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    2023 Los Angeles Angels season

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    2023 Los Angeles Angels
    LeagueAmerican League
    DivisionWest
    BallparkAngel Stadium
    CityAnaheim, California
    Record73–89 (.451)
    Divisional place4th
    OwnersArte Moreno
    General managersPerry Minasian
    ManagersPhil Nevin
    TelevisionBally Sports West
    (Wayne Randazzo/Matt Vasgersian/Patrick O'Neal, Mark Gubicza)
    RadioKLAA (AM 830)
    KSPN (AM 710)
    Angels Radio Network
    Spanish: KWKW (AM 1330)
    StatsESPN.com
    Baseball Reference
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    The 2023 Los Angeles Angels season was the 63rd season of the Los Angeles Angels franchise in the American League, the 58th in Anaheim, and their 58th season playing their home games at Angel Stadium. Chasing history to try and reach their first playoff appearance since 2014, the Angels started 40–32, but subsequently collapsed and, on September 16, the Angels were eliminated from postseason contention, for the ninth straight year. They repeat their record from the previous year, which was 73–89. They set a mark with their eighth consecutive losing season, eclipsing the mark previously set by the 1971–1977 teams. The Angels drew an average home attendance of 32,599 in 81 home games in the 2023 MLB season, the 13th highest in the league.[1]

    Offseason

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    Main article: 2022 Los Angeles Angels season

    The Angels finished the 2022 season 73–89, 33 games out of first place.[2] They missed the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season and now share the longest current playoff drought with the Tigers. Both teams have not made the playoffs since 2014.

    Rule changes

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    Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:[3]

    • institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
    • limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
    • limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
    • larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares);

    Opening Day lineup

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    The team opened the season with a 2–1 loss to the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum on March 30.[4]

    Order No. Player Pos.
    1 3 Taylor Ward LF
    2 27 Mike Trout CF
    3 17 Shohei Ohtani P/DH
    4  6 Anthony Rendon 3B
    5 2 Luis Rengifo 2B
    6 12 Hunter Renfroe RF
    7 23 Brandon Drury 1B
    8 10 Gio Urshela SS
    9 14 Logan O'Hoppe C
    — 17 Shohei Ohtani P

    Angels team leaders

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    Batting[5]
    Batting average† Shohei Ohtani .304
    RBIs Shohei Ohtani 95
    Stolen bases Shohei Ohtani 20
    Runs scored Shohei Ohtani 102
    Home runs Shohei Ohtani 44
    Games played Shohei Ohtani 135
    Pitching[6]
    ERA‡ No qualifiers —
    WHIP No qualifiers —
    Holds Matt Moore 20
    Wins Shohei Ohtani 10
    Innings pitched Reid Detmers 148.1
    Strikeouts Reid Detmers 168
    Saves Carlos Estévez 31
    Games pitched Carlos Estévez 63

    † Minimum 3.1 plate appearances per team games played ‡ Minimum 1 inning pitched per team games played

    Regular season

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    March–April

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    May

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    June

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    On June 15, Gio Urshela sustained an injury, later revealed to be a fractured pelvis and will be out for a significant amount of time. [7] With both 3rd basemen options (Gio Urshela, Anthony Rendon) out with injuries, on June 23, the Angels traded minor league players Coleman Crow, and Landon Marceaux to the New York Mets for Eduardo Escobar. [8]

    On Saturday, June 24, the Angels recorded new team records for both runs and hits in a 25-1 blowout over the Colorado Rockies.[9][10] Despite outscoring the Rockies 32-12 in the series, the Angels lost the series, making the second worst run differential of a team who won a baseball series.[11] Additionally, on June 25, the day after the 25-1 blowout, the Angels acquired Mike Moustakas for minor league player Connor Van Scoyoc. [12]

