LOS ANGELES ANGELS NOTES:
LEADING OFF: Today, the Angels play the third (1-1) of seven games on a road trip against the Chicago White Sox (1-1; May 29-31) and Houston Astros (June 1-4)…Halos went 5-4 on last homestand against the Minnesota Twins (2-1), Boston Red Sox (3-0) and Miami Marlins (0-3)…LAA was 3-4 on last road trip to Cleveland (1-2) and Baltimore (2-2).
JUST MET A MAN NAMED BARRIA: Jaime Barria is scheduled to make his second start of the season today after making 11 of his 12 appearances this season from the bullpen…Since April 8, he leads the Majors (min. 25 IP) with a 0.36 ERA (25.1 IP – 1 ER).
WINNING MONTHS: Angels are 14-13 in May after finishing March/April with a 15-14 record (15-13 in April)…With a victory today, Halos would secure a record above .500 in consecutive months for the first time since June/July 2021.
“WHITE SOX, WHAT’S THAT?”: Today is the third (1-1) of seven games this season between the Angels and White Sox…In addition to the current three game set in Chicago, the teams will meet again for four games at The Big A from June 26-29…Halos have won six consecutive season series vs. White Sox and 10 of last 11 season series overall…Since 2011, Angels are 52-28 (.650) vs. CWS.
HIGHEST CAREER OBP vs. WHITE SOX
(min. 200 PA)
- Babe Ruth – .471
- Mike Trout – .453
- Ted Williams – .449
- Lou Gehrig – .446
- Jimmie Foxx – .445
FRIENDLY CONFINES: Since 2018, Angels are 10-5 at Guaranteed Rate Field.
LEAGUE LEADER: Shohei Ohtani, leads the Majors in opponent batting average (.155) and is second in strikeouts (90) and WHIP (0.95).
PLAY FROM AHEAD: Halos have held leads in 45 of 56 games played this year.
JOYCE CALLED UP: Monday, RHP Ben Joyce made his Major League debut, working one scoreless inning with two strikeouts…Recorded first career strikeout on 101.8 MPH pitch vs. Gavin Sheets; second fastest pitch for first career strikeout in the Statcast era (102.4 MPH by Julian Fernandez (COL) on 9/5/21 vs. ATL)…Joyce is ranked by MLB Pipleline as Angels #9 prospect…The Angels third round selection last season becomes the second player from the 2022 Draft to reach the Majors, following teammate Zach Neto.
‘PEN PALS: The Angels bullpen is pitching to a 3.56 ERA (202 IP – 80 ER) this season, which is the eighth-best ERA in the Majors.
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).
FEELS FAMILIAR: Last night, Taylor Ward hit his second career leadoff home run…Both have come at Guaranteed Rate Field off Lucas Giolito (also, 4/29/22).
SINGLE HANDED: Gio Urshela has hit 47 singles this year plus 10 extra-base hits (seven doubles, one triple & two home runs)…Urshela ranks second, behind Toronto’s Bo Bichette (55), for the American League lead in singles…Since May 5, Urshela has hits in 18 of 23 games with a PA and ranks fourth in the A.L. with a .346 (28/81) batting average in that span.
LEAD ASSISTANT: Hunter Renfroe is tied for second in the American League with five outfield assists this season…Since 2017, his 61 outfield assists lead the Majors (Starling Marte is second with 52 assists).
NET-OW: Zack Neto has been hit by 10 pitches this season, which is second-most in the Majors…Since 1901, only Nick Johnson (2001-02 Yankees; 37 career games) reached 10 career HBP faster than Neto (41 career games).
ESTÉVEZ ENDING: This season, Carlos Estévez is pitching to a 1.50 ERA (24 IP – 4 ER) and has converted all 13 of his save opportunities (the 13 saves are a new career high)…He is the first Angels pitcher to convert his first 13 save opportunities of a season since Troy Percival had 16 straight successful save opportunities to begin the 2001 season.
THE MICK: Mickey Moniak is one of three players in the Majors with three leadoff HR this year, along with Mookie Betts (LAD) and Christian Yelich (MIL)…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.
