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ATHLETICS (4-6) @ ANGELS (6-3) RHP KENDALL GRAVEMAN (0-1, 8.10 ERA) vs. RHP SHOHEI OHTANI (1-0, 4.50 ERA) ANGEL STADIUM – 1:07 PM PDT TV – FOX SPORTS WEST, NHK RADIO – KLAA AM 830 SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 GAME #10 (6-3) ANAHEIM, CA HOME GAME #6 (3-2) THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY LEADING OFF: Angels play the finale of their initial home stand TODAY FOR SHOHEI: With a winning decision today, Shohei April 8 of 2018 (3-2) vs. Cleveland (2-1) and Oakland (1-1)…Halos Ohtani would become the first player with two wins and 3+ home (1986) Wally Joyner makes his MLB have won six of last eight games…LAA is 6-3 thru 9 G for a runs in his team’s first 10 games of a season since Jim Shaw for debut going 1-for-5 (2B) at Seattle… second straight season…Club looks for first 7-3 start thru 10 G the 1919 Washington Senators (Shaw’s three HR came in the He would finish second to Jose since 1987…Tomorrow, LAA opens its second trip of 2018 to games where he pitched). (STATS LLC) Canseco for Rookie of the Year Texas (April 9-11) and Kansas City (April 12-15). honors in 1986, batting .290 with 22 ROSTER MOVES: Today the Angels recalled RHP Eduardo Paredes HRs and 100 RBI; (1989) Jim Abbott ANGELS RECENT STARTS and RHP Felix Peña from Triple-A Salt Lake…RHP JC Ramirez (right made his major league debut vs. After 9 G After 10 G elbow strain) was placed on the 10-day disabled list and RHP Seattle in Anaheim, becoming the 2018 6-3 -- Akeel Morris has been optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake. 16th player in history to make his 2017 6-3 6-4 debut without a day in the minors. 2016 5-4 5-5 NOW YOU KNOW: Shohei Ohtani is the fourth Japanese player to April 9 2015 4-5 5-5 appear for the Halos: (2009) Angels’ pitcher Nick Adenhart 2014 4-5 5-5 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 1997-01 (22) and friends Courtney Stewart (20) and Henry Pearson (25) were Hideki Matsui 2010 tragically killed by a drunk driver in a BACK TO COMING BACK: Four of six wins on season have been Hisanori Takahashi 2011-12 hit-and-run car accident in the early in comeback fashion (Halos led MLB with 47 comeback wins morning hours of April 9th in in 2017)…LAA erased a 6-0 deficit to win 13-9 Friday - second THE MANAGER: Mike Scioscia is the longest tenured manager in Fullerton, CA…A fourth passenger, Jon th straight April Angels overcame 6-run deficit to win (also April the Majors (19 season) and the only active manager to collect Wilhite (24), sustains critical injuries. 9, 2017 vs. Seattle). over 1,000 victories with current club…His current .539 (1,576- (1966) The Angels played their first 1,349) winning percentage and 1,570 wins are both tops in exhibition game at Anaheim Stadium, SPEED AND POWER: From Sports Info Solutions, players in last franchise history… Scioscia is one of just three active managers a 9-3 loss to San Francisco. 10 seasons to throw multiple pitches at 100 mph and homer: with at least 1,500 career wins (Bochy & Showalter). Noah Syndergaard, Stephen Strasburg, Gerrit Cole 2018 MISC. WINS & LOSSES Matt Harvey, Andrew Cashner, Michael Lorenzen ALL-TIME MANAGER WINS Current record ......................... 6-3 José Fernández and Shohei Ohtani (The Athletic). 20. Tommy Lasorda 1,599 Home record ............................ 3-2 21. Mike Scioscia 1,576 Road record ............................. 3-1 SO FAR, SHO GOOD: Shohei Ohtani has set Angels’ records 22. Dick Williams 1,571 Pre-ASB record ......................... 6-2 with 16 total bases and 7 RBI through first four career games Post-ASB record ............................ Current home stand ................. 3-2 with a plate appearance…Just fourth player all-time to homer ONLY ONE: Entering 2018, 19,183 people had played Major Last road trip ............................ 3-1 in his first three career home games with a plate appearance League Baseball. Of those players, just one of them has 200 HR, Last 5 games............................. 3-2 (also, Chris Davis, Tom Murphy and Matt Kemp)…Since RBI 150 SB, and a .400 OBP through his first seven seasons. His name Last 10 games ........................... 6-3 became official, he is first A.L. player with a home run and 2+ is Mike Trout. Number of Days RBI in each of first three career home games (STATS LLC). In first place ................................ 3 ANOTHER TROUT NIBBLE: Mike Trout has four 9+ WAR seasons In second place ........................... 