    July

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    On July 26, the Angels traded minor leaguers Ky Bush and Edgar Quero to the Chicago White Sox for Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez.[13] When asked about the trade, General Manager Perry Minasian said: "For this team to be in this position with the injuries we’ve had, I felt like I owed it to the group to give them a better chance to win."[14] A day after the trade, the Angels faced off against the Detroit Tigers in a doubleheader. The Angels won both games as Shohei Ohtani pitched a one hit complete game shut up in Game 1 and homered twice in Game 2.[15]

    During the second game of a three game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on July 29, Taylor Ward was struck in the head by a 91mph fastball by Alek Manoah. As the result, Taylor Ward suffered facial fractures and is put on the injury list. [16] The following day, on July 30, the Angels traded minor leaguers Jake Madden, and Mason Albright to the Colorado Rockies for Randal Grichuk, and C.J. Cron.[17]

    Injuries

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    2023 Notable Injuries [18] [19]
    Player Position Date Injury Length Return Date
    Max Stassi Catcher 3/5/23 Hip discomfort/Personal No timetable for return
    Logan O'Hoppe Catcher 4/25/23 Shoulder surgery 4–6 months
    Jose Suarez Pitcher 5/7/23 Strained shoulder 2–3 months
    Jose Quijada Pitcher 5/18/23 Tommy John Surgery Out for 2023 season
    Austin Warren Pitcher 5/18/23 Tommy John Surgery Out for 2023 season
    Ben Joyce Pitcher 6/9/23 Ulnar neuritis No timetable for return
    Gio Urshela Infielder 6/15/23 Fractured pelvis Out for 2023 season
    Brandon Drury Infielder 6/29/23 Shoulder contusion No timetable for return
    Sam Bachman Pitcher 7/3/23 Shoulder inflammation No timetable for return
    Mike Trout Outfielder 7/5/23 Hand surgery (fractured hamate) 4–8 weeks
    Jo Adell Outfielder 7/8/23 Strained oblique No timetable for return
    Chris Devenski Pitcher 7/15/23 Strained hamstring No timetable for return
    Anthony Rendon Infielder 5/13/23 Groin strain 1–2 weeks 6/6/23
    Anthony Rendon Infielder 6/15/23 Wrist contusion 1–2 weeks 6/30/23
    Anthony Rendon Infielder 7/4/23 Shin bone bruise No timetable for return
    Zach Neto Infielder 6/14/23 Strained oblique No timetable for return 7/14/23
    Matt Moore Pitcher 5/23/23 Strained oblique No timetable for return 7/14/23
    Aaron Loup Pitcher 5/4/23 Strained hamstring No timetable for return 5/21/23
    Ryan Tepera Pitcher 4/15/23 Shoulder inflammation No timetable for return 5/2/23
    Taylor Ward Outfielder 7/29/23 Facial fracture Questionable for 2023

    Game log

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    The Angels opened up the 2023 season on the road at Oakland on March 30, losing 2-1 to the Athletics.

