LOS ANGELES ANGELS (8-19) @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS (19-8) RHP GRIFFIN CANNING (0-3, 4.70 ERA) vs. RHP CHRIS BASSITT (2-0, 2.93 ERA) OAKLAND COLISEUM – 1:10 PM PDT TV – FOX SPORTS WEST, NHK, MLB NETWORK RADIO – KLAA AM 830 SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2020 GAME #28 (8-19) OAKLAND, CA ROAD GAME #14 (3-10) LEADING OFF: Today, the Angels play the fourth game (0-3) TAXI SQUAD: The Angels taxi squad for the current road trip on a nine game road trip to San Francisco (0-2), Oakland (0- includes: RHP Jaime Barria, RHP Luke Bard, C José Briceño, THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY 1; Aug. 21-23) and Houston (Aug. 24-27)...Angels went 3-5 RHP Kyle Keller, and INF Elliot Soto. August 22 (1963) Dean Chance’s streak of con- on last homestand against the Athletics (2-1), Dodgers (0-3) secutive innings without allowing a and Giants (1-1)...Angels won back-to-back games for the first vs. BASSITT: Several Angels have had career success against HR comes to an end at 77 when he time this season during first two games of last homestand... today’s A’s starter Chris Bassitt: Mike Trout is hitting .429 surrenders a solo HR to Baltimore’s LAA went 2-4 on last road trip to Seattle (2-1) and Texas (0-3); (6/14) with one HR...Justin Upton has a .400 (4/10) average... Boog Powell in the first inning in Bal- the Seattle series marked first series win of the year. David Fletcher owns a .444 (4/9) average with two doubles timore; (2003) Troy Percival converts and Albert Pujols is hitting .417 (5/12) with one home run. his 20th consecutive save, a club- SO FLETCH: David Fletcher has hit safely in 24 of 27 games record later broken by Francisco Ro- this season...Had his career-best hit streak snapped at 16 The Angels are just 8-19 after their first 27 driguez (2005-06)…Garret Anderson SLOW START: logs 100 RBI for the fourth consecu- games Tuesday afternoon at Angel Stadium...It stands as the games of the season, which is the fewest victories through tive season becoming the first player longest streak in the American League this season. 27 games in franchise history...The fewest victories the Angels in franchise history to do so…He was have had through 28 games is nine (started 9-19 in the also the first player in club history to RENDON RAKING: Anthony Rendon is batting .524 (22/42) inaugural 1961 campaign). have three straight 100-RBI seasons. across his last 11 games and has multiple hits in five straight 2020 MISC. WINS & LOSSES games for first time in career...Homered in five of the eight PLAY OF THE WEEK: Monday, David Fletcher was recognized Current record ..........................8-19 games on last homestand, including a career-best streak of by Major League Baseball for making the “Play of the Week” Home record...............................5-9 four straight from Aug. 10-14...Recorded an extra-base hit in for making a backhanded stop before delivering an off- Road record .............................3-10 seven straight games during last homestand, which tied for balance throw across the diamond to retire Current streak ........................ Lost 4 Mookie Betts. Current road trip ........................0-3 the third longest streak in Angels history. Last homestand ..........................3-5 RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Yesterday, the Angels reinstated INF Last road trip ..............................2-4 LEAGUE LEADERS: Mike Trout is tied with Luke Voit (NYY) Andrelton Simmons from injured list and placed C Max Stassi on Last 5 games ...............................1-4 for the American League lead with 10 home runs (Fernando injured list..Thursday, the Angels recalled LHP José Suarez from Last 10 games ............................2-8 Tatis Jr. leads MLB with 12 HR)...Anthony Rendon leads the the Alternate Training Site and optioned RHP Jaime Barria to A.L. in OBP (.466) and ranks second in the Majors behind the Alternate Training Site...Tuesday, the Angels recalled RHP Number of Days Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper (.471)...Rendon is also tied for Jaime Barria from the Alternate Training Site and optioned OF In first place ..................................... second in the American League with 20 walks this season... Taylor Ward to the Alternate Training Site. In second place ..............................1 In third place .................................5 David Fletcher is tied for the A.L. lead in hits (35) with In fourth place .............................16 Seattle’sKyle Lewis. DEALIN’ BUNDY: Through five starts this season,Dylan Bundy In fifth place...................................7 ranks third in the American League with a 0.80 WHIP and a CATCHING A-ROD: With his RBI single in the 6th inning .164 opponent batting average (19/116)...Ranks fifth with 38 When Angels Wednesday night at San Francisco, Albert Pujols recorded strikeouts, sixth with a 2.48 ERA (32.2 IP - 9 ER) and eighth Score first ...................................7-6 his 2,086th career RBI, which tied Alex Rodriguez for second with 32.2 innings