LOS ANGELES ANGELS NOTES:
LEADING OFF: Today, the Angels play the sixth (2-3) of seven games on a road trip against the Boston Red Sox (1-3) and New York Yankees (1-0; April 18-20)…Halos went 2-3 on opening homestand of the year vs. Toronto (1-2) and Washington (2- 1)…LAA was 4-2 on first road trip of year against Oakland (2-1) and Seattle (2-1).
MLB NETWORK SHOWCASE: Tonight’s game is being nationally televised as a Showcase Game on MLB Network, with Matt Vasgersian, Tom Verducci and JP Morosi on the call.
BROADWAY SHO: Last night, Shohei Ohtani hit his fourth career home run at Yankee Stadium, which is his most of any non-A.L. West ballpark.
VS. NEW YORK (A.L.): Today is the second (1-0) of six games this season against the Yankees…Last night, Halos snapped a four-game losing streak in the Bronx…In addition to the current three game series, the teams will meet again at Yankee Stadium from July 17-19…Last year, Yankees won the season series 4-2.
HOMECOMING: The Angels trip to New York serves as a homecoming for several Angels players: Logan O’Hoppe (Sayville, NY), Mike Trout (Millville, NJ), Matt Thaiss (Jackson, NJ)…Additionally, the roster features several former members of the Yankees, including INF Gio Urshela, Manager Phil Nevin, Hitting Coach Marcus Thames and Bullpen Catcher Jason Brown.
LOCAL CATCH: In 24 career games at Yankee Stadium, Mike Trout is batting .333 (30/90) with 11 doubles, seven home runs, 16 RBI and 12 walks.
HIGHEST CAREER OPS AT (NEW) YANKEE STADIUM
(min. 100 PA)
- José Ramírez – 1.344
- Mike Trout – 1.112
- Aaron Judge – 1.027
WINS AND LOSSES: Halos have won back-to-back games following a season-high three game losing streak from Friday-Sunday in Boston…With a win today, LAA would match longest win streak of season (won three straight April 1-3)…Halos have held leads in 16 of 17 games played this year and have scored first in 13 of the 17 games.
SHO OFF: Monday at Boston, Shohei Ohtani extended his franchise record streak to 11 consecutive pitching starts allowing two-or-fewer runs (Nolan Ryan had a nine game streak across the 1972-73 seasons for the previous record)… The 11-game streak is also the longest active streak in the Majors.
NETO IN THE SHOW: Zach Neto is ranked by Baseball America as the Angels #2 overall prospect (behind Logan O’Hoppe)… In seven games this season for Double-A Rocket City, Neto batted .444 (12/27) with 10 runs scored, one double, three HR, 10 RBI, six walks, three stolen bases and a 1.374 OPS… At the time of his promotion, he led the Southern League in average, OPS, hits and runs, while reaching base 19 times across seven games.
ROOKIE RAKING: Logan O’Hoppe has driven in a run in seven of his 14 starts this season…His four home runs are tied with Shohei Ohtani for the lead the team and his 11 RBI rank tied with Ohtani for second, behind Hunter Renfroe (16).
RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Sunday, the Angels recalled RHP Andrew Wantz from Triple-A Salt Lake and placed RHP Ryan Tepera (right shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day IL. ON WITH THE SHO: On Sunday, Shohei Ohtani’s career-best streak of reaching base safely (via hit, walk, or HBP) in 36 consecutive games came to an end…It was the longest active streak in the Majors and finishes tied for the third-longest in Angels history:
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES REACHING BASE SAFELY
In Angels history (via H, BB, or HBP)
Rank Player Year(s) # of Games
- Orlando Cabrera 2006 – 63
- Mike Trout 2013 – 40
T3. Shohei Ohtani 2022-23 – 36*
T3. Erick Aybar 2011 – 36
T3. Chili Davis 1995 – 36
*snapped on Sunday
WELCOME TO THE RENAISSANCE: Angels have had three lineups this season with Anthony Rendon, Hunter Renfroe & Luis Rengifo hitting consecutively in the order…On Opening Day, the trio hit in the 4-6 spots, marking the first lineup in franchise history to feature three straight players who have the same first three letters of their last name…The last MLB occurrence was by Detroit on July 20, 2015 (Victor Martinez, J.D. Martinez, Jefry Marte).
