ASTROS (78-50; 1st in A.L. WEST) @ ANGELS (63-66; 4th in A.L. WEST) RHP JUSTIN VERLANDER (12-8, 2.65 ERA) vs. RHP JAIME BARRIA (8-7, 3.41 ERA) ANGEL STADIUM – 6:07 PM PDT TV – FSW, NHK RADIO – KLAA AM 830, KWKW SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2018 GAME #130 (63-66) ANAHEIM, CA HOME GAME #65 (33-31) LEADING OFF: Happy 31st Birthday to Justin Upton! #27 at 27: Mike Trout turned age 27 on August 7th…His 62.0 THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY …Angels play the second contest (0-1) of a brief five- career WAR is currently second-highest all time by a August 25 (1979) Angels win at Toronto, game home stand against Houston (8/24-26; 0-1) & position player through age-26 season (Ty Cobb, 63.4). 24-2, to set club marks for largest Colorado (8/27-28)…LAA has dropped four straight SHO ME SOMETHIN’ Shohei Ohtani is the first player in margin of victory (22 runs), most games, six of seven, are 9-12 this month, 14-18 since the runs (24) and hits (26) in a game; break & 20-25 since July 1st…Club looking to avoid MLB history with 10+ HR & 50+ pitching Ks in same season (STATS)…Just third player in baseball history with 13 HR & (2004) Halos tallied 21 runs on 22 falling four games under .500 for first time this four wins in a season joining Jimmy Ryan (1888 White hits vs. Kansas City, most runs season…Halos have spent last 58 days in fourth place… Stockings) & Babe Ruth (1919 Red Sox). scored at home in franchise Club is 16-23 when lefty starts (47-43 vs. RHS)…Following history. the home stand, LAA sets out on a 10-game, 11-day trip to LOOKING AHEAD: 27 of 32 games left with divisional foes: August 26 Houston (Aug. 30-Sept. 2), Texas (Sept. 3-5) & Chicago Nine with Texas (6 home, 3 road), Eight vs. Houston (1 (1993) Gary DiSarcina suffered White Sox (Sept. 7-9). home, 7 road), six with Oakland (3 home, 3 road) & four vs. a broken thumb when hit by a Seattle (all at home)…17 of 28 games this month on road. pitch at Baltimore’s Camden th TROUT TRIFECTA: With his 100 walk of season last night, Yards, ending his consecutive Mike Trout became the first player in MLB history with three GOLD STANDARD: Three-time Gold Glover Andrelton game streak at 211. seasons of 25 home runs, 20 stolen bases and 100 walks in Simmons leads A.L. shortstops with 183 putouts (T1st in Jeff Bagwell Bobby age-26 season-or- younger…Joins (3), MLB) and has second fewest errors (8) in junior circuit among WINS & LOSSES Abreu (3), and Barry Bonds (7) as only player with at least shortstops (min. 100 GS)…Leads MLB with a 13.2 Ultimate Current record ............... 63-66 three such seasons in career. Zone Rating in 2018 (UZR) – FanGraphs…Since 2015, his 91 Home record .................. 33-31 defensive runs saved (DFS) lead MLB. Road record.................... 30-35 FAST FACTS: Halo bats looking to break a current 23-inning Pre-ASB record ............... 49-48 scoreless streak (3 G) against Justin Verlander at Big A…In GLOVE STORY: Club ranks tied for third in A.L. with .987 Post-ASB record.............. 14-18 his first career game at Angel Stadium last night, Taylor fielding pct...Halos lead MLB turning 140 double plays Current streak ............... Lost 4 Ward hit his second HR, joins Shohei Ohtani & Francisco (team record is 203 in 1985)…Catchers own a 41.3 caught Current home stand ............0-1 Arcia with a HR in first career game at Big A in 2018. stealing pct. (26 of 63), tops in A.L. (STATS)…Mike Trout is Last road trip ......................4-5 only CF in MLB (min. 70 G) with a 1.000 fielding pct…Kole Last home stand ..................4-2 ROOKIE ROLLIN’ Starter Jamie Barria leads A.L. rookie Calhoun’s 27 OF assists since 2016 lead A.L. Last 5 games .......................1-4 starters (min. 10 starts) with eight wins, ranks second in Last 10 games .....................4-6 circuit with 76 strikeouts & 1.24 WHIP and third with a 3.41 BULLPEN BITS: 3.75 bullpen ERA ranks sixth in A.L… Series .......................... 18-19-5 ERA…He is 3-0 with a 2.36 ERA (26.2 IP – 7 ER; 5 BB, 22 K) Halo relievers lead MLB in inherited runners scored pct. across his last five starts. allowing just 20.4 % to score (43 of 211)…Bullpen has Number of Days logged 487.1 IP, second in A.L. to Tampa Bay….Since 2016, In first place ......................... 22 OHTANI PITCHING UPDATE: On Monday Shohei Jose Alvarez’s 192 games pitched leads A.L. (159.1 IP)… In second place ................... 