ANGELS (50-42) @ ATHLETICS (39-53) RHP DAN HAREN (10-5, 2.61 ERA) Vs
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ANGELS (50-42) @ ATHLETICS (39-53) RHP DAN HAREN (10-5, 2.61 ERA) vs. RHP BRANDON McCARTHY (1-5, 3.66 ERA) OAKLAND COLISEUM – 7:05 PM PDT TV – FSW FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2011 GAME #93 (50-42) OAKLAND, CA ROAD GAME #45 (24-20) UP TO SPEED : Angels have won four straight games and eight of last nine contests …Halos open THIS DATE IN ANGEL S HISTORY the second half with this four-game series in Oakland before returning home for three games with Texas July 15 (7/19-21)…Saturday’s double header is the first scheduled DH for the Halos since Sept. 9, 1978 vs. KC (2003) Garret Anderson (3/4, 2B, HR, 2 and the first scheduled DH in the Majors since 2003…20 of the Angels’ first 29 games in the second RBI) propels the American League to a 7-6 th half will be on the road …Angels reached the All-Star break winning 11 of 13 and 14 of 17 …The club comeback win in the 74 All-Star Game at enters play tonight a season-high eight games over .500 …Halos have won eight consecutive series, U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago…Anderson is a feat last accomplished during 100-win campaign in 2008…Angels are 20-7 in last 27 games and the third Angel to capture game MVP have cut 5.0 games off Rangers’ lead in West, entering today one game back … Halos are 18-10-2 honors, joining Fred Lynn (1983) and Leon through 30 series played…Angels tied a club record with 11 wins on the last homestand (11-2)…Halos Wagner (1962 – Game 2)…With Anderson are 8-2 this month – club went 9-17 in July last season. as the game MVP, Mike Scioscia as the winning manager and Brendan Donnelly as NOW YOU KNOW: The top two team ERAs in baseball over the last month (since 6/13) are the Angels the winning pitcher, the Angels completed (2.49; 223.2 IP - 62 ER) and the A’s (2.57; 224 IP – 64 ER)…Halos have a 2.09 team ERA over their last just the second trifecta from one team at 16 games (142.1 IP – 33 ER). the Mid-Summer Classic. FAST FACTS: Angels have connected for 23 home runs in their last 17 games, including eight long balls ANGELS AT A GLANCE over the last three contests…Halos logged 50 wins before the All-Star Break for the third time in six Current record .............................. 50-42 seasons (also 2007 & 2008)…Angels’ 19-6 record since June 13 th is tops in MLB …Dan Haren , Jered Current streak ............................. Won 4 Weaver and Ervin Santana are the first trio in club history to each post 100 Ks before the All-Star Pre-ASB record ............................ 50-42 Break…Marks just the fifth time since World War II that a team has had three pitchers with 100+ Post-ASB record ................................... strikeouts before the break (STATS LLC). Current road trip .................................... Last road trip .................................... 8-4 WEAVER TOMORROW (GAME 1): Jered Weaver , the MLB ERA leader (1.86), will start the first game Last home stand ............................. 11-2 of the double header tomorrow…He is one win shy from passing Jarrod Washburn (75 wins) for 10 th most Last 5 games ................................... 4-1 on Angels all-time list and one strikeout shy from 900 for his career …He was the A.L.’s starting pitcher for Last 10 games ................................. 8-2 the All-Star Game working one scoreless inning (1 BB, 1 SO)... Weaver is 5-0 with a 1.48 ERA over his Number of Days… ................................... last seven outings …His 2.25 ERA since last year’s all-star break is tops in baseball (min. 150 IP). In first place....................................... 24 In second place ................................. 42 In third place ..................................... 28 LOWEST ANGELS ERAs at the BREAK (min. 19 starts) In fourth place ..................................... 2 Jered Weaver, 2011 1.86 Frank Tanana, 1977 2.15 When Angels… ..................................... Nolan Ryan, 1979 2.54 Score first .................................... 32-12 Dan Haren, 2011 2.61 ELIAS Score second or shutout ............... 18-30 Score 4-or-more runs ..................... 41-8 WANNA GET AWAY? Angels’ .269 road clip leads the A.L.…Club has won three of last four road Score 3 runs-or-fewer ..................... 9-34 Lead after 7 innings ........................ 40-3 games and is 8-4 in last 12 road affairs…Howie Kendrick ranks second in the A.L. batting .329 (50/152) Trail after 7 innings ......................... 2-30 on the road while teammate Maicer Izturis ranks sixth at .322 (48/149). Tied after 7 innings ........................... 8-9 Lead after 8 innings ........................ 42-3 Most Road Wins since 2004: Trail after 8 innings ......................... 