THE SHUTOUT: Last Tuesday night, Shohei Ohtani, José Quijada and Carlos Estévez combined on a one-hit shutout of the Nationals…It marked the 26th one-hit shutout in franchise history and the first at Angel Stadium since June 5, 2018 vs. Kansas City
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – RHP GRIFFIN CANNING
1-0, 3.60 ERA
Making first career appearance vs. Yankees
• TODAY’S GAME: Making second start of the season and first on the road…Is in fourth Major League season with Angels.
• LAST TIME OUT: Took no-decision in season debut on April 12 vs. Washington (5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO)…Marked first Major League appearance since July 2, 2021.
• HE’S BACK: Missed Angels first 11 games of the season on injured list with a left groin strain… Spent entire 2022 season and final two months of 2021 season on IL with a low back stress reaction.
• THAT’S RIGHT: Held Nationals righties to a .111 (1/9) average in his first start of the season.
• GETTING AHEAD: Recorded a first pitch strike on 70% (14/20) of his batter faced in first start vs. Washington.
• ON REHAB: Made one rehab appearance on with Low-A Inland Empire on April 6 in the 66ers season opener…Took the loss after tossing 5.0 innings and allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits with two walks and 10 strikeouts.
• VS. NEW YORK (A.L.): Today marks first career appearance vs. Yankees…Excluding Angels, the Yankees are one of two A.L. teams he has not yet faced (also, Guardians).
• AT YANKEE STADIUM: Today marks first career appearance at Yankee Stadium.
• GOLDEN GRIFFIN: Earned the 2020 American League Rawlings Gold Glove Award at pitcher…He was the second Angels pitcher to win the award, joining Mark Langston, who won five straight from 1991-95…Tied for the A.L. lead among pitchers with three Defensive Runs Saved during the 2020 regular season and also posted a .938 fielding percentage, committing just one error in 16 total chances.
• UNFAMILIAR FOES: In his career as a starter, has held opponents to a .206 average (67/325) in opposing batter’s first plate appearances of a game.
NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their season-high 10-game homestand tonight with the second game of a three-game series vs. Los Angeles-AL (0-1 thus far)…are 2-3 on the homestand after splitting their four-game set with Minnesota and dropping the first game of their three-game set vs. Los Angeles-AL…will also play a three-game set vs. Toronto (Fri.- Sun.)…following this homestand, will embark on a seven-game road trip to Minnesota (4/24-26) and Texas (4/27-30).
Their +22 run differential is the third-best in the AL and the sixth-best in the Majors.
Are 5-1 following a loss this season…have lost back-to-back games just once (4/13-14).
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees fell to the Angels, 5-2, in their series opener at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday…RHP Clarke Schmidt (3.2IP, 6H, 4ER, 0BB, 5K, 1HR, 1HP) made his fourth start of the season and took the loss… SS Anthony Volpe (0-for-3, 1RBI, 2BB) drew a bases-loaded walk in the fourth inning…RF/CF Aaron Judge (0-for-3, 1RBI, 1SF) drove in the Yankees’ second run with a sac fly in the fourth inning…1B Anthony Rizzo (1-for-4, 1 double) collected the Yankees’ only extra-base hit with a first-inning double…2B Oswald Peraza (1-for-3, 1R, 1BB) made his season debut and reached base twice…RHP Greg Weissert (0.1IP, 1BB) made his season debut…RHP Ron Marinaccio (2.0IP, 1R/0ER, 2K) tied his career high with 2.0IP…RHP Jimmy Cordero (2.0IP, 1H, 3K, 1BK) tossed 2.0 scoreless innings of relief and tied his career high with 3K…RHP Albert Abreu (1.0IP, 1H, 1K) tossed a scoreless ninth inning, extending his career-high scoreless streak to 8.2IP.
SERIES BUSINESS: According to Elias, the Yankees have won or split each of their first five completed series of a season for just the fourth time in the last 67 years (since 1957)…went undefeated in their first five series in 2010, first nine series in 2003 and first six series in 1976.
PITCH PERFECT: Yankee pitchers allowed 5R on Tuesday for just the fourth time this season (also 11R on 4/13 vs. Minnesota, 7R on 4/1 vs. San Francisco and 7R on 4/7 at Baltimore)…despite their 5R on Tuesday, have allowed just 54R in 17 games this season (3.18 R/G), their second-fewest runs allowed in their first 17 games of a season in the last 42 years since 1982 (52R in 2022).
