PITTSBURGH PIRATES NOTES:
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LOS ANGELES ANGELS NOTES:
LEADING OFF: Today, the Angels play the ninth (5-3) and final game on the first homestand of the second half of the season against the Houston Astros (1-2), New York Yankees (3-0) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1-1; July 21- 23)…Angels went 0-5 on last road trip before the break against the Padres (0-3) and Dodgers (0-2)… Halos went 3-4 on last homestand against the White Sox (2-2) and Diamondbacks (1-2).
THROWBACK WEEKEND: As part of Throwback Weekend, former Angels infielder Doug DeCinces is scheduled to throw a First Pitch prior to the game.
HOME RUN LEADERS: Angels rank third in the Majors and lead the American League with 151 home runs this season.
LEAGUE LEADER: As a hitter, Shohei Ohtani leads the Majors in triples (7), home runs (35), total bases (246), XBH (58), slugging percentage (.668) and OPS (1.065)… On the mound, he also leads the Majors in opponent batting average (.195) and is fourth in strikeouts (148). THE MICK: Mickey Moniak is currently on a career-high 13-game hit streak and is batting .389 (21/54) during that span (since July 2)…The streak is also the longest active hit streak in the Majors.
STREAKS SNAPPED: Angels had four game win streak snapped last night with 3-0 loss to Pirates…With the shutout loss, the Halos franchise record 19 game streak hitting at least one home run was also snapped.
VS. PITTSBURGH: The series marks the first meetings between the clubs since Aug. 12-14, 2019 when Pittsburgh won two of three games at The Big A…All-time series is tied 10-10.
INTERLEAGUE PLAY: LAA owns a 273-241 (.531) all-time Interleague record (12-18 in 2023)…The 273 Interleague wins are third most all time behind Red Sox (302) and Yankees (296). MONDAY MAGIC: The Angels earned their fourth walk-off win of the season Monday night vs. NYY on an RBI single by Michael Stefanic in the 10th inning.
LATE COMEBACKS: Halos have four wins this season when trailing after eight innings, which is the highest total for the Club since 2017, when the Angels had five wins when trailing after eight frames.
THE INJURED LIST: Angels currently have 16 players on the injured list and have used the IL a total of 25 times this year for 23 different players…The 16 players currently on the IL are the most in the Majors.
ABOVE .500: With a 50-49 record, the Angels are looking to avoid falling back to exactly .500 for a 14th time this season (previously: 1-1, 5-5, 7-7, 8-8, 9-9, 10-
10, 11-11, 12-12, 14-14, 22-22, 30-30, 45-45 & 48-48).
MOOSE vs. PIRATES: Mike Moustakas ranks tied for fourth among all active players with 22 career home runs against the Pirates.
LOWEST CAREER AB/HR RATE vs. PIRATES
(min. 200 PA)
- Mike Moustakas – 11.50
- Jack Clark – 11.58
- Darryl Strawberry – 12.22
- Albert Pujols – 12.58
- Adam Dunn – 12.74
ESTÉVEZ ENDING: Carlos Estévez is pitching to a 2.08 ERA (39 IP – 9 ER) and has converted all 22 of his save opportunities this year…He set 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).
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – LHP TYLER ANDERSON
4-2, 5.17 ERA
In last four home starts, is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA (19 IP – 6 ER)
- TODAY’S GAME: Making 18th appearance (17th start) of the season and eighth home start of the year…Is in eighth Major League season and made seventh straight opening Day roster…Signed a three-year contract with Angels, Nov. 16, 2022.
- SUPPORTED: This season has a run support average of 6.21 (runs per 9 innings pitched), which is ranks seventh in the American League (min. 80 IP).
- VS. PITTSBURGH: Making first career start against the Pirates…Pittsburgh and Minnesota are only teams he is yet to face in career.
- FORMER PIRATE: Signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates on February 17, 2021…Went 5-8 with a 4.35 ERA (103.1 IP – 50 ER) in 18 starts for Pittsburgh…Was traded to Seattle on July 28, 2021 for Carter Bins (minors) and Joaquin Tejada (minors).
- AT ANGEL STADIUM: Today is 10th career start at The Big A and eighth as a member of the Angels…This year, is 2-0 with a 4.76 ERA (34 IP – 18 ER) in seven home starts…In his last four home starts, is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA (19 IP – 6 ER)…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.
- THE COUNTS: Opponents are batting .183 (32/175) in two strike counts this season, but have a .442 (19/43) average on the first pitch.
- LEFT OUT: This season, is holding left-handers to a .244 average (19/78) compared with a .293 (77/263) average against right-handers.
- LAST TIME OUT: Last start came on July 16 vs. Houston and worked 3.0 innings, allowing one earned run on five hits with two walks and five strikeouts.
- KEEPING IT IN THE PARK: Has allowed just four home runs across last 12 games (11 starts), after allowing six homers in first five starts.
- CHANGE CHANGE: Last season, held opponents to a .179 (41/229) average against his changeup, but opponents are batting .288 (32/111) this year.
- UPS AND DOWNS: 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 24 runs across last eight games.
- DECISIONS: Is 3-2 in last eight 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.
- 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.