SHUT OUT: Sunday’s 2-0 loss vs. Miami was the first time Halos were shut out since Aug. 21, 2022 at Detroit…The streak of 94 games without being shut out was the longest active streak in the Majors and finishes as the fourth-longest streak in Angels history.
BACHMAN IN THE SHOW: Sam Bachman made his MLB debut Friday night vs. Miami with 2.0 innings pitched in relief…The Angels first round pick (ninth overall) in the 2021 Draft, Bachman is currently rated by MLB Pipleline as the #4 prospect in the Halos system…He is the highest drafted player from the 2021 Draft to debut and the only pitcher from the first two rounds of that Draft to appear in the Majors.
UNEARNED: Angels have allowed 31 unearned runs this season, which leads the Majors…Halos have committed 35 fielding errors this season, which is tied for fifth-most in the Majors and tied for most in A.L.
ASTROS ON DECK: Following the current series in Chicago, the Angels will conclude their road trip with four games in Houston (June 1-4)…Astros lead the 2023 season series 2-1 after the first series of the year at Angel Stadium from May 8-10.
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – RHP JAIME BARRIA
1-2, 1.55 ERA
Since April 8, leads Majors (min. 25 IP) with a 0.36 ERA (25.1 IP – 8 ER)
TODAY’S GAME: Making 13th appearance (second start) of the season and seventh road appearance (first road start) of the year…Is in sixth Major League season with Angels.
- HOT STRETCH: After allowing four earned runs in season debut on April 4 at Seattle (3.2 IP), has yielded just one earned run since across last 11 appearances (25.1 IP)…His 0.36 ERA in that span (since April 8) leads the Majors (min. 25 IP).
- FROM THE ‘PEN: Has made 11 relief appearances this season, going 1-2 with a 1.88 ERA (24 IP – 5 ER) and 22 strikeouts.
- BACK TO START: Today is 58th career start and first on the road since Aug. 6, 2021 in the first game of doubleheader at Seattle…Totaled 55 starts for Angels between 2018-22 seasons…Since start of 2018 season, only Andrew Heaney (78), Shohei Ohtani (74) and Patrick Sandoval (66) have made more starts for LAA.
- LONG RELIEF: Pitched 2+ innings in seven of 11 relief outings this year and 3+ innings in three of the 11…Since start of 2022 season, ranks second in Majors with 29 relief appearances of 2+ innings and is tied for fifth in MLB with 98.2 IP as a reliever since 2022.
- LAST TIME OUT: Took the loss in last appearance on Saturday vs. Miami in relief; pitched the 10th inning and was charged with four runs (all unearned) on one hits with two walks and one strikeout.
- LAST START: Pitched 5.0 scoreless innings in first start of season on May 22 vs. Boston, allowing two hits and no walks with six strikeouts…Marked longest start since Sept. 20, 2021 vs. Houston (5.1 IP) and first scoreless start of at least 5.0 innings since July 31, 2021 vs. Oakland (6.2 scoreless IP).
- VS. CHICAGO (A.L.): In four career starts vs. Chicago (A.L.), is 0-2 with a 4.70 ERA (15.1 IP – 8 ER) and nine strikeouts…Today is first start vs. White Sox since July 23, 2018 at Angel Stadium.
- AT GUARANTEED RATE FIELD: In two career games (both in relief) at Guaranteed Rate Field, is 0-1 with a 2.45 ERA (7.1 IP – 2 ER)…Worked 3.0 scoreless innings in last outing at the ballpark on April 30, 2022.
- GOOD DAY: Has pitched to a 2.62 ERA (116.2 IP – 34 ER) in 34 career day games (15 starts), compared with a
4.43 ERA (292.2 IP – 144 ER) in night games (78 games, 42 starts). - CAREER HOME vs. ROAD: Has pitched to a 3.23 ERA (203.1 IP – 73 ER) in 56 career games (28 starts) at Angel Stadium, compared with a 4.59 ERA (206 IP – 105 ER) in 56 games (29 starts) on the road.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX NOTES:
WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE
The Chicago White Sox have lost four of the last six games but won 10 of 17 and 16 of 29 as they continue a six-game, seven-day homestand this afternoon with the series finale vs. the Angels.
RHP Lance Lynn, who has allowed two earned runs or less in each of his last three outings, is scheduled to start today’s game.