Have allowed 3R-or-fewer in 11-of-17 games this season and 2R-or-fewer in eight of those games.
Rank third in the Majors in opponents’ BA (.214), opponents’ OBP (.284), WHIP (1.09) and K/9.0IP (10.01), tied for third in K/BB (3.50), fourth in ERA (3.10) and opponents’ OPS (.633), fifth in strikeouts (168) and sixth in opponents’ SLG (.349) and HR/9.0IP (0.83).
STRIKEOUT MACHINE: Yankees pitchers have recorded 168K, their fourth-most through their first 17 games of a season in franchise history, trailing only the 2018 Yankees (190K), 2021 Yankees (188K) and 2016 Yankees (170K).
Have recorded double-digit strikeouts in each of their last three games and 10-of-17 games this season…marks just the third time in franchise history the Yankees have recorded as many such games within their first 17 games of a season (13G in 2021 and 12G in 2018).
ALL RISE: OF Aaron Judge drove in the Yankees’ second run on Tuesday with a sac fly in the fourth inning…did not reach base for just the second time in his last 50 games (since 8/29/22)…has batted .345/.484/.726 (58-for-168) with 45R, 10 doubles, 18HR, 31RBI, 47BB, 4SB, 3SF and 1HP in that span…has reached base multiple times in 33 of those 50 games.
Has hit .382/.514/.782 (21-for-55) with 12R, 1 double, 7HR, 15RBI, 17BB/3IBB, 2SF and 2SB in his last 17 games vs. the Angels (since 5/26/18)…had his 17-game on-base streak vs. the Angels snapped on Tuesday.
CLOSE CALLS: Six of the Yankees’ seven losses this season have been by 3R-or-fewer…four of their seven losses have been by 2R-or-fewer and three of their losses have been by one run.
WALK IT OUT: Yankees batters recorded 7BB on Tuesday, their second-most in a game this season (9BB on 4/3 vs. Philadelphia).
COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY: On Tuesday at Gracie Mansion, the New York Yankees and Food Bank For New York City were honored for their joint service to the community, receiving the Partnership Impact Award for their collaborative efforts in providing 150,000 meals to more than 21,338 New Yorkers in the 2022 calendar year…the award was one of four bestowed at yesterday’s Mayoral Service Recognition Ceremony following the review of more than 150 nominations…the Mayoral Service Recognition Program is an annual citywide celebration of volunteers and service members, recognizing efforts to build solutions in response to community challenges and meet residents’ most urgent needs…the recognition program takes place throughout National Volunteer Month in April as a way to recognize diverse volunteer efforts of the previous calendar year.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: INF Anthony Volpe drove in the Yankees’ first run on Tuesday with a bases-loaded walk… has reached base safely in each of his last six games…has reached base in 10-of-24 plate appearances (5H, 5BB) over that stretch (.417 OBP).
Is just the fourth Yankee (fifth time) in the last 34 years (since 1990) to record at least 7SB through the Yankees’ first 17 games of a season…joins Brett Gardner (9SB in 2010), Jacoby Ellsbury (8SB in 2014) and Derek Jeter (7SB in 1998 and 2002).
His 7SB are tied for the fourth-most in the Majors.
Is 7-for-7 in stolen bases attempts…joins Cedric Mullins (9-for-9) as the only two players in the Majors to be 7-for7-or-better in stolen base attempts.
BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters were held homerless for just the second time this season on Tuesday vs. the Angels (also 4/10 at Cleveland)…have homered in 15 of their first 17 games of a season for just the fourth time in franchise history (also 15G in 2001, 2011 and 2013).
Entering today, their 26HR are tied with San Francisco (26HR in 16G) for the fourth-most in the Majors, trailing only Tampa Bay (41HR in 18G), Los Angeles-NL (32HR in 18G) and Atlanta (27HR in 18G).
Have hit multiple HR in eight of their 17 games this season.
TROPHY CASE: Prior to tonight’s game, OF Aaron Judge will be presented with his 2022 Silver Slugger Award.
WHAT A RELIEF: Yankees relievers allowed just one unearned run in 5.1 innings of relief on Tuesday vs. the Angels (2H, 1R/0ER, 1BB, 6K)…have posted a 2.17 ERA (66.1IP, 16ER) this season, the second-lowest ERA by a Major League bullpen this season (Milwaukee – 1.91).
