MAY 31, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
LOS ANGELES ANGELS 63-99 · 5TH IN AL WEST
63-99 · 5TH IN AL WEST
His dad was a cop in the Bronx, but it was baseball that saved Andrew Velazquez Andrew Velazquez was a teenager in the Bronx, New York, when he reached a crossroads in life, with one track leading toward a potential futu...
LEADING OFF: Thor back in NY, Pérez on a roll, Correa out
Noah Syndergaard pitches in New York for the first time since leaving the Mets during the offseason, starting the Los Angeles Angels’ series opener at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday nig...MAY 31, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Angels take on the Yankees after Stassi's 4-hit game
The Los Angeles Angels take on the New York Yankees after Max Stassi had four hits on Sunday in an 11-10 loss to the Blue JaysMAY 31, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kyle Barraclough - Heads to minors Barraclough was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
Impact Barraclough has accrued a 3.00 ERA and 1.22 WHIP over nine innings so far this season. After starting the campaign with five straight scoreless appearances, he's surrendered three runs over his last three outings and will make his way to Triple-A following Monday's transaction. The team has yet to announce a corresponding move.
MAY 31, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
LEADING OFF: Thor back in NY, Pérez on a roll, Correa out
Noah Syndergaard pitches in New York for the first time since leaving the Mets during the offseason, starting the Los Angeles Angels’ series opener at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday nig...MAY 31, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers overtake Yankees for top spot
With Mookie Betts red-hot, the Dodgers have overtaken the Yankees for the No. 1 spot in Ben Verlander's MLB Power Rankings.MAY 30, 2022
Jose Rojas - Clears waivers Rojas cleared waivers Monday and was outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake.
Impact Rojas was designated for assignment at the start of last week and will remain part of the Angels' organization. Given that he's a 29-year-old with a career .199/.261/.377 slash line in 68 games at the highest level, it's no surprise to see him pass through waivers unclaimed.
MAY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
His dad was a cop in the Bronx, but it was baseball that saved Andrew Velazquez When Angels shortstop Andrew Velazquez returns to New York this week, he'll be back where he grew up and made a choice about the direction o...
MAY 30, 2022 • LATIMES.COM
Blue Jays vs. Angels Highlights ' 05/29/2022 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. drove in five runs and Raimel Tapia collected three RBIs to lead the Blue Jays to an 11-10 win over the Angels
MAY 30, 2022 • MLB.COM
Tyler Wade - Steals base Sunday Wade went 0-for-2 with two walks, a stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 11-10 loss to the Blue Jays.
Impact Wade is now 5-for-8 in stolen base attempts this season after swiping a bag in the fourth inning before scoring on a Taylor Ward homer. The 27-year-old Wade has added a .229/.288/.302 slash line with one home run, seven RBI, 14 runs scored and four doubles through 109 plate appearances. He'll likely absorb some of the playing time at third base, primarily against right-handed pitchers, while Anthony Rendon (wrist) is on the injured list.
MAY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Max Stassi - Homers in four-hit effort Stassi went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's 11-10 loss to the Blue Jays.
Impact Stassi's two-run single tied the game at 6-6 in the third inning, and he added a solo shot in the seventh for the Angels' last run. Sunday's big game gave the catcher three multi-hit efforts in his last five contests since returning from the COVID-19 injured list. He's up to a .250/.330/.417 slash line with four homers, 11 RBI, 14 runs scored and a pair of doubles through 24 games this season.
MAY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Taylor Ward - Goes deep in return Ward (shoulder) went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI, two total runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 11-10 loss to the Blue Jays.
Impact Ward was limited to one game as the designated hitter while dealing with a shoulder injury that kept him out for much of the last week. He was back in right field Sunday, and he was able to make an impact with a two-run homer in the fourth inning and an RBI double in the sixth. The 28-year-old is up to a .359/.472/.709 slash line with 10 homers, 26 RBI, 29 runs scored, a stolen base, seven doubles and two triples through 142 plate appearances this year. He's regularly hit leadoff when healthy, so he should continue to be in a prime run-scoring position as long as he doesn't suffer any injury setbacks.
MAY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Shohei Ohtani - Homers twice Sunday Ohtani went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs, three RBI, a walk and a hit-by-pitch in Sunday's 11-10 loss to the Blue Jays.
