ANGELS (60-56) @ ROYALS (70-46) LHP HECTOR SANTIAGO (7-6, 2.87 ERA) vs. RHP YORDANO VENTURA (7-7, 4.97 ERA) KAUFFMAN STADIUM – 5:05 PM PT TV – ESPN RADIO – KLAA AM 830 SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2015 GAME #117 (60-56) KANSAS CITY, MO ROAD GAME #58 (24-33) LEADING OFF: Tonight, Angels play the final game of a seven- **Pujols has passed Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx, THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY game trip (1-5) to White Sox (0-3) and Royals (1-2)…LAA is 6-16 in Willie McCovey & Frank Thomas on all-time HR list this season… August 16 last 22 overall games (17-3 in previous 20)…Tonight’s contest He ranks 27th all-time in RBI (1,670)…Gary Sheffield ranks 26th with (2008) John Lackey earns his 10th airs on ESPN’s SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL…Club is 12-16 since ASB 1,676 RBI…His 576 career doubles rank 21st all-time (W. Boggs is th win of the season giving the and 5-9 this month (Angels have not had a sub-.500 month since 20 w/ 578). July of 2013; 9-15; current streak of 12 consecutive .500+ months Angels five starters with 10-or- is 2nd longest in team history)…Tomorrow, Halos open a seven- FISH FACTS: Mike Trout leads MLB with a 7.2 WAR…He ranks third more victories for the first time in game homestand vs. White Sox (Aug. 17-20) & Blue Jays (Aug. 21- in MLB with 33 HRs and fourth with 79 runs…Also ranks 3rd in MLB club history; (2009) The Angels 23). with .599 SLG Pct. and 251 total bases as well as fourth in Majors set a club record for runs in an th with .995 OPS…Trout has led A.L. in runs each of last three extra-inning with nine in the 13 TODAY’S TRANSACTIONS: Today, the Angels have recalled RHP seasons – no player has ever led either league in runs four in the 17-8 win at Baltimore. Mike Morin and RHP Cam Bedrosian from Salt Lake…Selected consecutive seasons)…His 432 runs since 2012 lead MLB (I. Kinsler nd contract of INF Ryan Jackson (#32) from Salt Lake…Optioned RHP is 2 with 363)…He batted .367 (29/79) with 20 runs, 12 HRs & 26 2015 ANGELS AT A GLANCE Matt Shoemaker to Salt Lake…Placed RHP Cory Rasmus (right RBI in July to claim his third career A.L. Player of the Month Current record .................. 60-56 When Angels… Out-hit opponent ..................................... 7-0 forearm strain) and INF Taylor Featherston (upper back strain) on Award. Home record .................... 36-23 15-day D.L…Transferred LHP C.J. Wilson to 60-day D.L. Road record ...................... 24-33 THIS N’ THAT: Rookie Trevor Gott has an active streak of 12 Current streak .................. Lost 2 Score first .......................................................... 3-5 Out-hit by opponent ................................ 1-9 TONIGHT’S STARTER: Hector Santiago has a 1.53 ERA (35.1 IP – 6 consecutive outings (13.2 IP) without allowing an earned run... Pre-ASB record ................. 48-40 Score second or shutout .............................. 5-6 Opponent has equal hits .......................... 1-1 ER) in 11 games against Royals – his best ERA vs. any A.L. foe…As David Murphy has nine hits in last 26 at-bats (.346) after going 4- Post-ASB record ............... 12-16 a starter, is 1-1 with a 1.93 ERA (28 IP – 6 ER) vs. KC. for-23 (.174) to open his Angels career…Erick Aybar has missed Current road trip .................. 1-5 first three games of this series with lower back tightness…Aybar is FAST FACTS: Halos have been limited to two runs or less 45 times batting .312 (53/170) over his last 45 games…Trout is on pace for Last homestand .................... 4-2 Lead after 7 innings ...................................... 7-2 Collect a home run................................... 7-6 in 2015 (total of 41 times in 2015)…Thursday night’s comeback 46 HRs - have been just two 40+ HR campaigns in Club history Last road trip ........................ 0-6 win at KC marked Halos’ second win in their last four victories in (Troy Glaus in 2000, 47; & 2001; 41)…David DeJesus sits on 99 Last 5 games ......................... 1-4 Tied after 7 innings ........................................... 1-1 Commit an error ...................................... 6-6 which the Club trailed by multiple runs after eight frames (also career home runs, while Chris Iannetta is at 98 career long balls… Last 10 games ....................... 4-6 8/5 vs. Cleveland). Club is 44-12 scoring 4+ runs (16-44 plating 3 or less)…LAA is an Number of Days MLB-best 35-1 allowing two runs or less…Since his recall on June In first place............................ 