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2020 LOS ANGELES ANGELS

MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2018
◆ Recipient of Nick Adenhart Pitcher of the Year Award, which is given to Angels pitcher whose performance
is selected by his teammates as the most outstanding throughout the course of the regular season...Became
first left-hander to win the award.
◆ Opened year on disabled list (left elbow inflammation) for second consecutive season...Made one rehab
appearance with Adv.-A Inland Empire April 6 (W; 6.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO) before making season debut
with Angels April 13 at Kansas City.
◆ Set single-season career highs in nearly every pitching category, including wins, games, starts, innings
pitched and strikeouts...Led Angels pitching staff in innings and strikeouts...His 180 strikeouts were the most
by an Angels pitcher since C.J. Wilson (188) in 2013.
◆ Did not allow a home run to a left-handed batter all
season...His 160 left-handed batters faced without HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
allowing a home run were most in American League
and third-most in Majors . . .Has not allowed a home ANGELS TO THROW A SHUTOUT ON THEIR BIRTHDAY
run to a left-handed batter since April 5, 2016 PITCHER DATE
(Anthony Rizzo). ANDREW HEANEY (Age 27) 6/5/18 vs. KC
◆ Tossed one-hit shutout on June 5 (his 27th birthday) Andy Messersmith (Age 26) 8/6/71 vs. MIN
vs. Kansas City…Marked first complete game and Marcelino Lopez (Age 23) 9/23/66 vs. BAL
shutout of career…First CG one-hitter for Angels George Brunet (Age 31) 6/8/66 vs. CWS
since Ervin Santana on June 16, 2012 vs. Arizona…
First Angels lefty with a one-hit shutout since Chuck
Finley on May 26, 1989 at Boston…Became first Major Leaguer to throw a one-hit shutout on his birthday
since Cardinals’ Vicente Palacios on July 19, 1994 at Houston.
◆ In final 13 home starts of year, went 7-2 with a 2.65 ERA (85 IP - 25 ER)...His home ERA ranked third in
American League in that span (since April 27) behind Corey Kluber (2.29) and Mike Fiers (2.46)...Road victory
on Aug. 30 at Houston was first since Sept. 2, 2015 at Oakland...Streak of 17 straight road starts without a win
was longest in Angels history (previous was 16 by Rudy May from 1965-69).
2017
HEANEY
◆ Opened year on disabled list recovering from Tommy John surgery (July 1, 2016).
◆ First rehab appearance July 13 for AZL Angels marked first game action since April 5, 2016.
◆ Made six total rehab starts between AZL Angels and Triple-A Salt Lake before returning to Angels for first
start Aug. 18 at Baltimore...Missed total of 281 games on disabled list.
◆ Recorded 10 strikeouts Aug. 28 vs. Oakland, which established a new single-game career high.
◆ Did not walk a batter in each of first two starts for Angels...Including final start of 2016, streak of three starts
without a walk is tied for third longest streak in Angels history behind only streaks of four consecutive starts
with no walks by Matt Shoemaker (May 21-June 6, 2016) and Bert Blyleven (Apr. 9-27, 1990).
2016
◆ Made lone start of season for Angels Apr. 5 vs. Cubs and allowed four earned runs in six innings pitched and
matched then career-high with seven strikeouts.
◆ Missed final 160 games of season after being placed on disabled list Apr. 6 with a left flexor muscle strain.
◆ Underwent Tommy John surgery July 1 after platelet-rich injections and stem cell therapy were unsuccessful...
Surgery was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles.
2015
◆ Promoted to Angels June 24 and made Halos debut that day vs. Houston (6 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 SO).
◆ Among American League rookies, ranked fourth in ERA, sixth in starts and batting average against (.248),
eighth in innings pitched and strikeouts and tied for ninth in wins.
◆ Named A.L. Rookie of the Month for July…Went 4-0 with a 1.98 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 27.1 IP over four
starts .
◆ In first six starts of season, went 5-0 with a 1.79 ERA (40.1 IP – 8 ER), 31 strikeouts and five walks.
◆ His six consecutive team wins to start his Halos career tied Jarrod Washburn for Club record (in starts) among
lefties and were one shy of Jered Weaver’s overall Cub record.
◆ Earned first win of Major League career June 30 vs. Yankees.

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