LOS ANGELES ANGELS (22-28) @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS (30-22) RHP SHOHEI OHTANI (1-0, 2.37 ERA) vs. LHP SEAN MANAEA (3-2, 4.17 ERA) OAKLAND COLISEUM – 6:40 p.m. PDT TV – Bally Sports West RADIO – KLAA AM 830 FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021 GAME #51 (22-28) OAKLAND, CA ROAD GAME #24 (9-14) LEADING OFF: Today, the Angels play the second (0-1) of six LINEUP SHUFFLE: Angels have used six different players as the games on a Bay Area road trip to Oakland (0-1; May 27-30) leadoff hitter across the last 15 games after David Fletcher THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY and San Francisco (May 31-June 1)...Angels went 5-5 on last served as leadoff man in each of first 35 games this season. May 28 homestand against the Cleveland Indians (1-3), Minnesota Twins (1-1 doubleheader split), Oakland Athletics (1-2) and PARTY STARTER: Sunday, Justin Upton made his first career (2000) In the fifth inning at Kansas Texas Rangers (2-0)...Angels went 2-4 on last road trip to start from the leadoff spot in his 1,778th career Major League City, Darin Erstad, Mo Vaughn, Tim Houston (1-2) and Boston (1-2), earning their victories in the game...Upton hit leadoff home runs back-to-back days Tuesday Salmon and Garret Anderson each first and last games of the trip. and Wednesday, becoming the first LAA player to accomplish connect for HRs…The four HRs in the the feat since rookie Mike Trout on Sept. 8-9, 2012. inning are the most in a single frame WELCOME BACK FANS!: Friday, the Angels announced Angel in club history. Stadium will return to full capacity beginning June 17 vs. GLOVE HURTS: Angels have made a Major League leading 41 Detroit...Single game tickets for all remaining regular season errors this season...Halos are 6-17 when committing an error 2021 MISC. WINS & LOSSES Current record ........................22-28 home games will go on sale to the general public on tomorrow, in 2021...LAA has had five games this season with 3+ errors Home record...........................13-14 May 28th at 9:00 a.m. PT...Registered users on Angels.com (most in Majors)...Halos committed 36 errors during 60-game Road record .............................9-14 have access to a special presale which began this morning 2020 season. Current streak ........................ Lost 1 at 9:00 a.m...Beginning on June 17th, in accordance with the Current road trip ........................0-1 updated California and MLB health guidelines, guests will be VS. OAKLAND: Today’s game marks the fifth (1-3) of 19 Last homestand ..........................5-5 required to wear a mask unless they are prepared to provide meetings this season between the Angels and A’s (10 at Angel Last road trip ..............................2-4 proof of full vaccination or a recent negative Covid test...A Stadium & nine at the Coliseum)...Angels lost two of three Last 5 games ...............................3-2 complete listing of protocols and stadium policy information is meetings at Angel Stadium this past weekend. Last 10 games ............................4-6 available at angels.com/protocols. Number of Days AGAINST THE A’s: In 36 career games against the A’s, David In first place ...................................9 TITLE CHANGES: Matt Wise and Dom Chiti are now officially Fletcher is batting .315 (41/130) with seven doubles, one In second place ............................10 the Angels Pitching Coach and Bullpen Coach respectively, home run and 10 RBI...Shohei Ohtani has hit eight career In third place .................................8 after previously serving in those roles on an interim basis home runs against the A’s, which is his second most against In fourth place .............................16 since the start of Spring Training. any opponent (has 9 HR vs. Texas). In fifth place.................................14 Today the Angels recalled LHP Last week, earned his When Angels ROSTER MOVES: José Suarez HOO-RAY GOOSE: Phil Gosselin Score first .................................14-6 from Triple-A Salt Lake and optioned RHP Aaron Slegers to Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Score second or shutout ...........8-22 Salt Lake. Virginia. 