Angels (71-63) @ Athletics (76-57) Lhp Cj Wilson (10-9
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ANGELS (71-63) @ ATHLETICS (76-57) LHP C.J. WILSON (10-9, 3.86) vs. LHP TOMMY MILONE (11-9, 3.73) OAKLAND COLISEUM – 1:05 P.M. PDT TV – FSW MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 GAME #135 (71-63) OAKLAND, CA ROAD GAME #70 (35-34) THE LATEST : Today, Angels play the fourth contest (2-1) of a six-game road trip to Seattle (2-1) and Oakland THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY (9/3-5)… Seven of Angels’ next 10 games are vs. A’s …LAA has won five of six games and nine of last 12 September 3 affairs …Despite winning nine of 12 games, the Halos have gained just a half game in the wild card race in (1966) Jim Fregosi and Paul Schaal each stole the span …LAA is 23-25 since the All-Star break and 5-6-1 in last 12 series …Angels are 8.5 games behind first- home in a 7-6 win against Washington at place Texas in West, 5.5 games behind Oakland for the wild-card lead and 3.5 games behind Baltimore for Anaheim Stadium. the second wild-card spot… Following this road trip, Angels open a seven-game home stand vs. Detroit (Sept. 7-9) and Oakland (Sept. 10-13). 2012 ANGELS AT A GLANCE Current record ................................ 71-63 th FAST FACT: According to STATS LLC, this is the 13 matchup of Angels/A’s on Labor Day since 1961, tied for Current streak ................................. Lost 1 most meetings in MLB in span. Pre-ASB record ................................ 48-38 Post-ASB record .............................. 23-25 WHAT’S NEXT? Following this trip, 16 of Angels’ next 19 games will be at home…Halos have 28 games Current road trip ................................. 2-1 remaining, 19 contests against teams with winning records (OAK - 7, TEX - 6, DET - 3, CWS - 3) and nine vs. Last road trip ....................................... 4-2 teams with losing records (SEA – 6, KC – 3)…Five of Angels’ last six opponents are in playoff contention…LAA Last homestand .................................. 3-0 must go 19-9 over last 28 games to reach 90 wins. Last 5 games ....................................... 4-1 Last 10 games ..................................... 7-3 HOT HALOS: Torii Hunter’s . 354 (64/181) average since All-Star break ranks second in A.L…Albert Pujols is Number of Days… ........................................ batting .392 (21/55) with five HRs and 15 RBI his past 14 games… Howie Kendrick batted .344 (31/90) in In first place ........................................... 1 August…Since being recalled, 24 of 26 outings by Kevin Jepsen have been scoreless…16 of last 31 hits for In second place .................................... 60 Kendrys Morales have gone for extra bases (7 2B & 9 HR)… Erick Aybar hit .341 (31/91) in August. In third place ........................................ 43 In fourth place ..................................... 35 @ OAKLAND: A’s lead 2012 season series 7-5 (seven matchups remaining) and have won last two games … When Angels… ............................................. LAA has won five of last eight games in Oakland (2-10 in previous 12 games here)…Since 2004, the Angels Score first ...................................... 56-23 hold a slight edge in the series (88-76). Score second or shutout ................. 15-40 Score 4-or-more runs ...................... 59-18 Highest Career Batting Average at O.co Coliseum – All-Time (STATS LLC) Score 3 runs-or-fewer ..................... 12-45 (Minimum 150 PA) Lead after 7 innings........................... 59-7 Ichiro Suzuki .357 Trail after 7 innings ........................... 3-51 Chili Davis .342 Tied after 7 innings ............................. 9-5 Derek Jeter .340 Lead after 8 innings........................... 63-2 Tony Oliva .338 Trail after 8 innings ........................... 3-56 Erick Aybar .338 (51/151) Tied after 8 innings ............................. 5-4 Extra Innings ....................................... 3-4 RUN ROOKIE RUN: Mike Trout’s 107 runs are a new Angels’ single-season rookie record (previously Devon Come-from-behind wins ...................... 23 White , 103 runs in 159 games in 1987) …Despite missing the first 20 games of the year, Trout is the first Win/lose in final at-bat ..................... 10-7 player in the Majors to score 100 runs this season …Trout’s 42 stolen bases are tied for second most in club Vs. LHS ...................................... 18-21 history by a rookie – record is 48 SBs by Gary Pettis (1985) . Vs. RHS ...................................... 53-42 Out-hit opponent ............................ 62-14 25/40: At age 21, Trout is the youngest player ever with a 25 HR/40 SB season and the first MLB rookie ever Out-hit by opponent ......................... 4-43 to accomplish the feat. Opponent has equal hits ..................... 5-6 Collect 10-or-more hits ................... 