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ATHLETICS (96-63; 2nd in A.L. WEST) @ ANGELS (78-81; 4th in A.L. WEST) RHP LOU TRIVINO (8-3, 3.00 ERA) vs. RHP JAIME BARRIA (10-9, 3.54 ERA) ANGEL STADIUM – 7:07 PM PDT TV – FSW, NHK RADIO – KLAA AM 830, KWKW FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 GAME #160 (78-81) ANAHEIM, CA HOME GAME #79 (40-38) LEADING OFF: Halos play the fourth game (3-0) of the final home HI, MY NAME IS… 60 players (35 pitchers-16 starters) have THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY stand vs. Texas (3-0) & Oakland (Sept. 28-30)…Angels completed appeared in 2018 to set the Club’s single-season franchise mark September 28 eighth sweep of season with Wednesday’s win over Texas…Halos (MLB record for players used is 64 by 2014 Texas Rangers)…16 (2008) Angels set a club record with win #100 in a 7-0 blanking of Texas at Angel need to sweep this series to avoid third consecutive sub-.500 season players have made MLB debuts in 2018 breaking team record of 12 Stadium…Halos finish with the best (would be first time for franchise since 1992-1994)...Would be first (1996 & 1975)…37 players on LAA’s active roster…LAA had a club- record in baseball (100-62); (1961) Leon time with three consecutive full losing seasons since 1975-77…LAA record 15 players on D.L. simultaneously twice this season…Halos Wagner tied a then club record with is 12-12 this month & 29-33 since break…Angels have spent last 91 sent 25 different players to D.L., most in MLB this season. eight RBI in a game vs. Washington; days in 4th place…Club is 22-23-7 thru 52 series. (1974) Nolan Ryan threw his third no SHO OFF: Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth (1919) are only players in hitter in a 4-0 win over Minnesota…In ABOUT BARRIA: Rookie Jaime Barria makes his final outing of MLB history with 10 pitching appearances and 20 HRs in a season… the effort, Ryan tied Clyde Wright’s club season, his 26th start of campaign…Has allowed three-or-fewer runs He reached 20 HRs in 91 non-pitching games, second-fastest LAA record with his 22nd win; (2000) Troy in 20 of 25 starts…In last 11 outings, is 5-2 with a 3.19 ERA (53.2 IP – rookie to reach 20 HRs (Wally Joyner hit 20 by 82nd game in 1986) Glaus posted his 45th HR at Texas, 19 ER)…Ranks second among MLB rookies in wins (10; min. 15 GS)… & eighth rookie in club history to reach 20 HRs (first since Mike setting the A.L. record for HR by a third Third (min. 75 IP) among A.L. rookies in ERA (3.54) & second in Trout in 2012)...First Halo since T. Salmon in 2000 to win A.L. Player baseman; (2004) Vladimir Guerrero batting average against (.247; min. 15 GS)…First Halo pitcher to of Week honors twice in a season…First player in MLB history with became second player in club history to record 10+ wins in first MLB season since Jose Arredondo (10 wins 20+ HR & 50+ pitching Ks in same season…With 22 HRs, Ohtani has post at least 120 runs and 120 RBI in the same season, joining Don Baylor who in 2008)…Last with 11 wins in first season was Jered Weaver in 2006. passed Kenji Johjima (18 HR w/ Seattle in 144 games in 2006) for collected 139 RBI and 120 runs in his most rookie HRs by a Japanese native…Ohtani & Hideki Matsui (5 MVP campaign in 1979; (2009) Angels EVERYDAY JOSE: Jose Alvarez’s 76 appearances are tied with times) are only Japanese players with 20+ HRs in a season. clinch their 3rd consecutive A.L. West Francisco Rodriguez (2008) & Joe Smith (2014) for second-most crown with an 11-0 win…Ervin Santana FISH FACTS: Trout’s 64.1 career WAR is currently ahead of Ty Cobb appearances by Halo pitcher in a single season (Scot Shields owns goes the distance in the shutout. (63.4) for tops all time by a position player through age-26 season… record with 78 in 2005)…Since 2016, Alvarez’s 204 games pitched September 29 rank tied for second in A.L. (169 IP). With a 10.0 WAR for 2018, he is on pace to finish with a 10+ WAR (1970) Clyde Wright earned his 22nd win for third time in career (2012 & 2016 - 10.5 WAR each season)…Only in a 9-2 victory over the White Sox…The KNOW THIS: Shohei Ohtani’s 22 HRs match his professional career- players with more than three seasons with 10+ WAR all-time are 22 wins (tied with Nolan Ryan – 1974) high set in 2016 with Nippon-Ham Fighters…Trout needs one more Babe Ruth (9 times), Willie Mays (6 times) & Rogers Hornsby (6 stands as Angels’ single-season record. run for sixth 100-run season of career…Ohtani needs one more SB to times)…His 506 career extra-base hits rank sixth in MLB for a player record the third 20 HR/10 SB rookie season in franchise history: by age-26 season (Alex Rodriguez has most - 569)…Joe Medwick is WINS & LOSSES Devon White in 1987 & Trout in 2012. fifth (509 XBH)…Trout has now posted 35+ HRs three times passing Current record ..................... 