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ANGELS (37-32) @ ATHLETICS (34-35) LHP TYLER SKAGGS (5-4, 3.08 ERA) vs. RHP CHRIS BASSITT (0-1, 1.29 ERA) OAKLAND COLISEUM – 6:35 PM PDT TV – FSW RADIO – KLAA AM 830 FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2018 GAME #70 (37-32) OAKLAND, CA ROAD GAME #35 (20-14) THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY LEADING OFF: Tonight the Angels play the seventh game of a MOST HRs THRU 69 & 70 GAMES IN LAA HISTORY June 15 nine-game (2-4) road trip to Minnesota (June 8-10; 2-1), Trout (2018) – 23 in 69 G Trout (2018) – ?? in 70 G (1964) Anaheim City Council Seattle (June 11-13; 0-3) and Oakland (June 15-17)...Halos Pujols (2015) – 20 Pujols (2015) – 21 adopted an ordinance to establish have dropped last four games following a six-game win Wagner (1962) – 20 Wagner (1962) – 20 Anaheim Stadium, Inc…The board streak...Angels look to avoid matching a season-high five-game Glaus (2000) – 20 Glaus (2000) – 20 negotiated the building contract skid (May 15-19)...LAA was swept for third time this season in Vaughn (2000) – 20 Vaughn (2000) – 20 and arranged for the cost of the last series at Seattle (first time on road since July 25-27, 2017 land & construction of stadium. at Cleveland)...Club is a season-high 7.5 games back of pace in TALE OF TWO CITIES June 16 A.L. West...Angels are 24-29 since a club-record 13-3 start... HOME ROAD (1992) Nolan Ryan has his uniform LAA is 12-8-2 in 22 series (7-3-1 in 11 road series)... Since a 14- W-L 17-18 20-14 #30 retired at Anaheim Stadium… 4 mark thru first 18 road games, Halos are 6-10 in last 16 away TEAM ERA 3.86 3.61 Ryan is the only player in MLB affairs...Following this series, LAA hosts Arizona (June 18-19) & RUNS PER GAME 3.9 5.1 history to have his number retired Toronto (June 21-24). AVG .228 .267 by three teams (Angels, Rangers & OBP .306 .335 Astros). SHELVED: With today’s transactions, Angels have 15 players SLG .397 .450 simultaneously on D.L. for first time in club history...Last MLB HOT HALOS: Mike Trout has four HRs in last four games (back WINS & LOSSES team with 15 on D.L. at same time was Oakland in 2016... Current record ...................... 37-32 Today’s active player roster features just 12 players from to back multi-HR games June 11-12)...He is batting .356 (32/90) with 22 runs scored, eight doubles, one triple, 11 home runs Home record ......................... 17-18 Opening Day. (STATS D.L. data spans to 1987) Road record .......................... 20-14 and 20 RBI over his last 23 games...Justin Upton has opened Pre-ASB record ..................... 37-32 June 14-for-41 (.341) with four home runs and five RBI (4 HR TYLER SKAGGS TONIGHT: The lefty is 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA (13 Post-ASB record ............................. IP – 1 ER) in his two starts this month…Has fashioned a 2.73 his last 10 G)…He is the first Angel with 15 HRs as a left fielder Current streak ...................... Lost 4 ERA (52.2 IP – 16 ER) over his last nine starts...Holding left- (min. 100 G in LF) since Vernon Wells (25 HRs) in 2011...Martín Current road trip .......................2-4 handers to a .173 (14/81) average this season. Maldonado has hits in 15 of last 19 games...12 RBI his last 19 Last road trip ............................4-6 games...Has .300 (33/110) average with eight doubles and Last home stand .......................5-1 FLETCH LIVES! In the fourth inning Wednesday, David Fletcher three HRs since May 1...Over his last 14 contests, Ian Kinsler is Last 5 games .............................1-4 collected his first Major League hit - a two-run triple...He is the batting .323 (20/62) with 14 runs, five doubles, six home runs Last 10 games ...........................6-4 second Angel to record a triple for his first big league hit in MLB and 11 RBI. debut (also Thad Bosley in 1977 vs. KC)...Fletcher is the fifth LAA Number of Days player with three hits in his MLB debut, joining C.J. Cron (2014), ALL-STAR SIMMONS? Andrelton Simmons (10-day DL) has hits In first place ............................... 22 Kendrys Morales (2006), Lee Stevens (1990) and Gil Flores in 11 of 12 with an AB and 31 of his last 36 games hitting .350 In second place .......................... 23 (1977)...In 58 Triple-A games this season, Fletcher was batting .350 (48-for-137) with 13 XBH and 25 RBI in the span...He has struck In third place .............................. 