Following today’s game vs. the Angels and tomorrow’s off day, Chicago will conclude the homestand this weekend vs. the Tigers.
Following next Monday’s off day, the White Sox will take a brief three-game trip to Yankee Stadium from 6/6-8.
The White Sox are in fourth place in the AL Central, 4.0 games behind second-place Detroit and 6.0 behind first-place Minnesota.
The Sox went 3-4 on their last trip from 5/22-28 at Cleveland (2-1) and Detroit (1-3) and 6-3 on their last homestand from 5/12- 21 vs. Houston (1-2), the Guardians (2-1) and Kansas City (3-0).
TODAY’S STORYLINES
The White Sox are 16-13 in the last 29 games since 4/30 following a 7-21 start … Sox pitchers own a 3.05 ERA (57 ER/168.0 IP) in 18 games since 5/11, the third-best mark in MLB.
Chicago starters own a 3.30 ERA (38 ER/103.2 IP) and .208 average with 100 strikeouts in the last 19 games (11 QS).
The Sox are hitting .227/.272/.356 with just nine homers and 56 runs scored (4.3 R/G) over the last 13 games … they have scored four runs or less seven times and homered in seven contests.
The White Sox are 5-8 vs. Los Angeles-AL since the start of the 2021 season … the Sox have not won a series vs. the Angels since 9/25-28/17 at Guaranteed Rate Field (3-1).
Lance Lynn is 3-0 with a 1.89 ERA (4 ER/19.0 IP), .200 (14-70) average, .578 OPS and 18 strikeouts over his last three starts.
Eloy Jiménez is 18-43 (.419) with two doubles, three homers, 13 RBI and four multi-hit eff orts during his 11-game hitting streak.
LAST NIGHT’S RECAP
The White Sox overcame a 3-1 deficit with five runs in the fourth inning en route to a 7-3 win over the Angels.
The Sox answered the Angels two runs with five in the fourth on Andrew Vaughn’s three-run double and Romy Gonzalez’s RBI double … Gonzalez also stole third and scored on an error.
Gonzalez added a solo home run in the sixth, his third consecutive game with a homer.
Lucas Giolito (3 ER/5.0 IP) earned his fourth win … three Chicago relievers combined for 4.0 scoreless IP with one hit, including Reynaldo López striking out four of his six hitters faced.
Eloy Jiménez (1-3, RBI) extended his hitting streak to 11 games, Luis Robert Jr. went 3-4 with two doubles, Jake Burger went 3-4 with a run scored and Vaughn was 2-3 with two doubles.
SIR LANCELOT
Lance Lynn is 4-1 with a 2.37 ERA (13 ER/49.1 IP), 42 strikeouts, a .660 opponents OPS and just five home runs allowed over his last eight starts vs. the Angels dating back to 6/8/18.
He has allowed two earned runs or less seven times and one or less three times, and worked 6.0-plus IP five times.
Lynn has limited Mike Trout to a .214/.290/.429 (6-28) slash line with two home runs, three RBI and three walks in his career.
ELOY’S GONE STREAKING
Eloy Jiménez is 18-43 (.419) with two doubles, three homers, 13 RBI and four multi-hit eff orts during his 11-game hitting streak.
The streak is the third-longest of his career (13 twice; last 2021), third-longest active in the AL and sixth-longest active in MLB.
ANDREW, ANDREW … HE’S OUR MAN!
Andrew Vaughn is slashing .400/.463/.911 (18-45) with nine doubles, four homers and 34 RBI with RISP and .533/.650/1.133 (8-15) with a homer and 12 RBI with RISP/two outs in 2023.
Vaughn ranks among MLB RISP leaders this season in slugging pct. (1st), OPS (2nd, 1.374), RBI (T4th) and average (T10th).
Vaughn is tied for the MLB lead with 13 go-ahead RBI and is tied for second with seven GW RBI, trailing Aaron Judge (nine).
REST WHEN YOU CAN
Today’s game marks the end of a 16-game stretch without a day off … the White Sox are 15-13 during the current stretch of 29 games in 30 days from 5/2-31 (last off day was 5/15).
The 29-game stretch includes 15 at home, 14 on the road, 20 vs. AL Central and six series from 5/5-28 vs. teams below .500.