    Legend
      Angels win
      Angels loss
      All-Star Game
      Postponement
      Eliminated from playoff race
    Bold Angels team member
    2023 Game Log: 73–89 (Home: 38–43; Away: 35–46)
    March/April: 15–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–9)
    # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak
    1 March 30 @ Athletics 1–2 May (1–0) Loup (0–1) Jiménez (1) 26,805 0–1 L1
    2 April 1 @ Athletics 13–1 Sandoval (1–0) Fujinami (0–1) Davidson (1) 15,757 1–1 W1
    3 April 2 @ Athletics 6–0 Anderson (1–0) Waldichuk (0–1) — 14,638 2–1 W2
    4 April 3 @ Mariners 7–3 Tepera (1–0) Kirby (0–1) — 18,877 3–1 W3
    5 April 4 @ Mariners 2–11 Castillo (1–0) Suárez (0–1) — 19,255 3–2 L1
    6 April 5 @ Mariners 4–3 Ohtani (1–0) Flexen (0–1) Quijada (1) 25,648 4–2 W1
    7 April 7 Blue Jays 3–4 Bassitt (1–1) Herget (0–1) Romano (4) 44,735 4–3 L1
    8 April 8 Blue Jays 9–5 Barría (1–0) Berríos (0–2) — 44,534 5–3 W1
    9 April 9 Blue Jays 11–12 (10) Romano (1–0) Estévez (0–1) Mayza (1) 31,092 5–4 L1
    10 April 10 Nationals 4–6 Corbin (1–2) Davidson (0–1) Finnegan (2) 19,557 5–5 L2
    11 April 11 Nationals 2–0 Ohtani (2–0) Gray (0–3) Estévez (1) 27,390 6–5 W1
    12 April 12 Nationals 3–2 Moore (1–0) Thompson (0–1) Quijada (2) 17,780 7–5 W2
    13 April 14 @ Red Sox 3–5 Winckowski (1–0) Herget (0–2) Jansen (3) 36,680 7–6 L1
    14 April 15 @ Red Sox 7–9 Brasier (1–0) Tepera (1–1) Jansen (4) 36,594 7–7 L2
    15 April 16 @ Red Sox 1–2 Whitlock (1–1) Detmers (0–1) Brasier (1) 34,790 7–8 L3
    16 April 17 @ Red Sox 5–4 Davidson (1–1) Bello (0–1) Estévez (2) 34,942 8–8 W1
    17 April 18 @ Yankees 5–2 Wantz (1–0) Schmidt (0–1) Quijada (3) 37,883 9–8 W2
    18 April 19 @ Yankees 2–3 (10) Hamilton (1–1) Moore (1–1) — 38,131 9–9 L1
    19 April 20 @ Yankees 3–9 Cortés Jr. (3–0) Sandoval (1–1) — 39,315 9–10 L2
    20 April 21 Royals 2–0 Ohtani (3–0) Yarbrough (0–2) Quijada (4) 44,741 10–10 W1
    21 April 22 Royals 8–11 Cuas (1–0) Quijada (0–1) Barlow (2) 44,148 10–11 L1
    22 April 23 Royals 4–3 Warren (1–0) Lyles (0–4) Estévez (3) 36,016 11–11 W1
    23 April 24 Athletics 10–11 (10) Oller (1–0) Barría (1–1) Familia (2) 23,814 11–12 L1
    24 April 25 Athletics 5–3 Canning (1–0) Miller (0–1) Estévez (4) 26,971 12–12 W1
    25 April 26 Athletics 11–3 Sandoval (2–1) Medina (0–1) — 24,524 13–12 W2
    26 April 27 Athletics 8–7 Ohtani (4–0) Sears (0–2) Estévez (5) 21,741 14–12 W3
    27 April 28 @ Brewers 1–2 Strzelecki (2–0) Loup (0–2) Williams (4) 24,787 14–13 L1
    28 April 29 @ Brewers 5–7 Burnes (3–1) Detmers (0–2) Williams (5) 39,198 14–14 L2
    29 April 30 @ Brewers 3–0 Suárez (1–1) Rea (0–2) Estévez (6) 33,557 15–14 W1
