CHICAGO CUBS NOTES:
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LOS ANGELES ANGELS NOTES:
LEADING OFF: Today, the Angels play the second (1- 0) of six games on a homestand against the Chicago Cubs (1-0; June 6-8) and Seattle Mariners (June 9-11)… Halos went 3-4 on last road trip against the Chicago White Sox (2-1) and Houston Astros (1-3)…LAA was 5-4 on last homestand against the Minnesota Twins (2-1), Boston Red Sox (3-0) and Miami Marlins (0-3).
TODAY’S TRANSACTIONS: Today the Angels recalled OF Jo Adell from Triple-A Salt Lake…In a corresponding move, OF Hunter Renfroe was placed on the paternity list…Adell leads the Pacific Coast League in home runs (18), ranks third in extra-base hits (30), is sixth in RBI (43), seventh in slugging (.593) and 10th in runs (41).
JUST MET A GUY NAMED BARRIA: Since April 8, Jaime Barria leads the Majors (min. 20 IP) with a 0.59 ERA (30.1 IP – 2 ER)…He is scheduled to make his third start of the season today and has also made 11 appearances from Angels bullpen this year.
BRINGING THE HEAT: RHP Ben Joyce made his Major League debut last Monday at White Sox, working one scoreless inning with two strikeouts…Across his three appearances, 48 of 53 pitches (90.6%) have been at 100+ MPH…In the Statcast era (since 2015), only Shohei Ohtani (70) has thrown more pitches at 100+ MPH for the Angels.
VS. CHICAGO (N.L.): Today is the second (1-0) of three games for the Angels this season against the Chicago Cubs…The series marks the first meetings between the teams since 2019 and the Cubs first visit to Angel Stadium since the first two games of the 2016 regular season…Halos are 7-11 all-time vs. Cubs (3-5 at Angel Stadium)…Angels are looking to win a season series vs. Cubs for the first time since 2010 and are seeking first ever series win at The Big A vs. Cubs.
LEAGUE LEADER: Shohei Ohtani, leads the Majors in opponent batting average (.175) and ranks third in strikeouts (96).
PLAY FROM AHEAD: Halos have held leads in 49 of 62 games played this year.
THE DRAGON: Over his last seven games, Chris Devenski has tossed 8.2 scoreless innings and has stranded all 12 of his inherited runners…In that span, he’s allowed one hit with no walks and 11 strikeouts.
THE MICK: Mickey Moniak is one of three players in the Majors with at least three leadoff HR this year, along with Mookie Betts (5) and Christian Yelich (3)… On May 13 at Cleveland, became the first player in MLB history to make his season debut on his birthday and hit a leadoff home run.
RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Yesterday the Angels reinstated INF Anthony Rendon from the injured list… He missed 21 games on the IL with a left groin strain… In a corresponding move, INF Livan Soto was optioned to Double-A Rocket City.
ESTÉVEZ ENDING: This season, Carlos Estévez is pitching to a 1.37 ERA (26.1 IP – 4 ER) and has converted all 15 of his save opportunities (the 15 saves are a new career high)…He is the first Angels pitcher to convert his first 15 save opportunities of a season since Troy Percival had 16 straight successful save opportunities to begin the 2001 season…Only streak longer than Percival’s in Halos history is the Club record 19 consecutive successful save chances by Lee Smith to start the 1995 campaign.
CATCHING ON: This season, Angels catchers are tied for fourth with 10 home runs and rank fifth in the Majors with a .768 OPS.
SINGLE HANDED: Gio Urshela has hit 51 singles this year plus 11 extra-base hits (eight doubles, one triple & two home runs)…Urshela ranks second, behind Toronto’s Bo Bichette (63), for the American League lead in singles…Since May 5, Urshela ranks third in the American League with a .337 (33/98) batting average in that span.
NET-OW: Zack Neto has been hit by 11 pitches this season, which is second-most in the Majors…Since 1901, he is tied for the fewest career games played (45) when reaching 11 career HBP (also, Tim Locastro for Dodgers/D-backs from 2017-19).
