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| 923 | LA ANGELS | -155 | Ov 9,+110 | -160 | Ov 9,+110 | | 924 | HOUSTON | +145 | Un 9,-130 | +150 | Un 9,-130 |
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| All Games | 38-43 | -18.1 | 45-34 | 4.7 | 0.267 | 0.330 | 4.6 | 0.260 | 0.322 | | Road Games | 18-20 | -2.6 | 21-16 | 4.7 | 0.251 | 0.311 | 4.6 | 0.266 | 0.331 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 28-32 | -14.3 | 35-23 | 4.9 | 0.272 | 0.332 | 4.7 | 0.256 | 0.321 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3 | 3-3 | 6.4 | 0.277 | 0.354 | 4.7 | 0.256 | 0.315 | | Grass Games | 38-43 | -18.1 | 45-34 | 4.7 | 0.267 | 0.330 | 4.6 | 0.260 | 0.322 | | Day Games | 16-8 | +6.4 | 13-9 | 5.7 | 0.271 | 0.345 | 3.7 | 0.236 | 0.298 | | Division | 14-20 | -15.4 | 20-13 | 4.4 | 0.271 | 0.332 | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.326 |
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| All Games | 4.7 | 0.267 | 0.330 | 81 | 2808 | 749 | 242 | 85 | 0.03 | 358 | 264 | 563 | 41 | 575 | 93 | 58 | 62 | 65 | | Road Games | 4.7 | 0.251 | 0.311 | 38 | 1347 | 338 | 121 | 47 | 0.03 | 165 | 118 | 282 | 16 | 262 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 31 | | Righty Starters | 4.9 | 0.272 | 0.332 | 60 | 2122 | 577 | 181 | 69 | 0.03 | 277 | 190 | 427 | 30 | 431 | 75 | 44 | 44 | 52 |
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| All Games | 3.96 | 1.302 | 252 | 119 | 111 | 222 | 20 | 106 | 238 | 12-11 | 22 | 7 | 75.9% | | Road Games | 3.26 | 1.239 | 118.7 | 46 | 43 | 96 | 7 | 51 | 111 | 6-4 | 13 | 2 | 86.7% |
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| All Games | 30-51 | -2.6 | 41-37 | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.292 | 5.2 | 0.280 | 0.344 | | Home Games | 16-28 | -6.6 | 23-19 | 3.8 | 0.234 | 0.288 | 5.7 | 0.285 | 0.350 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 9-11 | +2.7 | 12-8 | 4.1 | 0.247 | 0.301 | 5.0 | 0.256 | 0.340 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -2.1 | 2-4 | 3.4 | 0.204 | 0.267 | 6.7 | 0.301 | 0.360 | | Grass Games | 30-51 | -2.6 | 41-37 | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.292 | 5.2 | 0.280 | 0.344 | | Day Games | 7-16 | -5 | 10-11 | 3.3 | 0.224 | 0.274 | 5.2 | 0.286 | 0.347 | | Division | 13-23 | -2.2 | 19-16 | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.294 | 5.0 | 0.267 | 0.335 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.292 | 81 | 2699 | 643 | 224 | 80 | 0.03 | 293 | 207 | 749 | 45 | 498 | 60 | 65 | 90 | 48 | | Home Games | 3.8 | 0.234 | 0.288 | 44 | 1459 | 341 | 121 | 51 | 0.03 | 160 | 111 | 434 | 29 | 268 | 28 | 30 | 48 | 27 | | Lefty Starters | 4.1 | 0.247 | 0.301 | 20 | 660 | 163 | 56 | 17 | 0.03 | 77 | 51 | 193 | 19 | 124 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 6 |
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| All Games | 4.75 | 1.482 | 276.7 | 167 | 146 | 299 | 49 | 111 | 224 | 8-17 | 19 | 9 | 67.9% | | Home Games | 5.40 | 1.518 | 163.3 | 112 | 98 | 185 | 36 | 63 | 142 | 2-11 | 11 | 7 | 61.1% |
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| 6/16/2013 | WEAVER(R) | NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 5-6 | L | -140 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | | 6/17/2013 | VARGAS(L) | SEATTLE | HARANG(R) | 11-3 | W | -200 | 8 un | O | 20 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | 6/18/2013 | BLANTON(R) | SEATTLE | BONDERMAN(R) | 2-3 | L | -200 | 9 un | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 6/19/2013 | WILSON(L) | SEATTLE | SAUNDERS(L) | 1-0 | W | -220 | 8 un | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | | 6/20/2013 | HANSON(R) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 10-9 | W | -105 | 7 un | O | 17 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | | 6/21/2013 | WEAVER(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 2-5 | L | -160 | 7.5 ev | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 6/22/2013 | WILLIAMS(R) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 1-6 | L | -130 | 7.5 ov | U | 8 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 6/23/2013 | BLANTON(R) | PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | 9-10 | L | -155 | 9 un | O | 9 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | | 6/25/2013 | WILSON(L) | @ DETROIT | PORCELLO(R) | 