Impact Ohtani took Blue Jays starter Jose Berrios deep in his first two at-bats Sunday. That snapped an 0-for-12 skid at the dish for Ohtani, who recently overcame some minor back stiffness. The two-way star is slashing .249/.325/.470 with 11 homers, 32 RBI, 34 runs scored, seven stolen bases and eight doubles through 48 contests. Sunday was his third multi-homer game of the year.
MAY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
José Quijada - Takes loss in return Quijada (0-1) took the loss Sunday versus the Blue Jays. He allowed a run on two hits and a walk with one strikeout in two-thirds of an inning.
Impact Quijada got the last two outs of the eighth inning, but a Lourdes Gurriel RBI double broke a 10-10 tie, and the Angels couldn't catch up again. This was Quijada's second appearance of the year after he was sidelined by an oblique injury for seven weeks. He'll likely see mostly low-leverage assignments, though he did log four holds in 26 outings in 2021 while posting a 4.56 ERA and 1.36 WHIP.
MAY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Patrick Sandoval - Rough outing Sunday Sandoval allowed six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts in three innings in a no-decision versus the Blue Jays on Sunday.
Impact Neither Sandoval nor Blue Jays starter Jose Berrios pitched past the third inning in this contest. Sandoval allowed a two-run double to Lourdes Gurriel in the second inning and then yielded four more runs in the third before turning the ball over the to bullpen. This was the southpaw's worst start of the year, but he can be given a pass -- he still has a solid 2.70 ERA despite a 1.27 WHIP and 42:20 K:BB through 43.1 innings in his eight appearances. He'll try to shake off this bad outing next weekend in Philadelphia.
MAY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Angels blow two more late leads on their way to their fifth straight loss ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels can do nothing right in the late innings these days.
MAY 30, 2022 • SACBEE.COM
Angels blow two more late leads on their way to their fifth straight loss ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels can do nothing right in the late innings these days.
MAY 30, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Jimmy Herget - Managing fingernail issue Herget wasn't available to pitch in Sunday's loss to the Blue Jays due to a fingernail issue, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Impact Herget threw two scoreless innings during Friday's series opener against Toronto, but he wasn't available out of the bullpen to close out the series. It's not yet clear whether he'll be available for Tuesday's matchup against the Yankees.
MAY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Gurriel's 5 RBIs lift Jays to win over Angels ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning for his season-high fifth RBI, and the Toro...
MAY 30, 2022 • WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COM
Ohtani swats 2 homers in wild back-and-forth battle ANAHEIM -- It was a wild game that saw two-way star Shohei Ohtani homer twice, Taylor Ward homer in his first start in right field since suf...
MAY 30, 2022 • MLB.COM
Gurriel's 5 RBIs best Ohtani's 2 HRs in Jays' win over Halos
The Toronto Blue Jays overcame two homers by Shohei Ohtani to complete a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with a 11-10 victoryMAY 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kurt Suzuki - Available in bench role Suzuki (neck) said he'll be available off the bench for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Impact Even though he was briefly hospitalized after he was removed prior to the third inning of Saturday's loss to the Blue Jays when he took an errant throw to the neck, Suzuki escaped with little more than a contusion. He may still be nursing some soreness on the neck and could have to don some extra padding as a result, but he won't be forced to the injured list because of the neck issue. The Angels' decision not to call up another catcher from the minor-league ranks supports the notion that Suzuki has been cleared to fill his normal backup role behind top backstop Max Stassi.
MAY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
AL MVP Odds Favor Shohei Ohtani in Three-Man Race on FanDuel Sportsbook As the 2022 MLB season moves into June, the stars of the game continue to shine and top the Most Valuable Player odds. Shohei Ohtani (+220),...
MAY 29, 2022 • FANDUEL.COM
Kurt Suzuki Suffers Neck Injury After Getting Hit With Warm-Up Pitch Suzuki briefly lost consciousness and later underwent tests at a hospital after leaving the game in the third inning.
MAY 29, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Janson Junk - Returns to minors Junk was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.
Impact Junk was recalled from Salt Lake on Saturday and delivered a scoreless frame, but he'll quickly head back to the minors. Jose Quijada (oblique) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.
MAY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