    May: 15–13 (Home: 7–8; Away: 8–5)
    # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak
    30 May 2 @ Cardinals 5–1 Sandoval (3–1) Matz (0–4) — 37,048 16–14 W2
    31 May 3 @ Cardinals 6–4 Tepera (2–1) Gallegos (1–1) Estévez (7) 42,148 17–14 W3
    32 May 4 @ Cardinals 11–7 Canning (2–0) Flaherty (2–4) — 40,508 18–14 W4
    33 May 5 Rangers 5–4 (10) Estévez (1–1) Smith (0–2) — 39,073 19–14 W5
    34 May 6 Rangers 1–10 Eovaldi (4–2) Detmers (0–3) — 37,409 19–15 L1
    35 May 7 Rangers 8–16 Sborz (1–1) Suárez (1–2) — 41,641 19–16 L2
    36 May 8 Astros 6–4 Moore (2–1) Montero (0–2) Estévez (8) 26,064 20–16 W1
    37 May 9 Astros 1–3 Valdez (3–4) Ohtani (4–1) Pressly (5) 29,018 20–17 L1
    38 May 10 Astros 4–5 Javier (3–1) Canning (2–1) Pressly (6) 20,420 20–18 L2
    39 May 12 @ Guardians 5–4 Moore (3–1) Clase (1–3) Estévez (9) 22,550 21–18 W1
    40 May 13 @ Guardians 6–8 Morgan (2–0) Tepera (2–2) Stephan (2) 27,644 21–19 L1
    41 May 14 @ Guardians 3–4 Karinchak (1–4) Sandoval (3–2) Clase (14) 23,175 21–20 L2
    42 May 15 @ Orioles 9–5 Ohtani (5–1) Rodriguez (2–1) — 20,148 22–20 W1
    43 May 16 @ Orioles 3–7 Kremer (5–1) Silseth (0–1) — 13,244 22–21 L1
    44 May 17 @ Orioles 1–3 Bradish (2–1) Canning (2–2) Bautista (11) 15,702 22–22 L2
    45 May 18 @ Orioles 6–5 Devenski (1–0) Baker (3–1) Estévez (10) 27,778 23–22 W1
    46 May 19 Twins 5–4 Weiss (1–0) Jax (2–5) Estévez (11) 31,079 24–22 W2
    47 May 20 Twins 2–6 Varland (2–0) Sandoval (3–3) — 35,688 24–23 L1
    48 May 21 Twins 4–2 Devenski (2–0) López (2–3) Estévez (12) 42,138 25–23 W1
    49 May 22 Red Sox 2–1 Silseth (1–1) Crawford (1–2) — 25,314 26–23 W2
    50 May 23 Red Sox 4–0 Canning (3–2) Bello (3–2) — 25,798 27–23 W3
    51 May 24 Red Sox 7–3 Anderson (2–0) Paxton (1–1) — 26,596 28–23 W4
    52 May 26 Marlins 2–6 Luzardo (4–3) Detmers (0–4) — 32,130 28–24 L1
    53 May 27 Marlins 5–8 (10) Floro (3–2) Barría (1–2) — 38,131 28–25 L2
    54 May 28 Marlins 0–2 Pérez (2–1) Sandoval (3–4) Chargois (1) 36,345 28–26 L3
    55 May 29 @ White Sox 6–4 Canning (4–2) Kopech (3–5) Estévez (13) 23,599 29–26 W1
    56 May 30 @ White Sox 3–7 Giolito (4–4) Anderson (2–1) — 22,135 29–27 L1
    57 May 31 @ White Sox 12–5 Barría (2–2) Lynn (4–6) Davidson (2) 17,015 30–27 W1
    June: 14–13 (Home: 7–6; Away: 7–7)
    # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak
    58 June 1 @ Astros 2–5 Blanco (1–0) Detmers (0–5) Pressly (11) 34,037 30–28 L1
    59 June 2 @ Astros 2–6 Valdez (6–4) Ohtani (5–2) — 38,692 30–29 L2
    60 June 3 @ Astros 6–9 Javier (7–1) Sandoval (3–5) — 39,222 30–30 L3
    61 June 4 @ Astros 2–1 Devenski (3–0) Maton (0–1) Estévez (14) 40,831 31–30 W1