14-8 | W | 120 | 9.5 un | O | 16 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | 6/26/2013 | BUCKNER(R) | @ DETROIT | ALVAREZ(L) | 7-4 | W | 135 | 10 ov | O | 10 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | | 6/27/2013 | WEAVER(R) | @ DETROIT | FISTER(R) | 3-1 | W | 135 | 8.5 un | U | 11 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 6/28/2013 | WILLIAMS(R) | @ HOUSTON | NORRIS(R) | 4-2 | W | -140 | 9 un | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | | 6/29/2013 | BLANTON(R) | @ HOUSTON | LYLES(R) | 7-2 | W | -145 | 9 un | P | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | 6/30/2013 | WILSON(L) | @ HOUSTON | HARRELL(R) | | | 7/2/2013 | WEAVER(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | | 7/3/2013 | WILLIAMS(R) | ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | | | 7/4/2013 | BLANTON(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | | | 7/5/2013 | WILSON(L) | BOSTON | DOUBRONT(L) | | | 7/6/2013 | | BOSTON | DEMPSTER(R) | | | 7/7/2013 | | BOSTON | | |
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| 6/16/2013 | KEUCHEL(L) | CHI WHITE SOX | SANTIAGO(L) | 5-4 | W | +115 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 6/17/2013 | NORRIS(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 2-4 | L | -105 | 8 ev | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 6/18/2013 | LYLES(R) | MILWAUKEE | FIGARO(R) | 10-1 | W | +105 | 8 un | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | | 6/19/2013 | BEDARD(L) | MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 1-3 | L | +115 | 8.5 un | U | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 6/20/2013 | HARRELL(R) | MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | 7-4 | W | +125 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | | 6/21/2013 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | GARZA(R) | 1-3 | L | 165 | 10 un | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 6/22/2013 | NORRIS(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 4-3 | W | 130 | 9.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | | 6/23/2013 | LYLES(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 6-14 | L | 155 | 9 ev | O | 13 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | | 6/25/2013 | HARRELL(R) | ST LOUIS | WESTBROOK(R) | 5-13 | L | +135 | 9 un | O | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | | 6/26/2013 | BEDARD(L) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 4-3 | W | +160 | 8.5 un | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 6/28/2013 | NORRIS(R) | LA ANGELS | WILLIAMS(R) | 2-4 | L | +130 | 9 un | U | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 6/29/2013 | LYLES(R) | LA ANGELS | BLANTON(R) | 2-7 | L | +135 | 9 un | P | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 6/30/2013 | HARRELL(R) | LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | | | 7/1/2013 | KEUCHEL(L) | TAMPA BAY | MOORE(L) | | | 7/2/2013 | BEDARD(L) | TAMPA BAY | PRICE(L) | | | 7/3/2013 | NORRIS(R) | TAMPA BAY | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 7/4/2013 | LYLES(R) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | | | 7/5/2013 | HARRELL(R) | @ TEXAS | TEPESCH(R) | | | 7/6/2013 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ TEXAS | DARVISH(R) | | | 7/7/2013 | | @ TEXAS | | |
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| |  | LA ANGELS: HITTING: SS ERICK AYBAR will likely get another crack at the leadoff spot by default. DH/OF BOBBY ABREU can still draw walks and run a little. 2B HOWIE KENDRICK traded batting average for more power last year. He's still one of baseball's better middle infield bats. 1B ALBERT PUJOLS should benefit from DH-ing a couple of times a year. OF TORII HUNTER is fading fast and may not provide middle-of-the-order power. OF VERNON WELLS has a better chance than Hunter to bounce back, and the Angels have to be patient considering his monster contract. MARK TRUMBO will get a look at 3B. If he can't get it done, ALBERTO CALLASPO would start and Trumbo would back-up first and DH. Speedy OF PETER BOURJOS will start in left, and top prospect MIKE TROUT will soon replace free agents-to-be Abreu or Hunter. KENDRYS MORALES could DH regularly if his ankle is healthy. CHRIS IANNETTA is no Mike Napoli, but he's a monster upgrade over Jeff Mathis.
