ANGELS (9-10) @ ATHLETICS (8-12) RHP SONNY GRAY (2-0, 2.12 ERA) vs. RHP JERED WEAVER (0-2, 5.24 ERA) O.Co COLISEUM – 7:07 PM PDT TV – FOX SPORTS WEST RADIO – KLAA AM 830 TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2015 GAME #20 (9-10) OAKLAND, CA ROAD GAME #10 (5-4) LEADING OFF: Tonight the Angels open a six-game Bay Area ANGELS RECENT STARTS road trip to Oakland (April 28-30) and San Francisco (May 1- YEAR THRU 19 G AFTER 20 G THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY 3)…Halos are in a stretch of playing in California for 25 2015 9-10 -- April 28 consecutive days (April 20-May 14; two home stands and one 2014 9-10 10-10 (2002) David Eckstein connected road trip)…LAA went 4-3 on the seven-game home stand vs. 2013 8-11 8-12 for a walk-off grand slam (his Oakland (2-2) and Texas (2-1)…Halos have won three of last 2012 6-13 6-14 second grand slam in as many st four games…Following this trip, Angels will host a nine-game 2011 12-7 12-8 games), becoming the 21 player homestand vs. Seattle (May 4-6), Houston (May 7-10) and in ML history to post a grand slam Colorado (May 12-13). THIS N’ THAT: Mike Trout is second in A.L. with 16 runs (has led in consecutive contests...Eckstein A.L. in runs each of last three seasons)…His go-ahead HR in 7th became only the second Angel to FAST FACT: Erick Aybar is batting .339 (77/227) in his career inning Sunday marked eighth time in his career to hit a game- connect for a grand slam in at O.Co Coliseum – T4th best all-time (min .120 PA). tying or go-ahead home run in the seventh inning or later consecutive games (Willie Aikens, career (twice this season)…Thru 19 games in 2014, David Freese June 13-14, 1979 vs. Toronto) MIRROR IMAGES: Since 2002, the Angels and A’s have faced tallied nine hits, one double, one home run and five RBI…Thru off 253 times (LAA leads 127-126)…In the same span, the 19 games in 2015, owns 16 hits, four doubles, four home runs 2015 ANGELS AT A GLANCE Angels (6 times) or Athletics (5 times) have won 11 of the 13 and 13 RBI…Since 2011, Huston Street has converted 133 of his Current record .................... 9-10 When Angels… Out-hit opponent .................................... 7-0 A.L. West crowns (STATS LLC). 143 save chances for 93%, tops in MLB in span (7 for 7 in 2015). Home record ........................ 4-6 Road record .......................... 5-4 IN WEAVER WE TRUST: Jered Weaver has gone 7-2 with a OFFENSE SLOWED: Angels have been limited to three runs or Current streak .................. Lost 1 Score first .......................................................... 3-5 Out-hit by opponent ............................... 1-9 1.79 ERA in his last 11 starts against the Athletics…For the less in six last nine games and in 11 of 19 overall tilts…Club led Pre-ASB record ................... 9-10 Score second or shutout ............................... 5-6 Opponent has equal hits ......................... 1-1 first time in his career, Weaver is winless thru his first four MLB is runs in 2014 (773). Post-ASB record ......................... starts of a season. Current road trip ....................... PUJOLS’ PURSUIT: Albert Pujols’ 523 career HRs have put him Last home stand ................... 4-3 Lead after 7 innings ...................................... 7-2 Collect a home run .................................. 7-6 STARTING STRONG: Over the last six games, Angels’ starting in sole possession of 18th all-time passing Ted Williams, Willie Last road trip ........................ 3-3 Score 3 runs-or-fewer ................................... 1-5 Allow 10-or-more hits ............................. 1-9 pitching has gone 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA (36 IP – 6 ER) and 30 McCovey & Frank Thomas (521)…17th on the all-time list is Last 5 games ......................... 3-2 Tied after 7 innings ....................................... 1-1 Commit an error ..................................... 6-6 strikeouts…Angels have held opponents to three runs or Jimmie Foxx (534 HRs)…Pujols is also 23rd all-time with 564 Last 10 games ....................... 5-5 fewer in nine games thus far (9-0 to lead MLB - STATS LLC). doubles…Ivan Rodriguez (572) sits in 22nd place on doubles Number of Days list…According to STATSPASS, passed Goose Goslin (1,609 RBI) In first place ............................. 3 Tied after 8 innings ....................................... 0-1 May ......................................... (15-13 in ’08) HOT KOLE: Kole Calhoun has tallied 18 hits in his last 45 at- April 13th for the 32nd-most RBI all-time…31st on the list with In second place ........................ 8 Extra Innings ................................................. 