Also lead the Majors in strikeouts (78), rank second in the Majors in opponents’ BA (.192), third in opponents’ OPS (.589) and WHIP (1.06) and fourth in opponents’ OBP (.279) and opponents’ SLG (.310).
Have posted a 1.87 ERA (57.2IP, 12ER) since 4/2.
Have not allowed an earned run in their last 9.0IP (since the ninth inning on Friday).
PEN PAL: RHP Ron Marinaccio has posted a 1.13 ERA (8.0IP, 1ER) in six relief appearances this season…has allowed just 1H to his 30BF this season, holding opponents to a .042 batting average (1-for-24)…his .042 opponents’ BA is tied for the fourth-lowest among Major League relievers.
Has struck out 13-of-30BF this season…has recorded multiple strikeouts in five of six appearances this season.
BLANK SPACE: RHP Albert Abreu has not allowed a run in five appearances this season (8.0IP, 6H, 3BB, 8K)…his current 8.2 scoreless streak (since 10/5/22) is the longest of his career.
NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ: INF Anthony Rizzo collected the Yankees’ only extra-base hit on Tuesday, hitting a double in the first inning…has reached base in 15 of his first 16 games this season, batting .310/.397/.569 (18-for-58) with 8R, 3 doubles, 4HR, 9RBI, 6BB, 3HP and 1SF.
In 21 career games vs. the Angels, has hit .301/.378/.644 (22-for-73) with 18R, 7 doubles, 6HR, 18RBI and 9BB/1IBB.
Is batting .327/.414/.612 (16-for-49) with 2 doubles, 4HR, 5BB and 3HP vs. right-handed pitchers this season.
LEMACHINE: INF DJ LeMahieu has reached base safely in 11-of-12 starts this season.
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP JHONY BRITO (2-1, 6.75 ERA)
RHP Jhony Brito will make his fourth career Major League start tonight vs. Los Angeles-AL…the 25-year-old will pitch on extended five days’ rest due to Monday’s team off day…last pitched on Thursday vs. Minnesota and suffered his first career loss, allowing 7ER in just 0.2IP (6H, 1BB)…is the first pitcher in Yankees history to throw at least 5.0IP, allow 3H-or-fewer and allow 1R-or-fewer in each of his first two career Major League starts… also became just the seventh pitcher in Yankees history to toss at least 5.0IP and allow 1R-or-fewer in each of his first two career appearances…made his Major League debut on 4/2 vs. San Francisco, tossing 5.0 scoreless innings (2H, 1BB, 6K) to earn his first career win…became just the 12th Yankees pitcher in franchise history (and fifth since 1935) to toss at least 5.0 scoreless innings in his Major League debut…is the ninth Yankees starting pitcher to toss at least 5.0 scoreless innings in his Major League debut and just the fourth since 1935…is the first Yankees starting pitcher in franchise history to toss at least 5.0 scoreless innings, allow 2H-or-fewer and allow 1BB-or-fewer in his Major League debut…was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 3/30 and made his first career Opening Day roster…over parts of five minor league seasons in the Yankees organization (2016-17, ’19, ’21-22), has gone 26-21 with two saves and a 3.71 ERA (392.2IP, 375H, 196R/162ER, 81BB, 344K, 28HR) in 86 career appearances (70 starts)…was signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on 11/9/15.
LAST TIME OUT: Took his first career loss in the Yankees’ 11-2 defeat vs. Minnesota last Thursday (4/13), allowing 7ER in 0.2IP (6H, 1BB, 0K, 1HR).
Marked the shortest outing by a Yankees starter (not including openers) since Jameson Taillon on 6/12/21 at Philadelphia (0.1IP).
Were the most runs allowed by a Yankees starter who didn’t make it out of the first inning since Nathan Eovaldi on 6/16/15 at Miami (8R/ER in 0.2IP).
2023: Is 2-1 with a 6.75 ERA (10.2IP, 8ER) and 8K in three starts this season.
Earned his second career win in the Yankees’ 4-1 victory on 4/8 at Baltimore, allowing just 1ER over 5.0IP (3H, 2BB, 2K)…retired 14 of his final 17BF after surrendering two singles and a sacrifice fly to his first 3BF.…became the first pitcher in Yankees history to throw at least 5.0IP, allow 3H-or-fewer and allow 1R-or-fewer in each of his first two career Major League starts (also 5.0IP, 2H, 0R in his Major League debut on 4/2 vs. San Francisco).