1-run games................................8-5 Score 3 runs or fewer ...............1-20 REHAB ASSIGNMENT: Both C Max Stassi and RHP Chris A.L. HOME RUN LEADERS SINCE SEPT. 4, 2020: Score 4 runs or more ................21-8 Rodriguez are on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake... 1. José Ramírez, CLE - 21 Lead after 7 innings ..................16-2 Stassi went 0-for-3 in his first appearance with the Bees last T2. Jared Walsh, LAA - 20 Trail after 7 innings ...................4-23 night as the designated hitter. T2. Vlad Guerrero Jr., TOR - 20 Tied after 7 innings .....................2-3 4. Rafael Devers, BOS - 19 Lead after 8 innings ..................20-0 Trail after 8 innings ...................1-26 RO SHOW: Jose Rojas has hit 12 doubles this season, which T5. Shohei Ohtani, LAA - 17 Tied after 8 innings .....................1-2 is second most in Angels history after 37 career games; only T5. Byron Buxton, MIN - 17 Extra innings ...............................1-1 Howie Kendrick (13) had more...Friday night vs. Oakland, T5. Matt Olson, OAK - 17 Come-from-behind wins ...........12-9 Rojas registered his first two career outfield assists...He was T5. José Abreu, CWS - 17 Win/lose in final at-bat ...............7-3 the first Angels outfielder with multiple assists in a game since Walk-off games ...........................1-1 Justin Upton on April 18, 2018 vs. Boston. MLB RBI LEADERS SINCE SEPT. 4, 2020: Vs. LHS ........................................6-7 1. Rafael Devers, BOS - 64 Vs. RHS ....................................16-21 Angels had three game win streak Out-hit opponent .....................14-7 WINS AND LOSSES: T2. Jared Walsh, LAA - 63 Out-hit by opponent .................5-18 snapped last night...The three-game streak matched longest T2. José Abreu, CWS - 63 Opponent has equal hits ............3-2 streak of season - also won three in a row April 3-5)...LAA Collect 10-or-more hits .............12-5 stayed at or above .500 through their first 18 games of a DOWN ON THE FARM: Inland Empire’s Ryan Smith was Allow 10-or-more hits...............5-13 season for the first time since 2005, but have been under .500 named the Low-A West Pitcher of the Week for May 17-23 Collect home run ....................20-19 since May 3. after tossing six scoreless innings with 13 strikeouts in his May Allow home run ......................13-22 21 start vs. Modesto...Salt Lake’s Packy Naughton carried a Commit an error .......................6-17 FOUR SCORE: Angels are 21-8 when scoring 4+ runs this no-hitter through 7.2 innings on Sunday at Las Vegas...Jo season and are 1-20 when scoring three-or-fewer. leads all of Minor Leauge Baseball with 10 home runs Monthly Record Adell April ................... 12-12 (DNP in ’20) this season for Salt Lake. May.................... 10-16 (DNP in ’20) LEAGUE LEADERS: June ............................. (DNP in ‘20) Shohei Ohtani is tied for the Major League lead in TROUT TO THE IL: Last Tuesday, the Angels placed OF Mike July................................ (2-6 in ’20) extra-base hits (29), is tied for third with 15 home runs, fourth Trout on the injured list with a right calf strain...An estimated August ...................... (10-18 in ‘20) with a .616 slugging percentage and 109 total bases, tied for return to play is 6-8 weeks...At the time of his IL placement, Sept/Oct ................... (14-10 in ’20) fourth with three triples and is tied for sixth with 38 RBI. he led the Majors in OBP (.466) and OPS (1.090) and ranked Jared Walsh ranks fifth in the American League in fourth (led A.L.) in slugging percentage (.624). 2021 SERIES RECORD batting average (.316), sixth in OPS (.952), eighth in slugging 6-9-2 (.573), tied for eighth in RBI (37), tied for ninth in hits (54) and is ACROSS THE BAY: Following the current series in Oakland, tied for 10th in total bases (98). the Angels will continue the road trip with a pair of games against the San Francisco Giants (May 31-June 1)...The Angels THAT’S RIGHT: Angels have recorded 16 of their 22 wins this and Giants will meet a total of four times this season (teams season in games against a right-handed starting pitcher... will meet again June 22-23 at Angel Stadium following the Angels have won each of last four games vs. a left-handed upcoming weekend series in San Francisco)...Last season, the starter after starting 2-7 against them...Halos are 6-10 this Giants won the season series 3-1; teams split a pair of games season when the opposing primary pitcher is left-handed (6-7 at Angel Stadium (Aug. 17-18, 2020) and Giants swept two vs. left-handed starters; plus three games where left-handed game set at Oracle Park (Aug. 19-20, 2020). primary pitcher followed a right-handed starter). UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS DAY DATE OPPONENT OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TIME (PDT) TV Saturday May 29 @Oakland RHP Frankie Montas (5-4, 4.92 ERA) RHP Alex Cobb (2-2, 4.78 ERA) 1:07 p.m. BSW, NHK Sunday May 30 @Oakland LHP Cole Irvin (3-6, 3.92 ERA) LHP José Quintana (0-3, 7.92 ERA) 1:07 p.m. BSW, NHK Radio flagships of the Angels are KLAA AM 830 & KWKW 1330 AM Television Broadcast Partner is Bally Sports West TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER - RHP SHOHEI OHTANI 1-0, 2.37 ERA OHTANI’S BREAKDOWN AT A GLANCE Has struck out 34.9% of batters faced, which is sixth best rate in A.L.