ASTROS (26-16) @ ANGELS (24-16) RHP LANCE MCCULLERS (5-1, 3.72 ERA) vs. LHP ANDREW HEANEY (1-2, 4.78 ERA) ANGEL STADIUM – 7:07 PM PDT TV – FSW, NHK RADIO – KLAA AM 830 MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 GAME #41 (24-16) ANAHEIM, CA HOME GAME #23 (10-12) LEADING OFF: Angels play the fifth contest (2-2) of an 11-game 3,000!!! With a fifth inning single to right field May 4th at THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY home stand vs. Minnesota (2-2), Houston (May 14-16) and SAFECO Field, Albert Pujols... May 14 Tampa Bay (May 17-20)...Halos are on Day #7 of 29 games in Became 32nd player all-time to reach 3,000 hits - second in as (2004) Chone Figgins enjoyed one span30 days (lone off day is May 21)...LAA is 8-4 this month to many seasons (Adrián Beltré; July 30, 2017 vs. Baltimore). of the best offensive performances in Angels’ history, going 5-for-6 move one game behind Astros in A.L. West (after 40 games in Matched Stan Musial and Alex Rodriguez as only players with with a triple, a grand slam (his first 2017, LAA trailed Houston by eight games)...Halos are 11-13 3+ MVP Awards and 3,000 hits. ML HR) and six RBI…Figgins would since a club-record 13-3 start…Angels are 8-3-2 in 13 series Fourth player in MLB history with at least 3,000 knocks and completed...LAA holds an MLB-best 14-4 road record, best 18- also drive in the game winning run 600 HRs (Hank Aaron, Willie Mays & Alex Rodriguez). th game away start in Club history...Next road trip is an 11-day, in the 10 inning in the 10-9 win at 10-game swing to Toronto (May 22-24), New York Yankees Baltimore…He is one of two Angels (May 25-27) and Detroit (May 28-31). PUJOLS POINTS: Albert Pujols ranks ninth all-time with 1,939 who’s first ML HR was a grand slam career RBI...Next up on the list is Ty Cobb with 1,944 RBI (source (Buck Rogers in 1961). th KNOW THIS: In his last three starts, Andrew Heaney has a 2.12 Baseball Reference)...Pujols sits at 628 career two-baggers (11 ERA (17 IP – 4 ER)…In two career starts vs. Houston, fashions a all-time) to move within four of Top 10 (David Ortiz, 632). May 15 0.82 ERA (11 IP – 1 ER) with nine strikeouts and three walks. (1973) Nolan Ryan pitched his first WALK IN THE PARK: Mike Trout logged his second career four- of four no-hitters with the Angels TOP A.L. STARTING ERA’s THIS MONTH walk game Saturday (also May 1 vs. BAL)…Just third Angel to in a 3-0 win at Kansas City…Ryan Houston Astros 1.78 ERA (81 IP – 16 ER) record multiple four-walk games in a season (Fred Lynn in 1984 tallied 12 strikeouts in the effort. Los Angeles Angels 2.27 ERA (65 IP – 17 ER) and Chris Iannetta in 2013)...Trout has 21 walks across his last th th Minnesota Twins 3.65 ERA (66.2 IP – 27) 19 games...With his 600 walk May 8, became 5 player with WINS & LOSSES 600 walks/200 HRs prior to age-27 season, joining Mickey Current record ...................... 24-16 GET THIS: Yesterday’s 2-1 walk-off win marked third such Mantle, Eddie Mathews, Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx. Home record ........................ 10-12 Road record ............................ 14-4 victory of season – second coming off bat of Zack Cozart (also Pre-ASB record ..................... 24-16 April 4 vs. CLE)...Cozart entered 2018 without a walk-off hit or LAA HOME vs. ROAD COMPARISON Post-ASB record ............................. HOME ROAD RBI in his seven-year career. Current streak .................... Won 1 W-L 10-12 14-4 Current home stand ................. 2-2 SHO-K: With 11 strikeouts Sunday, Shohei Ohtani (43 Ks on TEAM ERA 4.63 (206/106 ER) 2.93 Last road trip ............................ 3-2 season) passed Bo Belinsky (38 Ks in 1962) for most strikeouts RUNS PER GAME 4.2 (94/22) 6.0 Last home stand ....................... 3-3 by an Angel thru first six career games...Just fourth Angel with AVG .233 (173/742) .291 Last 5 games ............................. 3-2 multiple 10+ SO games as a rookie, joining Frank Tanana OBP .314 .345 Last 10 games ........................... 6-4 (1974), Belinsky (1962) & Ken McBride (1961)…First A.L. SLG .414 .474 Number of Days player ever to have 11+ K in two of first six career games. In first place ............................... 21 FISH FACTS: Mike Trout scored his 700th career run April 8th to In second place .......................... 20 MUY BIEN! Martin Maldonado is hitting .583 (14/24) this become one of nine players with 200 HRs & 700 runs prior to In third place ............................... 