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all six outings.
◆ Earned first win as a starter June 29 at Baltimore after working 5.1 scoreless innings, exactly one year after earning
first win in relief for Cubs June 29, 2017 at Washington.
◆ Carried no-hitter into 6th inning of start on Aug. 4 at Cleveland before it was broken up on solo home run by Leonys
Martin leading off inning.
◆ Set career high with 12 strikeouts Aug. 21 at Arizona across six innings pitched…Marked fifth time in Angels history
a pitcher recorded 12+ strikeouts in six-or-fewer innings, joining Nolan Ryan, Kelvim Escobar, John Lackey and Zack
Greinke .
◆ Set or equaled single-game career high in innings pitched in seven straight starts from Aug. 4 – Sept. 7…Pitched at
least six innings in seven of last eight starts after never having reached six innings prior to that span.
◆ Received two-or-fewer runs of support (while he was in game) in 10 of final 14 starts.
2017
◆ Opened year with Triple-A Iowa and pitched to a 1.86 ERA (9.2 IP - 2 ER) in eight games before being called up by
Cubs May 5 for first of five stints with Chicago for the season.
◆ Earned first Major League win June 29 at Washington after working one scoreless inning.
◆ Worked more than one inning in 10 of 25 appearances for Cubs, which ranked fourth on Chicago’s relief staff.
◆ Pitched career-high 3.2 inning May 6 vs. New York (A.L.) after entering in relief of Brett Anderson in first inning.
2016
◆ Began season and pitched majority of year with Triple-A Iowa, totaling 36 relief appearances before receiving first
big league promotion Aug. 19.
◆ Made Major League debut with Cubs, Aug. 19 at Colorado (1 IP, 2 SO).
◆ Did not allow a run in nine of 11 outings for Chicago, including six straight (6 IP) Aug. 29-Sept. 16.
◆ Earned first career save Sept. 27 at Pittsburgh.
POSTSEASON SUMMARY
◆ Was not selected to Cubs postseason rosters following the 2016 and 2017 seasons .
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2015 Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star. peÑa
◆ 2014 Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star.
◆ 2013 Southern League Mid-Season All-Star.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ Mar. 9, 2009...Signed by Cubs as non-drafted free agent.
◆ Oct. 9, 2017...Acquired by Angels from Cubs for cash considerations or a player to be named later.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Félix Ricardo Peña.
◆ Visited students at Lincoln Elementary School in Santa Ana, April 22, 2019 as part of Angels Adopt-A-School
program with AM830 host Roger Lodge and members of the Angels Strike Force.
◆ Signed autographs for fans at 2019 Fiesta Angels prior to June 8, 2019 game vs. Seattle.
◆ Played for Estrellas de Oriente in Dominican Winter League during 2015-16 offseason.
◆ Originally signed by Cubs scouts Jose Serra and Mario Encarnacion.
MAJOR LEAGUE HITTING TOTALS
AVG AB H HR RBI
.000 11 0 0 0
CAREER FIELDING
POS PCT G PO A E TC DP
P .923 77 13 23 3 39 2
peÑa’s career highs

SEASON GAME
Wins 8 — 2019 SO 12 — 8/21/18 at ARI
Losses 5 — 2018 IP 7 — 5 times; last, 7/12/19 vs. SEA
ERA 4 .18 — 2018 R & ER 8 — 7/17/19 vs. HOU
IP 96 .1 — 2019 BB 4 — Twice; last, 6/28/19 vs. OAK
SO 101 — 2019 H 9 — 7/17/19 vs. HOU

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