LOS ANGELES ANGELS (0-0) @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS (0-0) LHP ANDREW HEANEY (Season Debut; 4-6, 4.91 ERA in 2019) vs. RHP FRANKIE MONTAS (Season Debut; 9-2, 2.63 ERA in 2019) OAKLAND COLISEUM – 7:10 PM PDT TV – FOX SPORTS WEST, ESPN RADIO – KLAA AM 830 FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020 GAME #1 (72-90 in 2019) OAKLAND, CA ROAD GAME #1 (38-43 in 2019) LEADING OFF: 2020 represents the Angels’ 60th MLB 298 DAY DROUGHT: Tonight marks the Angels first regular season…Today marks the 9,432nd regular season game in season game since Sept. 29, 2019 vs. HOU...The 298-day span THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY team history…LAA holds an all-time record of 4,709-4,719- without a regular season game is the longest in franchise July 24 (1995) Jim Edmonds scores two runs 3 (.499)…On Opening Day, Halos are 30-29 overall, 18-16 at history (previous was 258 days between the 1994 and 1995 vs. Cleveland, the 13th consecutive home and 12-13 on the road all-time…Angels have dropped seasons). game he scored a run – remains lon- each of last six season openers (2014-19) after winning each gest streak in team history (2000) of five previous Opening Day games (2009-13)…The six-game VS. OAKLAND: Halos went 6-13 vs. A’s in 2019, dropping the Darin Erstad recorded 12 putouts season opening skid is longest in team annals; last MLB streak season series for the first time since 2013...Since 2014, Angels in a 12-inning game at Texas, tying longer than six games was eight game stretch by Twins (2009- hold a 61-53 advantage in the head-to-head series. the Major League record for most 16)…A complete listing of the Club’s Opening Day results and putouts by a left-fielder in an extra- lineups can be found on page 339 of the 2020 Angels Media With a start today, would become inning game; (2011) At Baltimore, 20 IN 2020: Albert Pujols Mike Trout (19) became the third Guide (angelsmediaguide.com). the fifth player all-time to make an Opening Day start in each teenager to homer for the Angels (Ed of his first 20 Major League seasons, joining: Pete Rose, Carl Kirkpatrick & Aurelio Rodriguez), af- A TRADITION UNLIKE ANY OTHER: Today marks the fourth Yastrzemski, Eddie Murray and Frank Robinson. ter his first career home run off Mark straight and eighth overall Opening Day meeting with Worrell Oakland (LAA is 2-5); second-most openers vs. one opponent; MAN ON THE MOUND: LHP Andrew Heaney is scheduled Halos have opened a club record 11 times vs. Seattle…Angels to make his first career Opening Day start tonight...He is the 2020 MISC. WINS & LOSSES become first team all-time to play four consecutive Opening Angels fifth different Opening Day starter in the last six years, Current record ............................0-0 Day games in the same road ballpark (STATS LLC)…Angels are afterJered Weaver made six straight from 2010-15. Home record...............................0-0 12-13 all-time opening on the road and 0-4 when opening in Road record ...............................0-0 Current streak .................................. Oakland (1982, 2017-19). MACHINE PRODUCTION: Albert Pujols enters 2020 ranking in Current road trip ........................0-0 the Top 10 all-time in several offensive categories, including: Last homestand ............................... BETTER LATE THAN NEVER: Today’s game marks the latest doubles (7th; 661), home runs (6th; 656), RBI (3rd (ELIAS); Last road trip ................................... Opening Day game in Angels history…The previous mark 2075), extra-base hits (5th; 1333) and total bases (5th; 5863). Last 5 games ...............................0-0 was set when the 1995 season got underway on April 26… All-Time HR leaders Last 10 games ............................0-0 Last year, the Angels played their earliest Opening Day game 1. Barry Bonds 762 (March 28 at Oakland). 2. Hank Aaron 755 Number of Days 3. Babe Ruth 714 In first place ..................................... In second place ................................ SHORTENED SEASON: 2020 represents the fifth officially 4. Alex Rodriguez 696 In third place ................................... shortened season in Angels history and the 10th season 5. Willie Mays 660 In fourth place ................................. playing fewer than 162 games…The four previous officially 6. Albert Pujols 656 In fifth place..................................... shortened seasons were due to player strikes: 1972 – 155 games RACK UP(TON) THE NUMBERS: Justin Upton could reach When Angels 1981 – 110 games several personal milestones in 2020: He needs two more Score first ...................................0-0 1994 – 115 games home runs to reach 300, 11 more runs to reach 1,000 and Score second or shutout .............0-0 – 145 games three more stolen bases to reach 150. 