LOS ANGELES ANGELS NOTES:
LEADING OFF: Today, the Angels play the third (0- 2) of six games on a road trip against the Milwaukee Brewers (0-2; April 28-30) and St. Louis Cardinals (May 2-4)…Halos went 5-2 on last homestand against Kansas City (2-1) and Oakland (3-1)…LAA was 2-5 on last road trip against the Boston Red Sox (1-3) and New York Yankees (1-2).
VS. MILWAUKEE: Today is the final game for the Angels against Milwaukee this season (0-2)…Halos are looking to avoid being swept in a three-game series by Brewers for the first time since May 9-11, 1997 (at County Stadium) in Milwaukee’s final season in the American League…This series represents first meeting between the teams since April 8-10, 2019, when the Angels swept a three game set at Angel Stadium…This is Halos first visit to American Family Field since May 2-4, 2016 (Brewers won two of three games).
FAMILIAR FACES: Several members of the Angels have previously been members of the Brewers…Hunter Renfroe played in 125 games for Milwaukee last season and totaled 29 home runs…Brett Phillips made his MLB Debut with the Brewers in 2017 and played in 52 games across parts of two seasons in Milwaukee… Bench Coach Ray Montgomery spent 10 seasons across two stints (2007-10, 2015-20) with the Brewers in a variety of Baseball Operations positions.
.500 AGAIN: With a 14-14 record, Halos are back at the .500 mark for a ninth time this season (also, 1-1, 5-5, 7-7, 8-8, 9-9, 10-10, 11-11 and 12-12).
MULTI-HR MIKE: Last night, Mike Trout extended his franchise record with his 25th career multi-HR game (first this season)…First time in career homering in consecutive innings (HR in 8th and 9th innings last night).
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Yesterday, the Angels selected the contract of RHP Chris Devenski…A Southern California native, Devenski has made seven appearances for Triple-A Salt Lake this year, allowing four earned runs across 9.0 innings of work…In corresponding moves, LHP José Quijada (left elbow inflammation) was placed on the 15-day injured list and C Logan O’Hoppe was transferred to the 60-day injured list.
HISTORICAL SERIES: During the Angels last series vs. Oakland, Brandon Drury hit .600 (9/15) with seven runs, two doubles, one triple, four home runs, 12 RBI and three walks in the four games against the A’s…His 12 RBI are a new franchise record for a single series and seven XBH hits tie a franchise record for a series.
LEAGUE LEADER: Shohei Ohtani leads the Majors in opponent batting average (.102), ranks tied for fourth in strikeouts (46), and is sixth in WHIP (0.82) and ERA (1.85).
UNEARNED: Angels have allowed 20 unearned runs this season (tied with Rockies for most in Majors). INTERLEAGUE PLAY: LAA owns a 263-226 (.538) all-time Interleague record (2-3 in 2023)…The 263 all-time Interleague wins are third most all time behind Red Sox (290) and Yankees (285)…Angels won four of first five Interleague games in 2022, but are 5-15 vs.
N.L. opponents since.
PLAY FROM AHEAD: Halos have held leads in 23 of 28 games played this year, but have not led in the first two games of series in Milwaukee.
NET-OW: Zack Neto has been hit by seven pitches this season, which is second-most in MLB this year…Since 1901, Neto’s seven HBP are the most in MLB through a players’ first 15 career games played…Neto also was the first player in Angels history to be hit a pitch in four consecutive games (April 18-21).
TEP ON REHAB: RHP Ryan Tepera began a rehab assignment with Low-A Inland Empire Friday night and struck out the side in order in his 1.0 inning of work vs. Rancho Cucamonga.
ALL OVER THE INFIELD: Gio Urshela is one of four players in the Majors to appear at all four infield positions this season…He has made nine starts at first base, seven starts each at third base and shortstop and one game at second base…Oakland’s Aledmys Diaz, Cleveland’s Gabriel Arias and St. Louis’ Brendan Donovan are the only other players to play all four infield positions this year.
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – LHP JOSÉ SUAREZ
0-1, 10.26 ERA
First career appearance vs. Brewers
• TODAY’S GAME: Making fifth start of the season and third on the road…Is in fifth Major League season with Angels…Made Opening Day roster for second consecutive season.
• LAST TIME OUT: Took no-decision in last start on Monday vs. Oakland after tossing 5.0 innings and allowing seven earned runs on eight hits with two walks and five strikeouts; second start this season with seven runs allowed…Five home runs allowed tied a franchise record for a single game.
• VS. MILWAUKEE: Today marks first career appearance vs. Brewers.
• AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Today is first career appearance at American Family Field.
