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ASTROS (26-17) @ ANGELS (25-16) RHP GERRIT COLE (4-1, 1.43 ERA) vs. RHP JAIME BARRIA (3-1, 2.45 ERA) ANGEL STADIUM – 7:07 PM PDT TV – FSW, NHK, ESPN+ RADIO – KLAA AM 830 TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2018 GAME #42 (25-16) ANAHEIM, CA HOME GAME #24 (11-12) LEADING OFF: PLEASE NOTE TOMORROW’S GAME IS A 6:40 ALL-TIME MANAGER WINS THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY PM START...Angels play the sixth contest (3-2) of an 11-game 20. Tommy Lasorda 1,599 May 15 home stand vs. Minnesota (2-2), Houston (May 14-16; 1-0) 21. Mike Scioscia 1,595 (1973) Nolan Ryan pitched his first and Tampa Bay (May 17-20)...Halos are on Day #8 of 29 games 22. Dick Williams 1,571 of four no-hitters with the Angels in span 30 days (lone off day is May 21)...LAA is 9-4 this month in a 3-0 win at Kansas City…Ryan to move into a first place tie with Houston in A.L. West (after 3,000!!! With a fifth inning single to right field May 4th at tallied 12 strikeouts in the effort. 41 games in 2017, LAA trailed Houston by eight games)... Halos SAFECO Field, Albert Pujols... May 16 are 12-13 since a club-record 13-3 start…Angels are 8-3-2 in 13 Became 32nd player all-time to reach 3,000 hits - second in as (1969) Infielder Sandy Alomar series completed...LAA holds an MLB-best 14-4 road record, many seasons (Adrián Beltré; July 30, 2017 vs. Baltimore). played in his first game of 648 consecutive, the Angels’ best 18-game away start in Club history...Next road trip is an Matched Stan Musial and Alex Rodriguez as only players with consecutive games played record 11-day, 10-game swing to Toronto (May 22-24), New York 3+ MVP Awards and 3,000 hits. that spanned from May 16, 1969 Yankees (May 25-27) and Detroit (May 28-31). Fourth player in MLB history with at least 3,000 knocks and through May 21, 1973. 600 HRs (Hank Aaron, Willie Mays & Alex Rodriguez). OH NO! Last night, Angels’ Double-A affiliate Mobile BayBears threw their second combined no-hitter this season; Griffin WINS & LOSSES Canning (4.1 IP), Greg Mahle (1.2 IP), Adrian Almeida (1.2 IP), PUJOLS POINTS: Albert Pujols ranks ninth all-time with 1,939 Current record ...................... 25-16 Ryan Clark (1.1 IP) combined to no-hit the Birmingham Barons. career RBI...Next up on the list is Ty Cobb with 1,944 RBI (source Home record ........................ 11-12 Baseball Reference)...Pujols sits at 628 career two-baggers (11th Road record ............................ 14-4 all-time) to move within four of Top 10 (David Ortiz, 632). Pre-ASB record ..................... 25-16 KNOW THIS: Last night Justin Anderson recorded his first Post-ASB record ............................. career save and is fifth different Angel pitcher with a save this WALK IN THE PARK: Mike Trout logged his second career four- Current streak .................... Won 2 year (tied with Milwaukee for most in the Majors). walk game Saturday (also May 1 vs. BAL)…Just third Angel to Current home stand ................. 3-2 Last road trip ............................ 3-2 record multiple four-walk games in a season (Fred Lynn in 1984 HOW BOUT’ HEANEY? In his last four starts, Andrew Heaney Last home stand ....................... 3-3 and Chris Iannetta in 2013)...Trout has 22 walks across his last has a 1.80 ERA (25 IP – 5 ER)…In three career starts vs. Last 5 games ............................. 3-2 20 games...With his 600th walk May 8, became 5th player with Houston, fashions a 0.95 ERA (19 IP – 2 ER) with 19 strikeouts Last 10 games ........................... 6-4 600 walks/200 HRs prior to age-27 season, joining Mickey and four walks. Number of Days Mantle, Eddie Mathews, Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx. In first place ............................... 22 TOP A.L. STARTING ERA’s THIS MONTH In second place .......................... 20 In third place ............................... 4 Houston Astros 1.86 ERA (87 IP – 18 ER) LAA HOME vs. ROAD COMPARISON In fourth place ............................. 1 Los Angeles Angels 1.97 ERA (73 IP – 16 ER) HOME ROAD W-L 11-12 14-4 In fifth place ................................ Minnesota Twins 3.34 ERA (72.2 IP – 27 ER) When Angels TEAM ERA 4.48 (215/107 ER) 2.93 RUNS PER GAME 4.1 (96/23) 6.0 Score first .............................. 20-3 SHO-K: With 11 strikeouts Sunday, Shohei Ohtani (43 Ks on Score second or shutout ......... 5-13 AVG .230 (177/768) .291 season) passed Bo Belinsky (38 Ks in 1962) for most strikeouts 1-run games ............................. 