STARTING PITCHING: JERED WEAVER had a lot of things go right in 2011, and it's not hard to picture him as a Cy Young candidate again. But he faded late in the year, and may not belong in the upper echelon or pitchers. A cutter has led to DAN HAREN's rebirth. He's right there with Weaver, just a step behind the elite arms. C.J. WILSON may not get the same run support, but he should benefit from getting out of hitter-friendly Arlington; he had a 2.31 road ERA last year. ERVIN SANTANA never developed into a top-of-the-line starter, but he's become more consistent and settled in as a solid starter. Once a washed-out former prospect, JEROME WILLIAMS came back to the States from Taiwan and delivered three quality starts last September. He's not likely to have sustained success, but he does have the inside track for a rotation spot. Middling prospect GARRETT RICHARDS seems like the most likely candidate to step into the rotation in case of injury.
RELIEF PITCHING: JORDAN WALDEN will have the closer's role again entering the spring, but while he was overpowering he was also very shaky at times. He gave up seven runs over 2.2 innings in his last three appearances. RICH THOMPSON decided to lean on his cutter last year and the results were excellent. If Walden slips up, Thompson has to be in the closer conversation. LaTROY HAWKINS was solid with Milwaukee (2.42 ERA) and joins his ninth different team since 2003. He is expected to set up Walden as well. Lefty SCOTT DOWNS was far from dominant last year, despite his 1.34 ERA. But Scioscia does trust him in high-leverage situations, making him a possible fallback if Walden struggles. The Angels don't seem to have big plans for HISANORI TAKAHASHI, the most well-compensated long reliever in baseball. | | HOUSTON: HITTING: This season will mark Houston's final year in the National League. Look away, children, as the Astros launch into what is sure to be the crappiest victory lap in baseball history. Tiny 2B JOSE ALTUVE's jump from High-A to MLB starter says more about Houston's pitiful state than anything. He belongs in Triple-A. CHRIS JOHNSON won the starting 3B job as JIMMY PAREDES was optioned to Triple-A. Johnson was thought to have 25-homer power, but last year he slugged just .378. 1B CARLOS LEE is in the twilight of a very productive career. Backup 1B BRETT WALLACE seems to be in the twilight of an unproductive one. OF BRIAN BOGUSEVIC has a low ceiling. But he's one of only a few recent draft picks who will even contribute. OF J.D. MARTINEZ doesn't blame you if you haven't heard of him, but he's the team's best player who hits third in the lineup. SS JED LOWRIE was a nice little pickup for a mid-tier closer. But his platoon split is intense. C JASON CASTRO will probably play ahead of CHRIS SNYDER. OF JORDAN SCHAFER has yet to put things together; but he'll be starting in center on Opening Day. Fourth OF J.B. SHUCK is only 24, but doesn't have a whole lot of upside.
STARTING PITCHING: WANDY RODRIGUEZ has been a durable, above-average starter for five years, yet every season his real-world team limits his wins. He'll be traded at some point this year. Don't shortchange BUD NORRIS. He's an underrated source of strikeouts, and has improved his command. J.A. HAPP really needs to cut down on his walk total. JORDAN LYLES couldn't legally drink until the second-to-last week of the season. He's in the big leagues way too soon. He's yet another young Astro who isn't terrible, but won't ever set the world on fire. KYLE WEILAND came from Boston with Jed Lowrie and should earn the final spot in the rotation. Texas-bred fireballer JARRED COSART, 21, is a legitimately exciting (but risky) prospect who Houston will probably rush up to the majors at some point this year.