• INTERLEAGUE PLAY: In eight career games (seven starts) against National League opponents, is 0-5 with a 10.29 ERA (28 IP – 32 ER) and 21 strikeouts…This season, is 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA (4 IP – 4 ER) following first Interleague start on April 10 vs. Washington.
• THROUGH THE ORDER: This season, opponents are batting .375 (12/32) the first time through the order… After the first time through, opponents are batting .387 (17/44).
• CHASING PERFECTION: Carried a perfect game through 5.1 innings in home start on Aug. 16, 2022 vs. Seattle, before allowing four consecutive singles and exiting the game.
• AVOID THE TOP: Last season, hitters in the top three spots in the opposing batting order hit .319 (51/160), while batters in the 4-9 spots batted .198 (52/263).
• GOOD NIGHT: Last season, made 13 appearances (12 starts) in night games and went 6-4 with a 2.96 ERA (67 IP – 22 ER), compared with a 2-4 record and 5.57 ERA (42 IP – 26 ER) in day games.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
SUMMARY: Are 175-190 all-time, including 8-12 in Interleague Play….. prior to 2023, the teams last met from 4/8-4/10, 2019 in Anaheim with the Angels sweeping 3 games.
at MIL: Are 88-86 all-time, including 4-7 at American Family Field and 84-79 at County Stadium…..also went 5-4 as the Seattle Pilots at Sick’s Stadium in 1969…..prior to 2023, the Angels’ only visits to AmFam came in 2002, 2013 and 2016.
at LA: Have gone 82-100 all-time at Angels Stadium.
TODAY’S GAME: Is game 9 (4-4) of a 9-game, 10-day homestand against Boston (1-2), Detroit (1-2) and Los Angeles-AL (2-0)…..following an off day tomorrow, the team takes a 6-game trip to Colorado (3g) and San Francisco (3g)…..the next homestand covers 6 games in 7 days vs. Los Angeles-NL (3g) and Kansas City (3g) from May 8-14.
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: RHP Jason Alexander (right rotator cuff), LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP Matt Bush (right rotator cuff), RHP Adrian Houser (right groin), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), OF Tyrone Taylor (right elbow), INF Luis Urías (left hamstring), RHP Gus Varland (right hand), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow) and RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injured list…..Alexander, Ashby, Urías and Wilson are on the 60-day IL.
IN THE STANDINGS (31 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 22, SECOND: 7, THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in second place, trailing the first-place Pirates by 1.5 games.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 6-3-0 in series play, including this series.
Game 1: 5-4, Game 2: 7-2, Game 3: 5-3, Game 4: 1-0
Sweep Wins (2): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19)
Sweep Losses (-): None
AT HOME: The Brewers are 9-5 at home, going 3-2-0 in series play, including this series…..the team went 46-35 at home last season, going 15-8-4 in series play.
ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 9-4 on the road, going 3-1-0 in series play…..the team went 40-41 on the road last season, going 9-12-5 in series play
TODAY’S STARTER: #48 – RHP COLIN REA (3gs, 0-1, 5.17)
REA AT A GLANCE: Colin Rea, 32, will be making his fourth start of the season…..Rea last started on Monday vs. Detroit in a 4-2 loss (5ip, 5h, 4r, 4er, 4bb, 1k, 1hr, 79 pitches)….. the team is 2-1 in his starts…..opponents are batting .222 (12-for-54, 2hr)…..Rea joined the Brewers from Triple-A Nashville, where he was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 2 starts (7ip, 6h, 2r, 0er, 0bb, 9k)…..after pitching in Japan in 2022, he re-signed with Milwaukee on January 27 (non-roster invitee)…..his name is pronounced “RAY.”
LAST SEASON: Rea pitched in Japan, where he went 5-6 with a 3.96 ERA in 23 games/16 starts with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
CAREER: Is 8-9 with a 4.92 ERA in 39 games/30 starts (170ip, 93er)…..has pitched for San Diego (2015-16), Miami (2016), Chicago-NL (2020) and Milwaukee (2021, ‘23)….. is 7-9 with a 4.96 ERA as a starter (154.1ip, 85er) and 1-0 with a 4.60 ERA as a reliever (15.2ip, 8er)…..Rea was originally selected by San Diego in the 12th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Indiana State University…..he underwent “Tommy John” surgery on 11/11/16, causing him to miss the entire 2017 season…..he was named 2019 Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year after going 14-4 with a 3.95 ERA in 26 starts at Triple-A Iowa (Cubs).
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Made his first appearance in Milwaukee in his last outing.
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 3-4 with a 5.17 ERA in 18 games/11 starts (71.1ip, 41er)…..is 0-0 with a 4.22 ERA in 2 starts this season (10.2ip, 5er).
CAREER vs. ANGELS: Rea has never faced the Los Angeles, California Angels of Anaheim