Is just the seventh pitcher in Yankees history to toss at least 5.0IP and allow 1R-or-fewer in each of his first two career appearances, joining Cliff Markle (first five appearances from 1915-16), Luis Gil (first two in 2021), Orlando Hernández (first two in 1998), Rich Beck (first two in 1965), Jack Quinn (first two in 1909) and Slow Joe Doyle (first two in 1906)…was just the sixth to do so as a starter (Markle made his first career appearance as a reliever).
Is the 15th starting pitcher in franchise history to win each of his first two career games and the first since Orlando Hernández in 1998.
MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT: Made his Major League debut on 4/2 vs. San Francisco, tossing 5.0 scoreless innings (2H, 1BB, 6K) to earn his first career win… was the first Yankees starting pitcher in franchise history to toss at least 5.0 scoreless innings, allow 2H-or-fewer and allow 1BB-or-fewer in his Major League debut…struck out his first batter faced (LaMonte Wade Jr. swinging) for his first Major League strikeout.
Was just the 12th Yankees pitcher in franchise history (and fifth since 1935) to toss at least 5.0 scoreless innings in his Major League debut, joining Luis Gil (6.0IP on 8/3/21 vs. Baltimore), Jonathan Loáisiga (5.0IP on 6/15/18 vs. Tampa Bay), Sam Militello (7.0IP on 8/9/92 vs. Boston), Hank Borowy (5.0IP on 4/18/42 vs. Boston), Vito Tamulis (9.0IP on 9/25/34 at Philadelphia-AL), Russ Van Atta (9.0IP on 4/25/33 at Washington-AL), Neal Brady (5.2IP on 9/25/1915-G1 vs. Cleveland), Pete Wilson (9.0IP on 9/15/1908 at Boston), Tacks Neuer (9.0IP on 8/28/1907-G2 vs. Boston), Slow Joe Doyle (9.0IP on 8/25/1906-G1 vs. Cleveland) and Barney Wolfe (5.0IP on 4/24/1903 at Washington-AL)…among the group, joins Luis Gil (6.0IP, 1BB), Hank Borowy (5.0IP, 1BB) Vito Tamulis (9.0IP, 1BB) and Barney Wolfe (5.0IP, 0BB) as the only five to issue 1BB-or-fewer.
Was the ninth Yankees starting pitcher to toss at least 5.0 scoreless innings in his Major League debut and just the fourth since 1935.
Became the seventh Yankees pitcher to start against a National League opponent in his Major League debut, joining RHP Deivi García (8/30/20- G2 vs. New York-NL: ND, 6.0IP, 1R/0ER), RHP Chad Green (5/16/16 at Arizona: L, 4.0IP, 6R/4ER), RHP Chase Whitley (5/15/14 at New York-NL: ND, 4.2IP, 0ER), RHP Tyler Clippard (5/20/07 at New York-NL: W, 6.0IP, 1ER), LHP Brad Halsey (6/19/04 at Los Angeles-NL: W, 5.2IP, 2ER) and LHP Brandon Claussen (6/28/03-G2 at New York-NL: W, 6.1IP, 1ER).
Became the seventh Yankee to draw a start at the current Yankee Stadium in his Major League debut, joining RHP Luis Gil (8/3/21), RHP Deivi
García (8/30/20-G2), RHP Jonathan Loáisiga (6/15/18), LHP Jordan Montgomery (4/12/17), RHP Luis Severino (8/5/15) and RHP Adam Warren (6/29/12)…was the third starter to also record the win, joining Gil and Loáisiga.
At 25 years, 44 days old, became the seventh starter age 25-or-over to make his Major League debut for the Yankees since 1999, joining RHP Chien-Ming Wang (25y, 30d), RHP Masahiro Tanaka (25y, 154d), Christian Parker (25y, 277d), Alex Graman (26y, 155d), Matt DeSalvo (26y, 238d) and Kei Igawa (27y, 268d).
HOME SWEET HOME: Is 1-1 with an 11.12 ERA (5.2IP, 7ER) and 6K in two career Major League starts at home.
Earned the win in his Major League debut on 4/2 vs. San Francisco at home (5.0IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 6K)…became just the third starting pitcher in franchise history to record a win in his Major League debut at the current Yankee Stadium (Luis Gil on 8/3/21 and Jonathan Loáisiga on 6/15/18).
In 13 home games (12 starts) with Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2022, went 6-1 with a 1.95 ERA (60.0IP, 13ER) and 43K.