pitched. Score second or shutout ...........1-13 place on the ELIAS all-time RBI list (since the RBI became an 1-run games................................3-4 Score 3 runs or fewer .................0-9 official stat in 1920)...Hank Aaron is atop the leaderboard MACHINE PRODUCTION: Albert Pujols ranks in the Top 10 all- time in several offensive categories, including: doubles (7th; Score 4 runs or more ................8-10 with 2,297 career RBI. Lead after 7 innings ....................6-2 663), home runs (6th; 659), RBI (T2nd (ELIAS); 2086), extra- Trail after 7 innings ...................1-16 RELYING ON THE LONG BALL: Angels rank fourth in the base hits (5th; 1338) and total bases (5th; 5888). Tied after 7 innings .....................1-1 American League with 42 home runs...Angels have scored 70 All-Time HR leaders Lead after 8 innings ....................7-1 of 123 runs this season on home runs (56.9%). 1. Barry Bonds 762 Trail after 8 innings ...................1-17 2. Hank Aaron 755 Tied after 8 innings .....................0-1 VS. ATHLETICS: Oakland leads season series 5-3...A’s won 3. Babe Ruth 714 Extra innings ...............................1-3 three of four in the opening series of the year at the Oakland 4. Alex Rodriguez 696 Come-from-behind wins .............3-9 5. Willie Mays 660 Win/lose in final at-bat ...............3-3 Coliseum and Angels won two of three at The Big A last Walk-off games ...........................2-1 week...Halos went 6-13 vs. A’s in 2019, dropping the season 6. Albert Pujols 659 Vs. LHS ........................................4-5 series for the first time since 2013...Since 2014, Angels hold a Vs. RHS ......................................4-14 64-58 advantage in the head-to-head series. FISH FEED: Mike Trout ranks in the top five in Angels history Out-hit opponent .......................5-5 in several offensive categories and is just five home runs away Out-hit by opponent .................1-11 STRAIGHT A’s: Mike Trout owns a career .303 (167/551) from becoming the franchise’s all-time home run leader. Opponent has equal hits ............2-3 average against Oakland with 38 home runs and 94 RBI (148 Collect 10-or-more hits ...............4-3 Most home runs in Angels history G)…His 38 HR vs. A’s lead all active players...Since 2000, only Allow 10-or-more hits...............2-11 1. Tim Salmon 299 Collect home run ......................7-15 Adrian Beltre (41) has more homers vs. Oakland than Trout... 2. Mike Trout 295 Allow home run ........................6-16 David Fletcher is a lifetime .330 (36/109) hitter against the Commit an error .........................4-8 A’s...In his 27 career games vs. Oakland as a hitter, Shohei GOODY’S TWO SHOES: On July 29, Brian Goodwin debuted Ohtani owns a .298 average (31/104) with seven home runs Monthly Record new cleats honoring the late Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle... and 21 RBI. March/April ....... DNP (13-17 in ’19) The cleats have been autographed and authenticated and are May.................... DNP (14-13 in ’19) now part of an online auction to benefit the Angels Baseball ZOOMIN’ WITH THE SCHOLARS: Thursday morning, Angels June ................... DNP (15-13 in ’19) Foundation and Play Equity Fund...More information on the July....................... 2-6 (14-11 in ’19) manager Joe Maddon met with college students from the auction and photos of the shoes are available HERE. August ................ 6-13 (9-18 in ‘19) Angels Scholars program via Zoom...The group consisted Sept/Oct ..................... (7-18 in ’19) of juniors and seniors at various universities and Joe took FREEWAY SERIES AUCTIONS: 10 game-used jerseys from last questions and offered advice to the students. Friday night’s game against the Dodgers are now available 2020 SERIES RECORD 2-6-1 in an online auction at www.mlb.com/freewayseriesauction IN THE COMMUNITY: This morning, the Angels Baseball with proceeds benefiting the Angels Baseball Foundation Foundation will be volunteering with Project HERO at a and The Orange County Conservation Corps (The 10 jerseys clothing drive at Salk Elementary School in Anaheim; Angels available are: Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon, Shohei Ohtani, have also donated 300 Junior Angels Kids Club backpacks, 300 Albert Pujols, David Fletcher, Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts, tote bags and 600 masks (kids & adults) Justin Turner, Chris Taylor & Kiké Hernandez). UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) TV Sunday August 23 @Oakland RHP Frankie Montas (2-2, 4.74) RHP Dylan Bundy (3-2, 2.48 ERA) 1:10 p.m. FSW, NHK Radio flagships of the Angels are KLAA AM 830 & KWKW 1330 AM Television Broadcast Partner is FOX Sports West TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER - RHP GRIFFIN CANNING CANNING’S BREAKDOWN AT A GLANCE 0-3, 4.70 ERA CAREER Has allowed three-or-fewer runs in six of last eight starts W L IP ER SO ERA TOTALS 5 9 113.1 58 116 4.61 HOME 4 3 69.1 33 65 4.28 • TODAY’S GAME: Making sixth start of the season and third on the road...Third start of 2020 vs.