0-1 June ........................................ (16-10 in ’08) bats (.400) including a double, triple, three home runs and 1,623 RBI is Chipper Jones (Pujols at 1,612). In third place ........................... 7 Come-from-behind wins .................................. 4 July ............................................ (19-6 in ’08) nine RBI...He has hit safely in his last four games (8-for-17; In fourth place ......................... 1 .470 over that span). THE MANAGER: Mike Scioscia is the longest tenured skipper in In fifth place ........................... 1 the Majors (16th season) and the only active manager to collect When Angels MLB, Highest Slugging Percentage Batting 1st – 2015 (STATS) over 1,000 victories with a single club (one of four all-time to Score first ............................ 6-2 (min. 50 PA) win at least 1,300 games with original club as manager)…His Score second or shutout ....... 3-8 Matt Carpenter, StL .640 current .547 (1,340-1109) winning percentage and 1,340 wins Score 3 runs or fewer ........... 4-8 Kole Calhoun, LAA .533 are both tops in franchise history…He is one of 15 former Score 4 runs or more ............ 5-2 Charlie Blackmon, Col .480 catchers currently managing in the Majors. Lead after 7 innings .............. 8-1 Trail after 7 innings ............... 0-9 MLB, Lowest Career ERA vs. Athletics – Since 1914 (STATS) ALL-TIME MANAGERIAL WINS Tied after 7 innings ............... 1-0 (min. 200 IP) th Lead after 8 innings .............. 9-1 Carl Mays 1.88 27 Wilbert Robertson 1,399 th Trail after 8 innings ............... 0-9 Eddie Cicotte 2.03 28 Davey Johnson 1,372 th Tied after 8 innings .................... Dutch Leonard 2.06 29 Chuck Tanner 1,352 th Extra innings ......................... 0-1 Luis Tiant 2.23 30 Mike Scioscia 1,340 Come-from-behind wins .......... 3 Steve Barber 2.38 Win/lose in final at-bat ......... 0-1 Jered Weaver 2.46 (56 ER/204.2 IP) @ OAKLAND: These clubs will meet 19 times this season…2015 Vs. LHS .................................. 4-2 series is knotted at 2-2…Angels have won nine of last 12 overall Vs. RHS ................................. 5-8 GAME OF CRON: On Sunday, C.J. Cron’s four hits set a single- games, two of last three in Oaktown...Halos claimed 2014 Out-hit opponent ................. 6-2 game career-high…He has recorded eight hits in his 11 at- series 10-9 (3-6 on road, 7-3 at home)…Snapped a streak of Out-hit by opponent ............. 2-8 bats (.727) and has three doubles his last five games. three straight season series losses to A’s (2011-2013)…Halos Opponent has equal hits ...... 1-0 have also won nine of last 12 games vs. A’s at Angel Stadium…In Collect 10-or-more hits ......... 4-1 BACK TO INTERLEAGUE: The Halos play a weekend set at San final t home series vs. Oakland in 2014 (8/28-31), Halos Allow 10-or-more hits........... 0-5 Francisco for their initial Interleague matchup of 2015…Club completed first four-game sweep over A’s since July 10-13, 1997 Collect a home run ............... 7-6 went 12-8 in 2014, seventh winning mark vs. N.L. in last eight in Oakland…Since 2008, LAA leads series 70-67…Since 2002, the Allow a home run ............... 4-10 seasons. Angels and A’s are nearly deadlocked (Angels lead 127- Commit an error ................... 3-5 126)...Trout has five HRs and 13 RBI over his last 20 games vs. Monthly Record BEST INTERLEAGUE RECORDS IN MLB SINCE ‘07 Oakland. April .............. 9-10 (14-12 in ’14) Los Angeles Angels 96-52 May ..................... (16-12 in ’14) Boston Red Sox 95-59 ONE HIT WONDER: Last Thursday’s 2-0 shutout win over June ..................... (15-10 in ’14) Detroit Tigers 92-59 Oakland marked just the third time in club history the Angels July ........................ (19-8 in ’14) won with one hit; first time since June 16, 1986 vs. Texas August ................. (19-10 in ‘14) (Charlie Hough held Angels hitless through eight innings, only to Sept/Oct .............. (15-11 in ’14) lose in ninth on a three-base error, Wally Joyner's game-tying single, and a pair of passed balls – ELIAS)…Halos’ lone hit 2015 SERIES RECORD Thursday came on a two-run HR off the bat of Kole Calhoun in 3-2-1 the third frame…Calhoun joins former A.L. MVP Zoilo Versalles as only players in MLB history to have a two-run home run as his team’s only hit in a victory (since 1914). PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS & BROADCAST LISTINGS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) Wednesday April 29 @Oakland TBA TBA 7:07 p.m. FSW Thursday April 30 @Oakland LHP Scott Kazmir (2-0, 0.99) RHP Garrett Richards (1-1, 3.75) 12:37 p.m. FSW Friday May 1 @San Francisco RHP Chris Heston (2-2, 2.77) LHP C.J. Wilson (1-2, 3.12) 7:15 p.m.