RELIEF PITCHING: BRETT MYERS flummoxed the Astros' front office with a stinker of a season. He's probably closer to that pitcher than to the one who posted a career-best 3.14 ERA in 2010 at age 29, but he'll move the bullpen this year to get the rare opportunities to close out a game when this awful team is actually leading. WILTON LOPEZ was good in 2011, but was much better the previous season, when he may have been the most underrated reliever in the National League. Houston will go with him in the ninth if they want Myers to return to the rotation. BRANDON LYON has seen better days. He bombed early, then was shut down for good with a bicep injury. He intimidates nobody now. |
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*Angels-Astros Preview* =======================
By MATT BEARDMORE STATS Writer
Los Angeles (37-43) at Houston (30-50), 2:10 p.m. EDT
Getting swept at home by the last-place Houston Astros had to be one of the low points of the season for the Los Angeles Angels.
They can return the favor Sunday in Houston as they try for their longest unbeaten road trip in nearly 11 years.
One of the favorites to challenge for the AL West heading into 2013, Los Angeles fell 11 games out of first place June 3 as the Astros finished a four-game sweep in Anaheim with their season-best sixth consecutive win.
While the Angels (38-43) are still well off Texas' and Oakland's pace in the division race, they've hit the halfway point of the season on a five-game winning streak following Saturday's 7-2 victory. They've gone 11-5 since a 2-9 skid that started with a 6-3 loss to Houston (30-51) on May 31.
The Angels have won six in a row on the road - their longest run since a 10-0 stretch last season - and are now eyeing their first 6-0 trip since Sept. 2-8, 2002.
Scheduled starter C.J. Wilson (7-5, 3.88 ERA) hasn't been at his best outside Anaheim, going 3-3 with a 5.36 ERA in eight outings. He allowed five runs in five innings of Tuesday's 14-8 victory at Detroit, telling the Angels' official website it was one of his "worst outings of the season," but it was also his season-best third straight winning start.
Wilson hasn't had a longer such streak since going 4-0 from Aug. 15-30, 2010, while with Texas.
He'll get his fourth look at the Astros this season. In the only one at Houston, he had a season-high 12 strikeouts in 6 1-3 innings but surrendered all the runs - just two earned - in a 7-6 loss May 7. The left-hander split the other two starts but pitched well in both, yielding four runs in 13 1-3 innings.
Wilson will face an Astros team batting .182 while dropping three of four to open a nine-game homestand.
However, Brett Wallace has a hit in all four games since getting called back up while driving in five runs, including a two-run homer Saturday.
"He just looks like he has much more confidence," manager Bo Porter said. "... he's attacking the ball."
Lucas Harrell (5-8, 4.84) will try to attack an Angels lineup batting .296 with 35 runs during their winning streak.
Los Angeles, though, has scored just three runs in two matchups with the right-hander this season, and two came off solo homers by Josh Hamilton.
Harrell didn't give up any long balls in his last outing, but he was tagged for seven runs in 3 1-3 innings of Tuesday's 13-5 loss to St. Louis. He had a 1.73 ERA in his first four starts this month.
"I left the ball up, and when you leave the ball up against a team that hits they're going to hit," Harrell said.
Hamilton is starting to do that, going 8 for 19 on the trip to lift his batting average to .221. He also made two superb catches at the wall Saturday, possibly robbing home runs each time.
"If you don't do it at the plate you want to do it in the field, and during that stretch I wasn't doing it either way," he said. "I felt like I wasn't. But I feel better."
Mike Trout has a team-high 10 hits on the road trip but has only a single in six at-bats off Harrell. So do Mike Trumbo and Albert Pujols, who enters in a 1-for-16 slump.
Erick Aybar has hit .417 with eight RBIs in the past six games.
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| | Last Updated: 4/20/2024 9:11:42 AM EST. |
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