LOS ANGELES ANGELS NOTES:
LEADING OFF: Today, the Angels play the first of five road games on the final road trip of the first half against he San Diego Padres (July 3-5) and Los Angeles Dodgers (July 7-8)…Halos went 3-4 on last homestand against the White Sox (2-2) and Diamondbacks (1-2)… LAA was 1-2 on last road trip at Colorado.
INTERLEAGUE PLAY: LAA owns a 272-235 (.536) all-time Interleague record (11-12 in 2023)…The 272 all-time Interleague wins are third most all time behind Red Sox (299) and Yankees (294).
I’M FEELING ‘22: Victor Mederos made his MLB Debut on Friday night vs. Arizona…He was the Angels sixth round selection in the 2022 Draft out of Oklahoma State University…Mederos was the third player from the 2022 Draft to reach the Majors, with all of them being Angels (also, Zach Neto & Ben Joyce).
LEAGUE LEADER: As a hitter, Shohei Ohtani leads the Majors in home runs (31), total bases (217), XBH (51), slugging percentage (.670) and OPS (1.060) and is tied for the MLB lead in triples (5) and RBI (68)…On the mound, he also leads the Majors in opponent batting average (.180), ranks third in strikeouts (127) and is sixth in WHIP (1.04).
REID THIS: Yesterday was the fifth straight game for Reid Detmers with 8+ strikeouts and two-or-fewer runs allowed…The only other player in Angels history with such a streak was Nolan Ryan (seven games; his final three games in 1972 and first four in 1973).
ESTÉVEZ ENDING: This season, Carlos Estévez is pitching to a 1.85 ERA (34 IP – 7 ER) and has converted all 21 of his save opportunities…He holds the franchise record for consecutive save chances converted to begin a season (previously Lee Smith converted his first 19 chances in 1995)…The only player in Angels history with a longer save streak without a blown save at any point in a season is Francisco Rodriguez (25 game streak in 2008 and a 22 game streak spanning 2005-06).
STARTING STRONG: Since June 13, the Angels rotation ranks third in the Majors with a combined 3.30 ERA (103.2 IP – 38 ER).
VS. SAN DIEGO: Today is the first of three meetings this season between the Angels and Padres and the first games between the clubs since 2021 when the season series was split 2-2 (1-1 at each ballpark)…Angels lead the all-time series 21-18 (11-7 at Petco Park).
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGHS: Last Saturday night at Colorado, the Angels set franchise records with 25 runs scored and 28 hits.
WINNING MONTHS: Angels secured a winning record for June (14-13), after going 15-13 in May and 15-14 in March/April (15-13 in April)…Halos have a record above .500 in three straight months for the first time since May – July 2019.
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – RHP JAIME BARRIA
2-3, 2.92 ERA
Since April 8, ranks fourth in Majors (min. 40 IP) with a 2.36 ERA (45.2 IP – 12 ER)
- TODAY’S GAME: Making 18th appearance (sixth start) of the season and 10th road appearance (third 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), yielded seven total earned runs across next 42.2 IP (15 appearances – four starts), before allowing five earned runs in last start…His 2.36 ERA (45.2 IP – 12 ER) since April 8 ranks fourth in the Majors (min. 40 IP).
- AS A STARTER: Angels are 4-1 in his starts this season…Pitched to a 2.79 ERA (19.1 IP – 6 ER) and 17 strikeouts in first four starts, before allowing five earned runs in last start.
- FROM THE ‘PEN: Has made 12 relief appearances this season, going 1-2 with a 1.67 ERA (27 IP – 5 ER) and 23 SO.
- BACK TO START: Today marks 62nd career start…Totaled 55 starts for Angels between 2018-22 seasons…Since start of 2018 season, only Shohei Ohtani (79), Andrew Heaney (78) and Patrick Sandoval (71) have made more starts for Angels.
- LONG RELIEF: Pitched 2+ innings in eight of 12 relief outings this year and 3+ innings in four of the 11…Since start of 2022 season, ranks second in Majors with 30 relief appearances of 2+ innings and is ninth in the A.L. with 101.2 IP as a reliever since 2022.
- LAST TIME OUT: Took the loss in last start on Wednesday vs. White Sox after tossing 3.0 innings and allowing a season-high five earned runs on seven hits with two walks and no strikeouts
- VS. SAN DIEGO/AT PETCO PARK: In two career games against the Padres, is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA (7 IP – 3 ER) and seven strikeouts…Both previous outings were starts at Petco Park…Today is first appearance vs. San Diego since Sept. 23, 2020.
- INTERLEAGUE: Has made 21 career Interleague appearances (10 starts), going 5-3 with a 3.65 ERA (74 IP – 30 ER) and 63 strikeouts…This season, is 0-1 with a 2.00 ERA (9 IP – 2 ER) in three Interleague games (one GS).
- GOOD DAY: Has pitched to a 2.53 ERA (124.2 IP – 35 ER) in 36 career day games (16 starts), compared with a 4.54 ERA (305 IP – 154 ER) in night games (81 games, 45 starts).
- CAREER HOME vs. ROAD: Has pitched to a 3.41 ERA (211.1 IP – 80 ER) in 58 career games (30 starts) at Angel Stadium, compared with a 4.49 ERA (218.1 IP – 109 ER) in 59 games (31 starts) on the road.