19 Tied after 8 innings ....................................... 0-1 May ......................................... (15-13 in ’08) ROAD BUMPS: Club is 24-33 on the road in 2015 (36-23 at 29, C.J. Cron is batting .340 (36/106) with seven doubles, six home In second place....................... 82 Extra Innings ..................................................... 0-1 June ........................................ (16-10 in ’08) home)…Angels are 1-11 in last 12 road affairs (3-13 in last 16 away runs and 19 RBI in that stretch. In third place .......................... 28 Come-from-behind wins ................................. 4 July ............................................ (19-6 in ’08) games)…LAA scoring just 2.5 runs per game on the road since the In fourth place .......................... 1 All-Star break (30 runs in 12 games)…During the nine-game road HERE’S JOHNNY: Johnny Giavotella has hits in 20 of last 23 In fifth place ............................ 1 skid (snapped Thursday), Halos batted just .195 (61/313) and games and is batting .328 (19/58) this month to lead Angels… When Angels totaled 19 runs. Halos are 24-12 with Giavotella leading off & 20-9 when he Score first ........................ 40-16 records two-or-more hits…He has already set career bests in Score second or shutout .. 20-40 OFFENSIVE STRUGGLES THIS MONTH several offensive categories including hits, runs, doubles and RBI… th Score 3 runs or less .......... 16-45 AVG .221 (110/498) Has 20 doubles, 12 straight season an Angels’ second baseman RUNS PER 3.0 (14 G/42 R) has logged at least 20 2Bs. Score 4 runs or more ........ 44-12 RISP .193 (21/109) Allow 3 runs or less .......... 48-14 OBP .287 (12th in A.L.) KOLEPLAY: Kole Calhoun is one HR shy of matching career-high of Allow 4 runs or more ........ 12-42 SLG .329 (15th in A.L.) 17 in 2014…Has a career-high 62 RBI - first homegrown right Lead after 7 innings ............ 46-2 +Angels have been shut out five times in last 22 games & 10 fielder to reach the 60 RBI mark since Tim Salmon in 2003…Since Trail after 7 innings ............ 3-51 times in 2015 (shutout just three times in 2014) the start of July (37 games), he is batting .281 (43/153) with nine Tied after 7 innings ............. 11-4 doubles, nine home runs and 26 RBI…Angels are 55-13 in last 68 Lead after 8 innings ............ 51-2 WHAT LIES AHEAD: Halos have several key series remaining down games when Calhoun scores a run. Trail after 8 innings ............ 2-50 the stretch as they currently hold a 0.5 game lead for A.L.'s Tied after 8 innings ............... 7-4 second wild-card spot and are 2.5 games behind first-place MANAGER MINUTE: Since Mike Scioscia took over as manager in Extra innings ......................... 4-6 Houston in A.L. West (8/21-23 vs. Toronto; 9/4-6 vs. Texas; 9/7-9 2000, Halos rank third in A.L. in wins (1,391) behind Yankees & Come-from-behind wins ........ 27 vs. LAD; 9/11-13 vs. Houston; 9/21-23 at Houston & 10/1-4 at Red Sox…Scioscia is the 11th individual to manage one franchise Walk-off wins/losses ............ 9-4 Texas). for 2500+ games…Scioscia’s 1,391 wins rank 28th all-time… Decided in final at-bat ........ 15-9 Wilbert Robertson is 27th (1,399). Vs. LHS .............................. 16-13 FREESE’S FRACTURE FACTOR? Since David Freese went down with a fractured finger, the Halos have gone 6-16 while batting @ ROYALS: Royals lead 2015 series 5-1…Halos snapped a seven- Vs. RHS ............................. 44-43 just .225 (173/770)…At the time of his injury (July 22), the Angels game skid to KC with late-inning comeback win Thursday Out-hit opponent ............. 44-13 led the A.L. West with a 54-40 record (+2), a season-best 14 (including 2014 playoffs)…Halos have won seven of last 11 games Out-hit by opponent ........ 12-40 games above .500. in KC…LAA has won 15 of last 20 season series vs. Royals…From Opponent has equal hits ...... 4-3 1976-86, either the Angels ('79, '82, '86) or Royals won 10 of 11 Collect 10-or-more hits .... 28-10 KNOW THIS: Mike Trout (33 HRs) & Albert Pujols (31 HRs) are on A.L. West titles, a significant rivalry in the division for a decade. Allow 10-or-more hits ...... 10-28 pace to be first Angels teammates with 40+ HRs, last done in MLB Hit a home run ................. 47-27 19-15 by 2006 White Sox (J. Dye & J. Thome). ROYAL PAIN: Aybar owns a .338 (78/231) career average vs. KC, Allow a home run ............. 30-46 tops in Club history…Pujols is hitting .318 (95/299) with 20 HRs Commit an error ............... 24-26 2015 TOP HR TANDEMS: and 65 RBI in 78 career games vs.