    62 June 6 Cubs 7–4 Anderson (3–1) Hughes (0–3) Estévez (15) 27,716 32–30 W2
    63 June 7 Cubs 6–2 Joyce (1–0) Taillon (1–4) — 28,817 33–30 W3
    64 June 8 Cubs 3–1 Detmers (1–5) Smyly (5–4) Estévez (16) 28,179 34–30 W4
    65 June 9 Mariners 5–4 Webb (1–0) Castillo (4–4) Estévez (17) 36,064 35–30 W5
    66 June 10 Mariners 2–6 Speier (2–1) Sandoval (3–6) — 38,454 35–31 L1
    67 June 11 Mariners 9–4 Canning (5–2) Gilbert (4–4) — 39,405 36–31 W1
    68 June 12 @ Rangers 9–6 (12) Bachman (1–0) Ragans (2–3) — 26,667 37–31 W2
    69 June 13 @ Rangers 7–3 Herget (1–2) White (0–1) Estévez (18) 25,832 38–31 W3
    70 June 14 @ Rangers 3–6 Sborz (3–2) Herget (1–3) — 25,406 38–32 L1
    71 June 15 @ Rangers 5–3 Ohtani (6–2) Eovaldi (9–3) Webb (1) 35,092 39–32 W1
    72 June 16 @ Royals 3–0 Sandoval (4–6) Singer (4–6) Bachman (1) 19,384 40–32 W2
    73 June 17 @ Royals 9–10 Chapman (2–2) Devenski (3–1) — 21,056 40–33 L1
    74 June 18 @ Royals 5–2 Anderson (4–1) Greinke (1–7) Estévez (19) 24,385 41–33 W1
    75 June 20 Dodgers 0–2 Kershaw (9–4) Devenski (3–2) Phillips (8) 44,703 41–34 L1
    76 June 21 Dodgers 0–2 González (2–2) Ohtani (6–3) Phillips (9) 44,760 41–35 L2
    77 June 23 @ Rockies 4–7 Johnson (1–3) Bachman (1–1) Lawrence (3) 47,085 41–36 L3
    78 June 24 @ Rockies 25–1 Canning (6–2) Anderson (0–2) — 45,274 42–36 W1
    79 June 25 @ Rockies 3–4 Gomber (5–7) Anderson (4–2) Lawrence (4) 40,213 42–37 L1
    80 June 26 White Sox 2–1 Estévez (2–1) López (2–5) — 28,554 43–37 W1
    81 June 27 White Sox 4–2 Ohtani (7–3) Kopech (3–7) Estévez (20) 33,637 44–37 W2
    82 June 28 White Sox 5–11 Giolito (6–5) Barría (2–3) — 29,861 44–38 L1
    83 June 29 White Sox 7–9 Lynn (5–8) Sandoval (4–7) — 27,630 44–39 L2
    84 June 30 Diamondbacks 2–6 Henry (5–1) Canning (6–3) — 34,957 44–40 L3
    July: 12–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 5–7)
    # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak
    85 July 1 Diamondbacks 1–3 Nelson (5–4) Bachman (1–2) McGough (7) 44,472 44–41 L2
    86 July 2 Diamondbacks 5–2 Detmers (2–5) Gallen (10–3) Estévez (21) 29,167 45–41 W1
    87 July 3 @ Padres 3–10 Snell (5–7) Barría (2–4) — 45,101 45–42 L1
    88 July 4 @ Padres 5–8 Musgrove (7–2) Ohtani (7–4) Hader (19) 44,725 45–43 L2
    89 July 5 @ Padres 3–5 Martinez (4–3) Webb (1–1) Hader (20) 43,401 45–44 L3
    90 July 7 @ Dodgers 4–11 Gonsolin (5–3) Canning (6–4) — 52,214 45–45 L4
    91 July 8 @ Dodgers 5–10 Grove (1–2) Detmers (2–6) — 53,057 45–46 L5
    ASG July 11 NL @ AL 3–2 Doval (1–0) Bautista (0–1) Kimbrel (1) 47,159 — N/A
    92 July 14 Astros 5–7 Maton (2–2) Ohtani (7–5) Pressly (21) 38,850 45–47 L6