46-20 ABOUT ALBERT: Pujols has 29 HRs this season …He is the only player ever to hit 30+ homers over his first 11 Allow 10-or-more hits ..................... 16-33 major league seasons (2001-2011)…Only three players in M.L. history have hit 30 or more home runs in 12 Collect a home run .......................... 53-34 consecutive seasons at any point during their careers: Barry Bonds , 13, 1992-2004, Alex Rodriguez , 13, Allow a home run ............................ 36-43 1998-2010 & Jimmie Foxx , 12, 1929-1940 . Commit an error ............................. 27-29 Monthly Record… OFFENSE (2012 vs. 2011): 10+ hits a MLB leading 66 times (totaled 46 10+ hit games in 2011) …LAA ranks March /April................ 8-15 (15-12 in ’11) th second in MLB in ‘12 batting .273 (club hit .253 in 2011)…LAA has 163 HRs (4 in MLB) - totaled 155 HRs in May .......................... 18-11 (14-16 in ’11) 2011…Halos are on pace to score 750+ runs (2011 club logged 667 runs, lowest total in 19 seasons)…For just June ............................ 17-9 (13-12 in ’11) the fifth time in club history, the Angels have three players with at least 25 home runs ( Trumbo , Pujols & July ............................ 14-12 (17-10 in ’11) Trout ). August ....................... 13-15 (14-13 in ‘11) Sept/Oct....................... 1-1 (13-13 in ’11) TOP OFFENSE SINCE JUNE: JUNE-Today (82 G) (MLB Ranks in span) AVG .287 (811/2830) 1st OBP .347 1st RUNS PER 5.3 (438) 1st HRs 115 2nd SLG .467 1st THE FISH WRAP: Trout (age 21) is the youngest player to steal 40 bases in a season since Ty Cobb (21) in 1907 and the youngest player ever with 25 HRs and 40 SBs in a season… Trout is 11 stolen bases shy of tying most SBs in a player's age-20 season or younger ( Cobb , 53 SBs in 1907) …Trout is currently leading the A.L. in average (.333) and stolen bases (42/46)…Only two players (one rookie) in the last 63 years have led a league in both AVG & SBs: Ichiro Suzuki in 2001 (.350, 56) and Jackie Robinson in 1949 (.342, 37) …Trout also leads MLB with 107 runs scored… Trout swiped 30 consecutive stolen bases (6/5-8/20) to set a new club record previously held by Gary Pettis (1985, 22 straight) …Since 1974, only Nomar Garciaparra in 1997 (30 HR) has more home runs as a rookie leadoff hitter than Trout (25 HR)…Angels’ club record for HRs in as leadoff batter is 26 by Tony Phillips (1995) and Brian Downing (1982)… Trout scored a run in 15 consecutive games (July 5-23) which tied the modern MLB rookie record and set a new A.L. rookie mark…Streak also established Angels’ franchise record …He leads MLB rookies in nearly every offensive category… Trout is only rookie in MLB history with a min. of .340 AVG, 95 R, 24 HR, 70 RBI and 39 SBs after 100 games played into a season ... PLAYER OF MONTH: Trout (.392, 32 R, 10 HR, 23 RBI) was named A.L. Player of the Month and A.L. Rookie of the Month for July, the first A.L. player ever to win Player of the Month & Rookie of the Month in same month… Marked his third consecutive monthly rookie honor. PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS & BROADCAST LISTINGS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) Tuesday Sept. 4 @ Oakland RHP Jarrod Parker (9-7, 3.72) RHP Zack Greinke (3-2, 4.82) 7:05 p.m. FSW Wednesday Sept. 5 @ Oakland RHP Brandon McCarthy (8 -5, 3.10) RHP Dan Haren (9 -10, 4.58) 12:35 p.m. FSW TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – LHP C.J. WILSON 10-9, 3.86 Owns a 2.07 ERA (13 IP – 3 ER) in two starts at the Coliseum this season • Snapped 11 start winless streak with 10-3 victory in last start, August 29 th vs. Boston…Marked first win since June 26 th at Baltimore and first home win since June 19 th vs. San Francisco…Streak was one game shy of matching his career-high set in rookie season (12 games, six starts) • With last win, became fourth player in MLB history to record three straight seasons with 10+ wins after logging three consecutive double-digit save seasons (Derek Lowe, John Smoltz, Ryan Dempster). • In seven games when allowing a first inning run, Wilson goes on to post an 0-4 record with a 7.90 ERA…In 21 starts not allowing a first inning run, he has registered a 10-5 record with a 2.80 ERA (credit Stats ). • Has thrown quality starts in just two of last six starts and 19 of 28 starts overall. • In last start, snapped career-long streak of six consecutive games allowing a home run…With 14 home runs allowed this season, sits just two long balls shy of his career high. • VS. OAKLAND: Making 41 st appearance, 12 th start vs. Oakland, fourth start of 2012…Is 1-2 with a 2.84 ERA (19 IP – 6 ER) in 2011…Owns a 6-7 lifetime record with five saves and a 3.56 ERA (101 IP – 40 ER)…In 18 career appearances, five starts at the Coliseum, has posted a 2-3 record with two saves and a 2.93 ERA (43 IP – 14 ER)…In three years as a starter, is limiting A’s batters to a .201 average (53/264).