1-run games................................0-0 1995 Score 3 runs or fewer .................0-0 The Angels had an additional five seasons where postponed Score 4 runs or more ..................0-0 games were not made up: Halos played 161 games four times SPRING TRAINING 1.0: The Angels completed 19 Spring Lead after 7 innings ....................0-0 (1963, 1967, 1975, 1996) and 160 games in 1980. Training games prior to the shutdown and finished their time Trail after 7 innings .....................0-0 in Arizona with a 6-10-3 record…Newly acquired RHP Dylan Tied after 7 innings .....................0-0 After spending the first 30 seasons of his Bundy was leading the Cactus League in ERA (1.59), wins (3), Lead after 8 innings ....................0-0 JOE’S BACK: Trail after 8 innings .....................0-0 professional baseball career as a member of the Angels opponent batting average (.108) and WHIP (0.44) when play was suspended on March 13. Tied after 8 innings .....................0-0 organization, Joe Maddon returns as the new Angels manager Extra innings ...............................0-0 for the 2020 season...He owns a 1252-1068 (.540) career Come-from-behind wins .............0-0 managerial record during his time with the Rays (2006-14), SUMMER CAMP: The Angels went 1-2 in their three Win/lose in final at-bat ...............0-0 Cubs (2015-19) and interim managerial stints with the Angels exhibition games against the San Diego Padres (1-1) and Los Walk-off games ...........................0-0 in 1996 (8-14) and 1999 (19-10). Angeles Dodgers (0-1) following Summer Camp practices at Vs. LHS ........................................0-0 Angel Stadium and Blair Field (Long Beach State University). Vs. RHS ........................................0-0 Out-hit opponent .......................0-0 STRAIGHT A’s: Mike Trout owns a career .301 (157/521) MVP, MVP, MVP: OF Mike Trout enters his 10th Major League Out-hit by opponent ...................0-0 average against Oakland with 34 home runs and 83 RBI (140 Opponent has equal hits ............0-0 G)…His 34 HR vs. A’s rank second among all active players season (ninth full year) with the Angels in 2020...Last season, Trout earned his third career MVP award (also 2014 and Collect 10-or-more hits ...............0-0 behind only Nelson Cruz (35)...In his 22 career games vs. Allow 10-or-more hits.................0-0 Oakland as a hitter, Shohei Ohtani owns a .310 average 2016)...He is one of 11 players to win at least three MVP Collect home run ........................0-0 (26/84) with six home runs and 19 RBI. awards and was the sixth to win three times in the American Allow home run ..........................0-0 League, joining Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Commit an error .........................0-0 ANTHONY THE ANGEL: On Dec. 13, 2019, the Angels signed Mantle and Alex Rodriguez...The only player to win more than to a seven-year contract...In 2019, he three MVP Awards in a career is Barry Bonds (7)...His 72.8 Monthly Record Anthony Rendon March/April ....... DNP (13-17 in ’19) finished third in National League Most Valuable Player voting career bWAR is the best ever by a player before their age-28 season, ahead of Ty Cobb (68.9) and Mickey Mantle (67.9). May.................... DNP (14-13 in ’19) and was named to his first All-Star team, in addition to June ................... DNP (15-13 in ’19) earning his second Silver Slugger Award and helping lead the July............................ (14-11 in ’19) Nationals to a World Series championship. FISH FEED: Mike Trout enters 2020 ranking in the top five in August ........................ (9-18 in ‘19) Angels history in several offensive categories and is just 14 Sept/Oct ..................... (7-18 in ’19) HALOS OPENING DAY STAPLES: With a start today, Albert home runs away from becoming the franchise’s all-time home Pujols would become the sixth player in Angels history to run leader. 2020 SERIES RECORD 0-0-0 start nine consecutive Opening Day games, joining Garret Most home runs in Angels history Anderson (13), Tim Salmon (12), Brian Downing (11), Darin 1. Tim Salmon 299 Erstad (10) and Jim Fregosi (9)…With a start today, Mike 2. Mike Trout 285 Trout would be making his eighth consecutive Opening Day start in CF…Club record for consecutive Opening Day starts at one position is Tim Salmon’s 11 straight in right field from 1993-2003. UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) TV Saturday July 25 @Oakland LHP Sean Manaea (0-0, --- ERA) RHP Dylan Bundy (0-0, --- ERA) 1:10 p.m. FSW Sunday July 26 @Oakland RHP Mike Fiers ((0-0, --- ERA) RHP Shohei Ohtani (0-0, --- ERA) 1:10 p.m. FSW/MLBN Monday July 27 @Oakland RHP Chris Bassitt (0-0, --- ERA) RHP Griffin Canning (0-0, --- ERA) 12:40 p.m. FSW Radio flagships of the Angels are KLAA AM 830 & KWKW 1330 AM Television Broadcast Partner is FOX Sports West TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER - LHP ANDREW HEANEY HEANEY’S BREAKDOWN AT A GLANCE 0-0, --- ERA CAREER Making first career Opening Day start W L IP ER SO ERA TOTALS 20 26 438 216 430 4.44 HOME 13 12 231.1 101 225 3.93 • TODAY’S GAME: Making first start of the year…First career Opening Day start…Enters season as a member of Angels ROAD 7 14 206.2 115 205 5.01 opening rotation for second time in career (started Angels second game of 2016 season; has been on injured list MAR./APR.