MY SACRIFICE: Angels have not recorded a sacrifice hit since the penultimate game of the 2022 season (Max Stassi – Oct. 4, 2022 at Oakland)…Current streak of 63 games without a sacrifice hit is the second-longest in franchise history (Angels had a 66-game streak from May 30 – Aug. 13, 2019).
I’M FEELING ‘22: The Angels active roster features their first two picks from the 2022 Draft: Zach Neto (first round) and Ben Joyce (third round)…The pair of 22-year-olds are the only two players from last year’s MLB Draft class to reach the Majors.
UNEARNED: Angels have allowed 31 unearned runs this season, which are second-most in the Majors (Giants have allowed 33)…Halos have committed 36 fielding errors this season, which is tied for sixth-most in the Majors and is second-most in the A.L.
INTERLEAGUE PLAY: LAA owns a 268-229 (.539) all-time Interleague record (7-6 in 2023)…The 268 all-time Interleague wins are third most all time behind Red Sox (298) and Yankees (292).
LATE COMEBACKS: Halos have three wins this season when trailing after eight innings, which matches the Angels total from each of the last two seasons…Last time LAA had more than three wins in a season when trailing after eight frames was 2017 (5).
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – LHP TYLER ANDERSON
2-1, 5.47 ERA
Has allowed three-or-fewer runs in five of last six starts
- TODAY’S GAME: Making 11th start of the season and fifth at home…Is in eighth Major League season and made seventh straight Opening Day roster…Signed a three-year contract with Angels, Nov. 16, 2022.
- DECISIONS: Has received a winning and losing decision in last two starts after a streak of seven consecutive starts with a no-decision…The seven game streak tied for the second-longest in franchise history…Angels record streak was eight straight no-decisions by Jim McGlothlin between the 1966-67 seasons.
- BACK ON TRACK: Pitched 6.0 scoreless innings in Angels debut on April 2 at Oakland, before allowing 5+ runs in each of next three starts…Followed that with a five start stretch with a 3.14 ERA (28.2 IP – 10 ER) and 19 strikeouts, before yielding six runs in last start at Chicago (A.L.).
- LEFT OUT: This season, is holding left-handers to a .229 average (11/48) compared with a .306 (48/157) average against right-handers.
- FASTBALL DAMAGE: This season, opponents are batting .304 (21/69) against his fastball, but are hitting .279 (38/136) against the rest of his arsenal.
- LAST TIME OUT: Charged with the loss in last start on May 30 at Chicago (A.L.) after tossing 4.0 innings and allowing six earned runs on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts…Allowed one run through first three frames before yielding five runs in the 4th…Six runs allowed matched season high (also, Apr. 15 at BOS).
- KEEPING IT IN THE PARK: Has allowed just one home run across last five starts, after allowing six homers in first five starts.
- VS. CHICAGO (N.L.): In nine career starts vs. Chicago (N.L.), is 4-3 with a 3.90 ERA (55.1 IP – 24 ER) and 56 strikeouts…Made two starts vs. Cubs for Dodgers last season and went 1-0 with a 3.75 ERA (12 I P- 5 ER).
- AT ANGEL STADIUM: Today is seventh career start at The Big A and fifth as a member of the Angels…This year, is 1-0 with a 5.57 ERA (21 IP – 13 ER) in four home starts, with the win coming in last home start on May 24 vs. Red Sox…In his two career games at Angel Stadium as a visitor, was 0-1 with an 18.00 ERA (7 IP – 14 ER); made one start for Giants in 2020 and one for Mariners in 2021.
- HALO DEBUT: Earned the win in Angels debut on April 2 at Oakland after working 6.0 shutout frames, allowing four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
- THE CHANGE: Last season, held opponents to a .179 (41/229) average against his changeup, but opponents are batting .281 (16/57) this year