5 FAST FACTS: 10 walks last night by Angels’ pitchers are most in through his 26 year-old campaign. Only others to do so? Rogers In third place ............................... 1 a nine inning game since April 21, 2006 at Oakland (LAA leads Hornsby (4) and Ty Cobb (4). In fourth place ............................. 1 A.L. with 43 free passes)…LAA leads A.L. with 54 runs scored, In fifth place ............................... 90 hits, 15 HR and 158 total bases…Halo relievers lead the A.L. 3000/600: Albert Pujols is 22 hits shy of 3,000…When he reaches When Angels with a 2.42 ERA (44.2 IP – 12 ER) and .190 BAA…LAA has the mark, he will become just the fourth player in MLB history Score first ................................ 3-1 committed just two errors thru nine games. with at least 3,000 knocks and 600 HRs joining Hank Aaron, Willie Score second or shutout .......... 3-2 Mays and Alex Rodriguez. 1-run games ............................. 2-1 PLAYER POINTS: In March/April-May across last two seasons, Score 3 runs or fewer ............... 2-2 Score 4 runs or more ................ 4-1 Zack Cozart is batting .329 (68/207)…Andrelton Simmons is ALL-TIME HR LIST Lead after 7 innings .................. 5-0 second in A.L. with 14 hits (Matt Chapman leads with 15)… 5. Willie Mays 660 Trail after 7 innings .................. 0-2 Justin Upton’s 23 total bases are third-most in A.L…Shohei 6. Ken Griffey Jr. 630 Tied after 7 innings ................... 1-1 Ohtani is the first Angel rookie to homer in each of his first 7. Albert Pujols 615 Lead after 8 innings .................. 5-0 three home games and the second Angel to hit a HR in each of Trail after 8 innings .................. 0-2 his first three home games of a season (Bobby Bonds in 1977). 2000 RBI: Pujols enters today with 1,921 RBI – only four players Tied after 8 innings ................... 1-1 have ever reached 2,000 in an MLB career: Hank Aaron (2,297), Extra innings ............................. 1-1 TWO-WAY SHOHEI: Ohtani is the first A.L. player to homer in Babe Ruth (2,214), Alex Rodriguez (2,086) and Cap Anson (2,075) Come-from-behind wins .......... 4-1 three straight games in the same season that he started a – BASEBALL REFERENCE Win/lose in final at-bat............. 1-1 game as a pitcher since Babe Ruth (five times; 1918-1921, Walk-off games ........................ 1-1 1930 - STATS LLC)…First player to earn a win and then hit a Vs. ATHLETICS: Angels are 14-4 in last 18 home games vs. Vs. LHS ..................................... 1-0 home run in a start as a non-pitcher in his next game since Oakland…Club has averaged 6.2 runs per game in the 18 Vs. RHS ..................................... 5-3 Babe Ruth on June 13-14, 1921…First rookie with 3+ hits and matchups (111 total runs)…Halos lead 2018 series 4-2…March Out-hit opponent ..................... 4-1 1+ wins in his team’s first 6 games of a season since Dutch 29th marked the sixth Opening Day meeting between the Angels Out-hit by opponent ................ 2-1 Opponent has equal hits .......... 0-1 Stryker for 1924 Boston Braves (STATS LLC)…First player with and A’s, tied for second-most openers vs. one opponent (CWS)… Collect 10-or-more hits ............ 3-1 4+ hits, a home run, and a win in his team’s first six games since Halos claimed 2017 series 12-7 and have won nine of last 12 Allow 10-or-more hits .............. 1-1 Wes Ferrell in 1937 for Red Sox (STATS LLC)…Ohtani became meetings…LAA has won four consecutive season series vs. A’s Collect home run ...................... 4-2 the first player to start as a non-pitcher on Opening Day and (2014-17)…Since 2013, Mike Trout is batting .318 (113/355) with Allow home run ........................ 3-3 then start as a pitcher within his team’s first 10 games since 24 HR & 59 RBI in 92 games vs. Oakland. Commit an error ....................... 1-1 Ruth (BOS) in 1919 (STATS LLC). Monthly Record Vs. GRAVEMAN: Albert Pujols is 14-for-33 (.424, 4 HR) and Mike March/April ........ 6-3 (14-13 in ’17) BASEBALL RARITY: Prior to Ohtani, the last time a player Trout is 10-for-30 (.333, 2 HR). May ......................... (14-15 in ’17) started as a pitcher and a non-pitcher in the first 10 games of June ......................... (14-14 in ’17) a season was 1920, when both Bullet Joe Bush (Red Sox) and RANGERS ON DECK: First of three stops in Arlington in 2018 (also July ............................ (9-13 in ’17) Clarence Mitchell (Dodgers) started as pitchers and outfielders Aug. 16-19) and Sept. 3-5)…Texas claimed the 2017 season series August ..................... (18-10 in ‘17) (STATS LLC). 11-8 (Angels were 4-5 on road) and also won the 2016 season Sept/Oct .................