23 Ohtani threw 29 pitches against live hitters (left-handed & Over last two seasons (2017-18), Alvarez is tied for A.L. lead In third place ....................... 42 right-handed) in a simulated game at the club’s minor league with 128 games pitched, Blake Parker is sixth in same span In fourth place ..................... 60 facility in Tempe, AZ…He is slated for a bullpen today in with 126 appearances. In fifth place ........................... preparation for another simulated game early next week th (45-50 pitches)…Ohtani last pitched for the Halos June 6 THIS N’ THAT: Shohei Ohtani has reached base safely in When Angels (Grade 2 right UCL sprain; injections of platelet-rich plasma nine of 20 pinch-hit plate appearances (6 hits, 3 walks) & Score first ...................... 42-12 & stem cells June 7). ranks tied for A.L. lead (D. Palka, CWS) among pinch hitters Score second or shutout . 21-54 with 13 total bases (2 HR)…Halos are one of seven teams in 1-run games ................. 20-13 SHELVED: Angels currently have 14 players on disabled list A.L. with a positive run differential (+28)…Francisco Score 3 runs or fewer...... 12-50 - club record is 15 players simultaneously on D.L. (twice this Arcia’s 13 RBI thru first his four career home starts (July 26- Score 4 runs or more ...... 51-16 season)…Halos have sent 25 different players to D.L., Aug. 12) set an MLB record (STATS LLC)…Andrelton Lead after 7 innings .......... 54-8 most in MLB this season. Simmons leads MLB in PA per SO at 16.55 (480 PA/29 K) - Trail after 7 innings ........... 4-55 also leads MLB batting .313 (46/147) with two strikes… Tied after 7 innings .............5-3 2019 SCHEDULE: MLB announced the 2019 season Angels’ 172 HRs hit tied for rank fifth in A.L…Mike Lead after 8 innings .......... 56-4 schedule this week with Angels’ highlights including a two- Scioscia (1,633 wins) ranks 18th on all-time managerial wins Trail after 8 innings ........... 2-56 game series (May 4-5) against Houston at Estadio de list (Jim Leyland 17th with 1,769)…LAA pitchers have 50 Tied after 8 innings .............4-6 Béisbol in Monterrey, Mexico…LAA heads south of the games this season with 10+ strikeouts, a club record through Extra innings ......................4-7 border for first time since 2000 when hosting an exhibition 129 affairs (LAA ranks sixth in A.L. with 1,119 K)...Mike Come-from-behind wins 29-19 game vs. Arizona in Hermosillo, Mexico…Angels Trout & Willie Mays are only players with three 30 HR/20 Win/lose in final at-bat ... 10-12 previously played internationally in San Juan, Puerto Rico SB seasons by age-26 season or-younger (Trout is only Walk-off games ..................5-5 for a three-game series with Montreal in 2003…Matching up player in A.L. history). Vs. LHS ........................... 16-23 N.L. Central LAA St. against the for interleague play, faces Vs. RHS ........................... 47-43 Louis at Busch Stadium (June 21-23), Albert Pujols’ first HOT HALOS: David Fletcher has hits in eight of nine game Out-hit opponent ............ 45-15 visit to St. Louis as an opponent. (5 multi-hit games; .400, 14/35, 7 R, 3 2B, 3B, 6 RBI)…Jose Out-hit by opponent ....... 14-47 Alvarez has not been scored upon in 13 of last 14 outings (0. Opponent has equal hits .....4-4 MACHINERY: With his next HR (#20), Albert Pujols will join 74 ERA; 12.1 IP – 1 ER)…Six of Williams Jerez’s first seven Collect 10-or-more hits ... 34-13 Hank Aaron as only players in MLB history with at least 20 HR MLB outings are scoreless (7.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB 8 K)…Eric Allow 10-or-more hits ..... 12-29 in 17 of first 18 seasons…Additionally, will be one of five Young Jr. has hits in eight of 10 games (7 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 4 SB) Collect home run ............ 50-45 players with at least 17 campaigns with 20+ HRs at any point while reaching base safely in 15 of last 18 G…Shohei Ohtani Allow home run .............. 36-55 Hank Aaron Barry Bonds during career: (20 seasons), (19), is batting .318 (14/44; 9 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 6 BB, 4 SB) his Commit an error ............. 17-31 Frank Robinson (17) & Willie Mays (17). last 17 games. Monthly Record HI, MY NAME IS… 57 players (34 pitchers, 14 starters) have ALBERT ALERT: Albert Pujols ranks tied for 23rd all-time March/April16-12 (14-13 in ’17) appeared in 2018 to set single-season franchise marks (MLB (Cap Anson) with 3,081 hits (Ichiro is 22nd with 3,089)..