31 (89/254) with 55 runs, 25 doubles, five triples, six HRs and 35 out just twice since May 1 (139 PA)...Has reached base safely In fourth place ............................. 1 RBI…Was leading Pacific Coast League in hits, runs, doubles, extra- in 39 of last 41 games...Leads MLB in PA per SO with 24.2 (242 In fifth place ................................ base hits and ranked third in average. PA/10 K) and ranks fourth in A.L. batting .330. When Angels Score first ...............................28-7 MVP x 3? Two-time A.L. MVP Mike Trout (6.1 WAR in ’18) is on ALL-TIME MANAGERIAL WINS pace for a 14.3 WAR season – would be the best single season in Score second or shutout .........9-25 18. Ralph Houk 1,619 MLB history passing Babe Ruth (14.1 in 1923)...Next highest MLB 1-run games ...........................12-7 19. Mike Scioscia 1,607 player in WAR in 2018 is Jose Ramirez (CLE) at 3.9...Trout leads MLB Score 3 runs or fewer ..............9-27 w/ 23 HRs...On pace for career-best 54 HRs...Also leads MLB with 20. Fred Clarke 1,602 Score 4 runs or more ..............28-5 168 total bases, 42 extra-base hits, 56 runs, 56 walks and a .444 Lead after 7 innings ................32-6 OBP. ALBERT ALERT: Albert Pujols has 3,031 career hits – good for Trail after 7 innings .................2-24 27th all-time...Rod Carew is next on the hit list at 3,053...Pujols Tied after 7 innings ...................3-2 SOMETHING FISHY: Mike Trout is the first player in Angels’ collected his 3,000th hit on May 4th at Seattle to become just Lead after 8 innings ................34-3 history with 20+ HRs in seven straight seasons...Joins Alex fourth player to log 600 HRs and 3,000 hits (Hank Aaron, Willie Trail after 8 innings .................1-26 Tied after 8 innings ...................2-3 Rodriguez and Mickey Mantle as only A.L. players to amass Mays & Alex Rodriguez)...Ranks sixth all-time in RBI with Extra innings .............................1-5 seven seasons of 20+ HRs prior to their age-27 season. 1,955); source Baseball-Reference.com...Lou Gehrig is sixth all- time with 1,995...Pujols sits at 629 career two-baggers (11th Come-from-behind wins .........14-9 Win/lose in final at-bat .............5-7 all-time) to move within three of Top 10 (David Ortiz, 632). ANGELS ALL-TIME HR LEADERS Walk-off games ........................3-3 Tim Salmon 299 (1,672 games) Vs. LHS ....................................6-11 Garret Anderson 272 (2,013 games) ALL-TIME HR LIST Vs. RHS ................................. 31-21 Mike Trout 224 (994 games) 5. Willie Mays 660 Out-hit opponent ....................24-8 Brian Downing 222 (1,661 games) 6. Ken Griffey Jr. 630 Out-hit by opponent ............. 10-22 7. Albert Pujols 624 Opponent has equal hits ...........3-2 OHTANI TO D.L. On June 8th, Shohei Ohtani was placed on the Collect 10-or-more hits ...........20-4 10-day disabled list (retro to 6/7) with a Grade 2 sprain of the PITCHING POINTS: LAA pitchers have 32 games this season Allow 10-or-more hits .............6-15 UCL...Underwent a PRP and stem cell injection last Thursday with 10+ Ks, a franchise record through first 69 games...Halos Collect home run .................. 27-23 with Dr. Steve Yoon in LA & will be re-evaluated in three have issued 242 free passes, second-most in A.L…Angels’ Allow home run .................... 19-25 weeks...His 61 Ks are a club record through first nine career bullpen has tossed 257.1 IP to rank second in A.L. to Tampa Commit an error .....................6-16 starts & lead A.L. rookies. Bay..13 blown saves are second-most in MLB. Monthly Record @ OAKLAND: Angels are 10-3 in last 13 games vs. Oakland (5-2 March/April .... 16-12 (14-13 in ’17) FROM THE START: Halo starters have held opponents to three May ................ 14-15 (14-15 in ’17) in last 7 G in Oakland)…Halos lead 2018 series 5-2 and are 17-9 runs-or-less in 34 of last 41 games...LAA starting pitchers have June .................... 7-5 (14-14 in ’17) since 2017 vs. A’s…March 29th marked the sixth Opening Day fashioned a 2.97 ERA (230.1 IP – 76 ER) since May 1, tops in July ............................ (9-13 in ’17) A.L. and second in MLB in span…Angels are only team in MLB meeting between these clubs...LAA has won four consecutive August ..................... (18-10 in ‘17) to boast five starters with 3.70 ERAs or lower (min. 7 starts). season series vs. A’s (2014-17)…Since 2013, Mike Trout is Sept/Oct .................. (11-17 in ’17) batting .321 (115/358) with 25 HR & 61 RBI in 93 games vs.