78-81 Troy Glaus (twice) for most in team annals…Just second A.L. player Home record ........................ 40-38 FREE STUFF: Mike Trout has tied Troy Glaus for the franchise record with seven seasons of 60+ extra-base hits by age 26 season-or- Road record.......................... 38-43 with 30 multi-walk games in a season…Since Trout’s first big league younger (Alex Rodriguez)…Has tied team record reaching base 4+ Pre-ASB record ..................... 49-48 season in 2012, he leads A.L. with 147 such games. times on 16 occasions this season to equal mark set by Brian Post-ASB record ................... 29-33 Downing in 1987 (STATS LLC)…Trout & Willie Mays are only players Current streak ..................... Won 3 POWER POINT: Angels’ 210 HRs (5th in A.L.) hit are second-most in with three seasons of 30 HR/20 SB prior to their age-27 Current home stand ................. 3-0 team history (236 HRs in 2000)…110 HRs at home are third-most all- campaign…Vying to be fifth player all-time (first in A.L.) with 120 Last road trip ............................ 1-4 time (team record is 130 HR at home in 2000). walks, 30 HRs & 25 stolen bases: Barry Bonds (6 seasons), Jeff Last home stand ....................... 3-4 Bagwell (2 seasons), Chipper Jones (1999) & Bobby Abreu (2004). Last five games ......................... 3-2 THIS N’ THAT: Wednesday’s win moved LAA to 25-15 in one-run Last 10 games ........................... 5-5 GOLD STANDARD: Three-time Gold Glover Andrelton Simmons games this season…Trout has reached base safely in 40 of last 44 Series ................................ 22-23-7 leads MLB shortstops with 227 putouts…Leads MLB with a 19.0 games…In month of September (20 games), he is batting .338 Number of Days Ultimate Zone Rating in 2018 (UZR) – FanGraphs…Since 2015, his (23/68) with three doubles, seven home runs, 14 RBI and 16 walks… In first place .............................. 22 95 defensive runs saved (DRS) rank second in MLB…Thru 923 career On Sept. 20 at Oakland, Francisco Arcia became the first player in In second place ......................... 23 games, Simmons’ defensive WAR is 23.3 – best by any shortstop in MLB history to catch (innings 1-7), pitch (innings 8-9) & homer (9th In third place ............................. 42 MLB history...Simmons’ 113 double plays lead MLB shortstops & his inning) in same game…On Monday night, Jose Briceno connected for In fourth place ........................... 95 4.32 range factor per nine innings leads A.L. shortstops. th rd a pinch-hit walk-off HR to lead off the 11 (3 walk-off HR for LAA in In fifth place ............................... ’18), just the fifth pinch-hit walk-off HR in team history, first since GLOVE STORY: With 74 errors this season, Angels are on pace to When Angels Scott Spiezio in 2000 (just the third such HR in extra frames, first break club record for fewest miscues in a full campaign (80 set last Score first ............................ 52-16 since Daryl Sconiers on April 30, 1983) – ELIAS. season)…Fewest in a strike-shortened season is 76 in 1994…Club Score second or shutout....... 26-65 ranks tied for third in A.L. with .987 fielding pct...Halos lead MLB 1-run games .................... 25-15 HEAN MACHINE: Andrew Heaney set career highs in wins (9), starts turning 170 double plays…Catchers own a 40.3 caught stealing pct. Score 3 runs or fewer ........... 17-63 (30), strikeouts (180) & innings pitched (180.0)…First Halo to reach (31 of 76), tops in A.L…Mike Trout is only CF in MLB (min. 100 G) Score 4 runs or more ............ 61-18 180+ Ks since 2013 (C.J. Wilson; 188)…Just third Angels lefty with 5+ with a 1.000 fielding pct…Kole Calhoun’s 27 OF assists since 2016 Lead after 7 innings .............. 68-10 games of 10-or-more strikeouts in a season (joins Frank Tanana in rank third in A.L. Trail after 7 innings ................ 4-68 1975-1977 & Chuck Finley in 1996)…2018 Nick Adenhart Award Tied after 7 innings ................... 6-3 recipient (top pitcher as voted by teammates) & Angels’ Roberto LEADING MEN: Mike Scioscia is in his 19th consecutive season with Lead after 8 innings ...............