ELVIS ON THE MEND
INF Elvis Andrus is 4-11 (.364) with a home run, RBI and walk in his first three rehab games with Class AAA Charlotte … he has been on the 10-day IL since 5/13 with a strained left oblique.
WHITE SOX VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS
The Sox are hitting .297/.343/.578 with four home runs, own a 4.50 ERA (9 ER/18.0 IP) and 11-9 edge in runs scored in 2023.
The White Sox went 3-4 last season, including 2-2 at home and 1-2 on the road … they have not won a series vs. the Angels since 9/25-28/17 at Guaranteed Rate Field (3-1).
The White Sox are winless in the last six season series (2016- 19, ’21-22) and have not won a season matchup since 2015 (4-3).
Chicago is 4-7 in the last 11 games and 8-19 in the last 27.
HOW THE WEST WAS WON
The Sox are 4-5 vs. the American League West this season … they went 3-4 vs. Houston in their first two series vs. the division.
The Sox went 18-16 vs. the division last season and 16-17 in 2021 … they are 20-15 at home vs. the AL West since 2021.
MIND THE GAP
Chicago is 16-13 (.552) since 4/30, the second-best record among American League Central clubs behind Detroit (15-12).
The Sox 3.82 ERA since 4/30 is the fourth-best in the AL.
A breakdown of the White Sox fi rst 57 games this season:
W-L AVG R R/G HR OBP SLG OPS ERA IP QS ER HR SO
16-13 .254 140 4.8 33 .307 .414 .720 3.82 259.0 14 110 35 257
7-21 .227 106 3.8 26 .288 .367 .655 5.88 243.1 8 159 44 272
ROTATION SENSATION
White Sox starters own a 3.30 ERA (38 ER/103.2 IP), .208 opponents average and 100 strikeouts over the last 19 games since 5/11 … they lead MLB in opponents average and OPS (.648), third in ERA and fifth in WHIP (1.18) during that span.
Starters have allowed three runs or less 14 times, two or less 10 times and one or less six times … the rotation since 5/11:
W-L ERA WHIP QS IP H R ER HR BB SO SO/9.0 AVG OPS
9-5 3.30 1.18 11 103.2 78 42 38 12 44 100 8.7 .208 .648
POSTING PUNCHOUTS
White Sox pitchers rank second in the major leagues with 516 strikeouts this season, trailing Minnesota (543).
Sox starters rank second in MLB with 322 strikeouts, 17 behind the Twins (339) … relievers rank sixth in the AL (207 SO).
LONGBALL LOGISTICS
The White Sox have hit 33 homers in their last 29 games since 4/30 and 36 in the last 32 contests (10 multi-homer) since 4/27
Chicago is 18-20 when homering, 7-8 when hitting multiple homers and 5-14 when going homerless this season.
SOUTHPAW SUCCESS
Chicago is hitting .312/.369/.497 in the last 20 games vs. LHP.
The White Sox are batting .273/.338/.443 vs. left-handed pitching since the start of the 2019 season … during that span, the Sox lead MLB in average, rank second in on-base percentage, fifth in OPS (.781) and sixth in slugging percentage.
Tim Anderson (.349) and Hanser Alberto (.343) rank 1-2 in MLB in average vs. left-handers since the start of 2019.
SEARCHING FOR HOME˨FIELD ADVANTAGE
The White Sox are 13-14 (.481) at home this season, the 13th-best winning percentage in the American League, after going 37-44 (.457) in 2022 … by comparison, the Sox were 53-28 (.654) at home in 2021, the best record in the AL.
Through 27 home games this season, the White Sox have been outscored, 144-119, and outhomered, 44-30.
Jake Burger (nine), Luis Robert Jr. (seven) and Andrew Vaughn (five) have combined to hit 21 of the Sox 30 home runs.
AS TA GOES, SO GO THE WHITE SOX
Since the start of the 2020, the Sox are 163-124 when Tim Anderson is in the starting lineup (69-85 when he doesn’t start).
During that span, the Sox are 132-81 when Anderson records a hit, 76-33 when he records a multi-hit eff ort, 97-48 when he scores a run and 27-3 when he homers.
Anderson ranks second in MLB since the start of 2019 with 55 three-hit games (Sox are 38-17), trailing Freddie Freeman (62).