8-5 OBP .312 .345 by an Angel thru first six career games...Just fourth Angel with Score 3 runs or fewer ............. 6-13 multiple 10+ SO games as a rookie, joining Frank Tanana SLG .410 .474 Score 4 runs or more .............. 19-3 (1974), Belinsky (1962) & Ken McBride (1961)…First A.L. Lead after 7 innings ................ 22-3 FISH FACTS: Mike Trout scored his 700th career run April 8th to player ever to have 11+ K in two of first six career games. Trail after 7 innings ................. 1-11 become one of nine players with 200 HRs & 700 runs prior to Tied after 7 innings ................... 2-2 MUY BIEN! Martín Maldonado is hitting .538 (14/26) this age-27 season (Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Frank Robinson, Lead after 8 innings ................ 23-2 month after a .156 clip in March/April (0-for-34 skid ended Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Eddie Mathews, Mel Ott & Trail after 8 innings ................. 0-12 Jimmie Foxx)...Trout has four 9+ WAR seasons through his 26 May 1)...Has three 3-hit games his last eight affairs & already Tied after 8 innings ................... 2-2 Extra innings ............................. 1-3 has five 3-hit contests in 2018 - first Angels’ catcher with five year-old season –others are Rogers Hornsby (4) and Ty Cobb (4). Come-from-behind wins ........... 8-4 such efforts in a season since Mike Napoli’s seven in 2009. THIS N’ THAT: On Sunday, Pujols logged career hit #3,007 tying Win/lose in final at-bat ............. 3-5 Al Kaline for 30th all-time (Wade Boggs is 29th with 3,010)... Walk-off games ........................ 3-2 MOVIN’ ON UP-TON: Justin Upton homered in a career-best Halos’ average home attendance (38,654) leads A.L…Club boasts Vs. LHS ...................................... 5-4 four straight games (May 8-11) and has HRs in five of last nine seven sellouts thru 23 home games…LAA has just 15 errors thru Vs. RHS ................................. 20-12 games (six HRs last 11 contests)...Has hits in 12 of last 14 games 41 games (second-fewest in A.L.) and rank second in circuit Out-hit opponent ................... 17-4 (.328; 19/58) with 19 RBI…Leads MLB with 19 RBI this month. with a .990 fielding pct...Bench Coach Josh Paul celebrates his Out-hit by opponent ............... 7-11 43rd birthday May 19th...Garrett Richards, his 30th, on May 27th. Opponent has equal hits........... 1-1 HERE’S WHAT’S LEFT: Upton is the first Angel left fielder with Collect 10-or-more hits ........... 14-3 10+ HRs since Josh Hamilton (21) in 2013. PITCHING POINTS: Angel pitchers have surrendered just seven Allow 10-or-more hits ............... 4-8 HRs this month, second-fewest in MLB to Houston (5)...LAA Collect home run .................. 17-11 Allow home run .................... 11-14 MORE THAN GLOVE: Andrelton Simmons has hit safely in 16 pitchers have 20 games this season with 10+ Ks (franchise record Commit an error ....................... 5-7 of his last 17 games, reaching base safely in 21 straight... through first 40 games of season)...Halo hurlers have issued 156 Reached base safely in 38-of-last-84 PA (.452 OBP) and is Monthly Record free passes, second-most in A.L…Angels’ bullpen has tossed 165 March/April .... 16-12 (14-13 in ’17) hitting .394 (28/71) with two home runs, seven doubles, two IP to rank 2nd in MLB (average 4.1 IP per game). May .................... 9-4 (14-15 in ’17) triples and 15 RBI…Leads MLB in PA per SO with 17.5 (158/9) June ......................... (14-14 in ’17) ALL-TIME HR LIST and ranks fourth in A.L. batting .338 July ............................ (9-13 in ’17) 5. Willie Mays 660 August ..................... (18-10 in ‘17) TWO-WAY SHOHEI: Shohei Ohtani has a hit in 15 of 17 of his 6. Ken Griffey Jr. 630 Sept/Oct .................. (11-17 in ’17) starts at DH and is batting .471 (8 for 17) in his last six 7. Albert Pujols 620 contests…His five home runs are tied for A.L. lead among rookies (Tyler Austin)...Has registered a quality start in four of Vs. HOUSTON: Halos lead 2018 series 3-1...LAA took two of six outings on the mound...Named A.L. Rookie of Month for three in first meeting of 2018, April 23-25 at Minute Maid April...Became just fourth player in modern era with 25+ Park...Astros have won four of last five season series…Angels are pitching strikeouts and four+ batting home runs in a month – 16-26 vs. Houston since 2017…Halos are 21-17 in last 38 home first since Fergie Jenkins in Sept., 1971...Tied club record for games but 15-24 in last 39 at Minute Maid Park… Pujols’ 57 HRs most XBH (7) through first 13 career games with a plate are most all-time vs.