1-32 Angels 336 Tied after 8 innings ........................... 7-7 Phillies 330 Extra Innings .................................... 6-9 Yankees 328 Come-from-behind wins .................... 23 Win/lose in final at-bat .................. 11-12 @ OAKLAND: Halos are 10-3 in last 13 home games vs. A’s but just 4-8 in last 12 in Oakland … Vs. LHS .................................... 15-16 Club is 4-5 vs. A’s in 2011 …Halos have not lost a season series to Oakland since 2003 …In the Angels’ Vs. RHS .................................... 35-26 last 15 victories, they have outscored A’s 81-31…In their last 12 losses, they have been outscored 97-23. Out-hit opponent ............................ 40-7 Out-hit by opponent ........................ 8-30 STINGY: Angels have logged a 2.49 ERA over their last 25 contests (223.2 IP – 62 ER) …Angel Opponent has equal hits ................... 2-5 starting pitchers have held opponents to three earned runs or less in 22 of these 25 contests. Collect 10-or-more hits ................... 31-6 Allow 10-or-more hits ................... 12-20 THE COWBOY: The Angels will hold a pre-game ceremony prior to Tuesday’s game (7/19) vs. Texas to Collect a home run ....................... 33-16 induct original owner Gene Autry into the club’s Hall of Fame …Autry will be the ninth member inducted Allow a home run ......................... 15-26 into the Angels’ Hall of Fame (Ryan, Grich, Carew, Downing, Finley, Baylor, Fregosi, Reese). Commit an error ........................... 18-18 Monthly Record… TRUMBO JACKS: Mark Trumbo’s 17 home runs lead all MLB rookies and are most by an Angel rookie March /April ............. 15-12 (12-12 in ’10) before the All-Star break since Tim Salmon had 17 in 1993…Trumbo is on pace for 30 homers. May ........................ 14-16 (16-12 in ’10) June .......................... 13-12 (18-9 in ’10) HELP WANTED: Jered Weaver and Dan Haren are in the top 5 in several A.L. pitching categories July ............................... 8-2 (9-17 in ’10) th despite ranking 89th (Weaver) and 108 (Haren) respectively out of 110 qualifiers in run support August .............................. (11-16 in 10) rankings...Angels are scoring 2.68 runs per game for Haren and 3.46 for Weaver. Sept./Oct .......................... (19-13 in ’10) Upcoming… FISH TALE: 19-year old Mike Trout made his MLB debut July 8th after the Angels selected the contract vs. TEX 7/19-21 of the outfielder from double-A Arkansas…At 19 years, 335 days, Trout became the youngest player to @ BAL 7/22-2 make his big-league debut for the Angels since May 30, 1971, when Andy Hassler debuted at age 19 @ CLE 7/25-27 years, 224 days…Trout is currently the youngest player in the big leagues. @ DET 7/28-31 YOUTH MOVEMENT: Angels’ current 25-man roster features eight players ages 25-or-younger (Bell, Bourjos, Cassevah, Conger, Kohn, Trout, Trumbo & Walden) …11 players on the current 25-man roster have less than two years of MLB service time. THIS N’ THAT: Angels are 41-8 (.837) when scoring four-plus runs, second best in the A.L…Angel Stadium averages 39,002 fans per game to rank third in the A.L…Club has played 15 extra-inning affairs (6-9) – club record is 25 extra inning games in 1976…Angels have used 73 different lineups in 92 games …Halos have been shut out 10 times this season (shutout a total of nine times in 2010)...Halo pinch-hitters are 3-for-40 on season…Nine of Angels’ 20 road losses have come in walk-off fashion …Halos’ have 17 one-run losses…Club has had eight rain delays this season. SATUR DAY’S STARTER @ OAKLAND RHP JERED WEAVER: 11-4, 1.86 ERA …Made start for the American League All-Star team on Tuesday (1 IP, 1 BB, 1 SO)…Finished first half with a league-leading 1.86 ERA…Has won five straight decisions, posting a 1.27 ERA (70.2 IP – 10 ER) in his last nine starts…Is making 18 th career start vs. Athletics, third start of 2011…Is 1-0 with a 0.56 ERA (16 IP – 1 ER) in 2011…Is 4-6 lifetime with one shutout and a 3.02 ERA (107.1 IP – 36 ER). PROBABLE PI TCHING MATCHUPS & BROADCAST LISTINGS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) Saturday July 16 (1) vs. Oakland RHP Trevor Cahill (8-7, 3.12) RHP Jered Weaver (11-4, 1.86) 1:10 p.m. FOX Saturday July 16 (2) vs. Oakland RHP Rich Harden (1-1, 5.73) RHP Ervin Santana (4-8, 3.89) 4:35 p.m. FSW Sunday July 17 vs. Oakland LHP Gio Gonzalez (8-6, 2.47) RHP Joel Pineiro (5-3, 3.90) 1:05 p.m. KCOP Radio flagships of the Angels are KLAA AM 830 & KWKW 1330 AM ESPN Deportes TV Broadcast Partners are FOX Sports West / Prime Ticket / FS Espanol & KCOP 13 TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER – RHP DAN HAREN 10-5, 2.61 ERA Has won four straight starts, posting a 1.45 ERA (31 IP – 5 ER) over the span • Had club-high 17.1 inning scoreless streak snapped in last start…Has won four straight starts, posting a 1.45 ERA (31 IP – 5 ER) over the span.