Anderson needs three homers to become the fourth player in White Sox history to record 100 homers and 100 stolen bases.
ON DECK: VS. DETROIT TIGERS
The White Sox lost three of four last week at Detroit, including a 6-5, walkoff defeat in Sunday’s series finale.
The White Sox are hitting .234/.273/.376 with three home runs, own a 5.19 ERA (20 ER/34.2 IP) with one quality start and have been outscored by a 23-22 margin this season.
Chicago is 46-24 vs. the Tigers since the start of the 2019
TODAY’S STARTER – #33 LANCE LYNN RHP
LYNN AT A GLANCE
Is scheduled to make his 12th start of the season, sixth at home and first against the Los Angeles Angels.
Has earned the win in four of his last five starts after going 0-4 in his first six starts of the season … is 3-0 with a 1.89 ERA (4 ER/19.0 IP) over his last three starts.
Has surrendered 12 home runs this season … has allowed a homer in eight of his 10 starts, including five at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Ranks among MLB active pitchers in HR/9.0 IP (6th, 0.93), SO/9.0 IP (7th, 9.09), opponents average (9th, .242), wins (9th, 127), starts (9th, 296), opponents SLG (9th, .383), IP (10th, 1,768.2), strikeouts (11th, 1,787), opponents OPS (11th, .694), ERA (12th, 3.60), WHIP (12th, 1.27) and opponents OBP (12th, .312).
Signed a two-year contract extension with a club option with the White Sox on 7/17/21 … the Sox hold an $18-million option for 2024 with a $1-million buyout.
Is a two-time All-Star (2012 and 2021) … has finished fifth in the AL Cy Young Award voting in 2019, sixth in 2020 and third in 2021 … was a member of the 2011 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
LAST START
Earned his third straight win and fourth of the season on 5/26 at Detroit, allowing three runs (one earned) on three hits with a season-high five walks and six strikeouts over 6.0 IP … held the Tigers scoreless from the second-fifth, retiring 11 of 14 batters faced during that span.
Left the game in the seventh with the White Sox leading, 8-3 … threw 104 pitches (59 strikes).
Owned a 44.4 first-strike percentage and 7.6 swinging-strike percentage (10 swing and misses) vs. 27 batters … threw 47 four-seam fastballs (92.5 mph avg; 95.4 mph max), 31 cutters (88.1 avg; 91.0 max), 18 sinkers (91.2 avg; 93.0 max), six curveballs (81.4 avg; 82.1 max) and two changeups (84.8 avg; 84.9 max).
GRAB SOME BENCH
Recorded his 24th career double-digit strikeout performance and fifth with the Sox on 4/29 vs. Tampa Bay.
Ranks 12th in the majors with 707 strikeouts since 2019 … teammate Lucas Giolito (772) ranks fifth.
Has struck out at least five batters in 87 of his 106 starts since 2019, the 10th-highest total in the majors.
MONSTER OF THE MIDWAY
Is 13-9 with a 3.60 ERA (71 ER/177.1 IP), .221 (149- 674) opponents average, one complete game, one shutout and 204 strikeouts in 31 home starts since 2021 … made one start in Dyersville, Iowa at the “Field of Dreams” Game on 8/12/21 vs. New York-AL.
Has gone 13-9 with a 3.50 ERA (67 ER/172.1 IP) in 30 starts at Guaranteed Rate Field since 2021.
Ranks among American League home leaders (min. 170.0 IP) since 2021 in opponents OBP (4th, .271), opponents average (7th), wins (T8th), strikeouts (10th) and ERA (14th).
ORTHODOX HITTERS
Owns a career .228/.283/.351 (811-3,560) opponents slash line against right-handed hitters.
His .228 opponents average vs. right-handers is the ninth-lowest mark among active pitchers in the majors.
WORK HORSE
Ranks eighth in MLB with 1,768.2 IP since 2011 … is one of 13 active pitchers with 1,700.0-plus career IP.
Has thrown 100-plus pitches 69 times since 2019, the most in the majors during that span.
Has thrown 30,209 pitches since 2011, seventh-most during that span, and the most among MLB pitchers with less than 1,900.0 IP during that span.