SAN DIEGO PADRES NOTES:
Padres fall 4-3 to Reds and lose the series
- The Padres, trailing by 2 runs going into the 8th, tied the game on back-to-back home runs from Ha-Seong Kim and Fernando Tatis Jr…but in the 9th, with 2 outs in the inning, reliever Nick Martinez allowed a 2-run homer to pinch-hitter Tyler Stephenson…San Diego countered with a run from a 2-out rally with a Gary Sanchez single and Jake Cronenworth’s 2-out, RBI double…but he was left stranded at second with Rougned Odor’s line drive out to 2B.
- Starter Adrian Morejon went 3.0 innings of scoreless ball with just 2 hits allowed…Pedro Avila also followed Tim Hill in relief, and he went 3.0 scoreless with 1 hit allowed and 4 SO.
Friars go 1-5 on road-trip, have lost 10 of 13 games
- The Padres return home to Petco Park today having gone 1-5 on their 6-game trip and having lost 10 of their last 13 games… they snapped their season-long 6-game skid on Saturday @ Cincinnati, but with Sunday’s loss, they’ve now lost 4 straight series.
- The Padres have yet to have a winning streak of longer than 3 games so far, and they have yet to sweep a team in a series longer than 2 games…San Diego hasn’t been at .500 since May 11 (19-19).
Roster Move
- The Padres optioned RHP Pedro Avila to Triple-A El Paso and recalled RHP Domingo Tapia from ELP.
Blake Snell: June’s National League Pitcher of the Month
- Prior to his start today, Blake Snell was named as June’s NL Pitcher of the Month, his 3rd-career Pitcher of the Month Award and his 1st in the NL (won with TB in August & September 2018)…he is the 2nd straight Padres pitcher to win, following his rotation-mate Michael Wacha, who won for May…it is the 3rd time the Padres have had consecutive winners, but the 1st time with different pitchers: Randy Jones won in April and May of his 1976 Cy Young Award-winning season, while Jake Peavy won for August and September of his Cy Young Award-winning season in 2007.
- Snell went 3-1 with a 0.87 ERA over 5 June starts, and in 31.0 innings, he surrendered 3 runs on just 13 hits with 8 walks, 53 strikeouts, and .124 opponent average…his last outing was his career-long 6th straight quality start and his 4th consecutive outing with at least 10 strikeouts.
Padres pitchers putting up zeroes
- The SD pitching staff has 8 shutouts, 3rd most in the NL behind the Dodgers and Cubs (9 apiece)… since the year 2003, only 2 other managers have had their teams log more shutouts than Bob Melvin, who has 206 since ’03 (trailing Terry Francona (222) and Bruce Bochy (208)…2 formal Angels managers rank just behind Melvin: Joe Maddon (190) & Mike Scioscia (179).
STARTING PITCHER – BLAKE SNELL #4
Snell set for 5th career start vs. Angels
Left-hander Blake Snell takes the mound for his 5th career start vs. LAA, having gone 1-2 with a 3.52 ERA (9 ER, 23.0 IP) and a .173 AVG against with 3 QS in his 4 starts vs. the Angels. Snell ties Peavy with double-digit strikeout streak, has scoreless inning streak snapped at 18.0 Snell’s only 2 runs allowed last Wed @ PIT came in the first inning, snapping his scoreless inning sterak at 18.0, the 2nd-longest scoreless innign streak of his career, trailing only his 20.0 scoreless innings from Sept. 16-Oct. 2, 2022…his kept his quality start streak alive, and the 6 consecutive quality outings ties his streak from April 10-May 8 during his Cy Young 2018 season w/ TB…he struck out 10 Pirates, his 4th consecutive double-digit strikeout game…he joins Jake Peavy’s as the only 2 SD hurlers with a 4-game double digit SO streak in franchise history (April 25-May 11, 2007).
Snell earns 3rd career Pitcher of the Month award
Today, Blake Snell earned his 3rd career Pitcher of the Month Award and his 1st in the NL after winning in the AL in B2B months with Tampa Bay in August and September 2018…he went 3-1 with a 0.87 ERA over 5 June starts, and in 31.0 innings, he surrendered 3 runs on just 13 hits with 8 walks, 53 strikeouts, and .124 opponent average…his last outing was his career-long 6th straight quality start and his 4th consecutive outing with at least 10 SO. Snell is the 2nd straight Padres pitcher to win, following his rotation-mate Michael Wacha, who won for May…It marks the third time the Padres have had consecutive winners, but the first time with different pitchers. Randy Jones won in April and May of his 1976 Cy Young Award-winning season, while Jake Peavy won for August and September of his Cy Young Award-winning season in 2007.
Since May 25
In his 7 starts since May 25 vs. WSH, Snell is 3-1 and leads all of baseball with 56 strikeouts (next most are Braxton Garrett and Kevin Gausman’s 46) and he has the lowest opponent average at .139…his 0.50 ERA in that time ranks 2nd among qualifying pitchers (MIA Eury Perez’s 0.27), and he has a ML low 0.83 WHIP in that span.