4 month after a .156 clip in March/April (0-for-34 skid ended age-27 season (Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Frank Robinson, In fourth place ............................. 1 May 1)...Has three 3-hit games his last seven affairs & already Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Eddie Matthews, Mel Ott & In fifth place ................................ When Angels has five 3-hit contests in 2018 - first Angels’ catcher with five Jimmie Foxx)...Trout has four 9+ WAR seasons through his 26 Score first .............................. 19-3 such efforts in a season since Mike Napoli’s seven in 2009. year-old season –others are Rogers Hornsby (4) and Ty Cobb (4). Score second or shutout ......... 5-13 THIS N’ THAT: Albert Pujols boasts a nine-game hit streak 1-run games ............................. 7-5 MOVIN’ ON UP-TON: Justin Upton homered in a career-best batting .306 (11-for-36) with four doubles, one HR and seven Score 3 runs or fewer ............. 5-13 four straight games (May 8-11) and has HRs in five of last eight RBI…Yesterday he logged career hit #3,007 tying Al Kaline for Score 4 runs or more .............. 19-3 games (six HRs last 11 contests)...Has hits in 11 of last 13 games 30th all-time (Wade Boggs is 29th with 3,010)...Halos’ average Lead after 7 innings ................ 21-3 (.309; 17/55) with 18 RBI…Leads MLB with 18 RBI this month. home attendance (38,654) leads A.L…Club boasts seven sellouts Trail after 7 innings ................. 1-11 thru 23 home games…LAA has just 15 errors thru 40 games Tied after 7 innings ................... 2-2 Lead after 8 innings ................ 22-2 HERE’S WHAT’S LEFT: Upton is the first Angel left fielder with (second-fewest in A.L.) and rank second in circuit with a .990 Trail after 8 innings ................. 0-12 10+ HRs since Josh Hamilton (21) in 2013. fielding pct...Bench Coach Josh Paul celebrates his 43rd Tied after 8 innings ................... 2-2 birthday May 19th...Garrett Richards, his 30th, on May 27th. MORE THAN GLOVE: Andrelton Simmons has hit safely in 15 Extra innings ............................. 1-3 Come-from-behind wins ........... 8-4 of his last 16 games, reaching base safely in 20 straight... PITCHING POINTS: Angel pitchers have surrendered just seven Reached base safely in 37-of-last-81 PA (.458 OBP) and is Win/lose in final at-bat ............. 3-5 HRs this month, second-fewest in MLB to Houston (5)...LAA Walk-off games ........................ 3-2 hitting .397 (27/68) with two home runs, seven doubles, two pitchers have 19 games this season with 10+ Ks (franchise record Vs. LHS ...................................... 5-4 triples and 15 RBI…Leads MLB in PA per SO with 17.2 (155/9) through first 39 games of season)...Halo hurlers have issued 154 Vs. RHS ................................. 19-12 and ranks fifth in A.L. batting .338 free passes, second-most in A.L…Angels’ bullpen has tossed 164 Out-hit opponent ................... 17-4 IP to rank 2nd in MLB (average 4.1 IP per game). Out-hit by opponent ............... 6-11 TWO-WAY SHOHEI: Shohei Ohtani has a hit in 15 of 17 of his Opponent has equal hits........... 1-1 starts at DH and is batting .471 (8 for 17) in his last six ALL-TIME HR LIST Collect 10-or-more hits ........... 14-3 contests…His five home runs are tied for A.L. lead among 5. Willie Mays 660 Allow 10-or-more hits ............... 4-8 rookies (Tyler Austin)...Has registered a quality start in four of 6. Ken Griffey Jr. 630 Collect home run .................. 17-11 six outings on the mound...Named A.L. Rookie of Month for 7. Albert Pujols 620 Allow home run .................... 11-14 April...Became just fourth player in modern era with 25+ Commit an error ....................... 5-7 pitching strikeouts and four+ batting home runs in a month – Vs. HOUSTON: Clubs have split the last eight matchups...LAA Monthly Record first since Fergie Jenkins in Sept., 1971...Tied club record for took two of three in first meeting of 2018, April 23-25 at Minute March/April .... 16-12 (14-13 in ’17) May .................... 8-4 (14-15 in ’17) most XBH (7) through first 13 career games with a plate Maid Park...Astros have won four of last five season series… June ......................... (14-14 in ’17) appearance (Jackie Warner in 1966)...As a DH, batted .359 Angels are 15-26 vs. Houston since 2017…Halos are 20-17 in last July ............................ (9-13 in ’17) (14/39) with four HRs, 12 RBI and a 1.148 OPS…In four starts, 37 home games but 15-24 in last 39 at Minute Maid Park… August ....................