY ONE: There have been 19,183 people to play Major League Baseball (entering 2018). Of those players, just one of Last 10 games ........................... 2-1 LLC). them has 200 HR, 150 SB, and a .400 OBP through his first Number of Days HALOS FROM JAPAN: With today’s start, will join Shigetoshi seven seasons. His name is Mike Trout. In first place ................................. 1 Hasegawa as the only Japanese-born starting pitchers in In second place ............................ 1 Angels history…Hasegawa’s last start for the Halos came on 3000/600: Albert Pujols is 28 hits shy of 3,000…When he In third place ................................. July 5, 1999 vs. Seattle…The only other Japanese-born pitcher reaches the mark, he will become just the fourth player in In fourth place ............................. 1 in Angels history was Hisanori Takahashi who made 103 relief MLB history with at least 3,000 knocks and 600 HRs joining In fifth place ................................ appearances from 2011-12. Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Alex Rodriguez. When Angels TRADE MADE: Last night, the Angels traded C Carlos Perez Score first ................................ 2-1 ALL-TIME HR LIST Score second or shutout ........... 0-0 to Atlanta in exchange for INF Ryan Schimpf…Schimpf was 5. Willie Mays 660 1-run games ............................. 1-1 optioned to Salt Lake. 6. Ken Griffey Jr. 630 Score 3 runs or fewer ............... 1-0 7. Albert Pujols 615 Score 4 runs or more ................ 1-1 SKIPPIN’ UP: With yesterday’s win, Mike Scioscia (1,572 Lead after 7 innings .................. 2-0 wins) passed Dick Williams (1,571 wins) for sole MORE ALBERT: Pujols is vying to become the 32nd player all Trail after 7 innings ................... 0-0 possession of 21st on all-time managerial wins list. Tied after 7 innings ................... 0-1 time with 3,000 hits, the sixth foreign born player to Lead after 8 innings .................. 2-0 accomplish the feat and the second player to do so in an Trail after 8 innings ................... 0-0 ELIAS SAYS: Yesterday Mike Trout went 3-for-5 with two Angels’ uniform (Rod Carew in 1985). Tied after 8 innings ................... 0-1 RBI and Albert Pujols went 2-for-5 with two RBI in the Extra innings ............................. 0-1 Angels’ 8-3 win. Angels are now 17-2 when both Trout and NEW HALOS: Angels Opening Day active roster features Come-from-behind wins ........... 0-0 Pujols each produce at least two hits and RBI. seven players new to the organization: Luke Bard, Jim Win/lose in final at-bat ............. 0-1 Johnson, Shohei Ohtani, Rene Rivera, Zack Cozart, Ian Walk-off games ........................ 0-1 Vs. LHS ...................................... 1-0 FOR OPENERS: Kinsler and Chris Young. Shohei Ohtani joins Hideki Matsui, Kaz Matsui, Tsuyoshi Vs. RHS ..................................... 1-1 Out-hit opponent ..................... 1-1 Shinjo and Kosuke Fukudome as Japanese-born players HOT SPRINGS: Several Halos posted strong numbers during Out-hit by opponent ................. 1-0 with a hit on Opening Day in their first MLB at-bat. Spring Training including Zack Cozart (.353, 4 HR, 9 RBI), Kole Opponent has equal hits........... 0-0 LAA had three players (Calhoun, Cozart & Maldonado) post Calhoun (.353, 1 HR, 9 RBI), Mike Trout (.308, 3 HR, 8 RBI), Collect 10-or-more hits ............. 1-1 three hits apiece on Opening Day for first time in Club Justin Upton (3 HR, 11 RBI), Jose Alvarez (1-0, 2.38), Garrett Allow 10-or-more hits ............... 0-1 history…Angels also matched a team record with 3 HRs on Richards (1-0, 2.84) and Nick Tropeano (2-0, 3.12) Collect home run ...................... 1-1 Opening Day (Pujols, Cozart, Calhoun) – 6th time. Allow home run ........................ 0-1 Commit an error ....................... 0-0 Albert Pujols hit his 5th career Opening Day HR to tie Ian NOW YOU KNOW: Shohei Ohtani is the fourth Japanese Kinsler & Bryce Harper for MLB lead among actives. player to appear for the Halos: Monthly Record LAA has now played extra innings on Opening Day five times: Shigetoshi Hasegawa 1997-01 March/April ........ 2-1 (14-13 in ’17) 2018 at OAK (L, 5-6), 2013 at CIN (W, 3-1), 1986 at SEA (L, 4-8), Hideki Matsui 2010 May ......................... (14-15 in ’17) 1982 at OAK (L, 2-3) & 1966 at CWS (L, 2-3). Hisanori Takahashi 2011-12 June ......................... (14-14 in ’17) July ............................ (9-13 in ’17) Kole Calhoun joins Dave Parker (1991) as only Angels with a August ..................... (18-10 in ‘17) triple and a home run on Opening Day. INDIANS ON DECK: Angels will open at home vs. the Tribe Sept/Oct .................. (11-17 in ’17) Zack Cozart is first Angel to homer in his Halo debut on Opening for the fifth time in club annals (1965, 1980, 1999 and Day since Hideki Matsui in 2010. 2002)…In last such meeting, Halos were shutout 6-0 by Bartolo Colon…Halos have dropped 11 straight and 15 of MARCH ON: 2018 marks the sixth time the Halos open a last 16 games to the Tribe…A loss to the Indians in next campaign in the month of March…Angels are 1-5 all-time meeting would match longest losing streak in Club history in March season openers, last coming in 2014 (March 31; vs. one team (also to Baltimore from 1979-80 and Kansas 10-3 loss at Seattle)…March 29th marked the earliest City in 1975)…LAA has dropped last 10 games in Cleveland Opening Day date in Club history…Saturday marked the (9-20 last 29 there)…Halos are 6-6 in last 12 at the Big A. first time the Angels will have played three regular season games in March (are now 3-5 all-time in the month). PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS & BROADCAST LISTINGS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) Monday April 2 vs. Cleveland RHP Mike Clevinger (15-9, 3.76 in 2017) RHP JC Ramirez (11-10, 4.15 in 2017) 7:07 pm FSW, NHK, ESPN2 Tuesday April 3 vs. Cleveland RHP Josh Tomlin (10-9, 4.98 in 2017) RHP Garrett Richards (0-0, 7.20) 7:07 pm FSW, NHK, ESPN Wednesday April 4 vs. Cleveland RHP Corey Kluber (0-1, 2.25) LHP Tyler Skaggs (1-0, 0.00) 1:07 pm FSW, NHK 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 0-0, --- ERA CAREER___________________________________ First Major League start as a pitcher W L IP ER SO ERA TOTALS - - - - - - HOME - - - - - - ROAD - - - - - - WELCOME TO THE SHO: Making first start as a pitcher…Made Major League debut with Angels on Opening Day MAR/APR - - - - - - as the starting designated hitter and went 1-for-5 with a single in his first career plate appearance…Signed with MAY - - - - - - Angels as international free agent, Dec.