    93 July 15 Astros 13–12 (10) Estévez (3–1) Maton (2–3) — 37,523 46–47 W1
    94 July 16 Astros 8–9 Montero (2–3) Barría (2–5) Maton (1) 34,679 46–48 L1
    95 July 17 Yankees 4–3 (10) Loup (1–2) Ramirez (0–2) — 41,180 47–48 W1
    96 July 18 Yankees 5–1 Sandoval (5–7) Germán (5–6) — 41,556 48–48 W2
    97 July 19 Yankees 7–3 Silseth (2–1) Rodón (0–3) — 39,141 49–48 W3
    98 July 21 Pirates 8–5 Ohtani (8–5) Oviedo (3–11) Estévez (22) 40,309 50–48 W4
    99 July 22 Pirates 0–3 Bido (2–1) Detmers (2–7) Bednar (19) 37,240 50–49 L1
    100 July 23 Pirates 7–5 Anderson (5–2) Keller (9–6) Estévez (23) 28,385 51–49 W1
    101 July 25 @ Tigers 7–6 (10) Estévez (4–1) Lange (5–3) Loup (1) 24,856 52–49 W2
    — July 26 @ Tigers Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: July 27
    102 July 27 (1) @ Tigers 6–0 Ohtani (9–5) Lorenzen (5–7) — see 2nd game 53–49 W3
    103 July 27 (2) @ Tigers 11–4 Sandoval (6–7) Manning (3–2) — 30,238 54–49 W4
    104 July 28 @ Blue Jays 1–4 Gausman (8–5) Giolito (6–7) García (3) 42,106 54–50 L1
    105 July 29 @ Blue Jays 1–6 Cabrera (2–1) Detmers (2–8) — 41,997 54–51 L2
    106 July 30 @ Blue Jays 3–2 (10) Estévez (5–1) García (3–4) — 41,810 55–51 W1
    107 July 31 @ Braves 4–1 Silseth (3–1) Morton (10–9) López (5) 41,173 56–51 W2
    August: 8–19 (Home: 3–10; Away: 5–9)
    # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak
    108 August 1 @ Braves 1–5 Strider (12–3) Sandoval (6–8) — 41,777 56–52 L1
    109 August 2 @ Braves 5–12 Chirinos (5–4) Giolito (6–8) — 36,495 56–53 L2
    110 August 3 Mariners 3–5 Campbell (2–0) Estévez (5–2) Muñoz (4) 37,701 56–54 L3
    111 August 4 Mariners 7–9 Topa (2–3) López (2–6) Brash (2) 34,479 56–55 L4
    112 August 5 Mariners 2–3 Kirby (10–8) Anderson (5–3) Muñoz (5) 35,318 56–56 L5
    113 August 6 Mariners 2–3 (10) Saucedo (3–1) Barría (2–6) — 29,960 56–57 L6
    114 August 7 Giants 3–8 Rogers (6–4) Estévez (5–3) — 32,582 56–58 L7
    115 August 8 Giants 7–5 Giolito (7–8) Alexander (6–2) Leone (1) 31,974 57–58 W1
    116 August 9 Giants 4–1 Ohtani (10–5) Beck (3–1) Estévez (24) 36,980 58–58 W2
    117 August 11 @ Astros 3–11 Verlander (7–6) Detmers (2–9) — 41,152 58–59 L1
    118 August 12 @ Astros 3–11 France (9–3) Anderson (5–4) — 40,311 58–60 L2
    119 August 13 @ Astros 2–1 Silseth (4–1) Urquidy (2–3) Estévez (25) 40,333 59–60 W1
    120 August 14 @ Rangers 0–12 Scherzer (12–4) Sandoval (6–9) — 27,743 59–61 L1
    121 August 15 @ Rangers 3–7 Montgomery (8–10) Giolito (7–9) — 26,166 59–62 L2
    122 August 16 @ Rangers 2–0 Detmers (3–9) Gray (8–6) Estévez (26) 31,004 60–62 W1
    123 August 18 Rays 6–9 (10) Fairbanks (1–4) Estévez (5–4) Kittredge (1) 38,297 60–63 L1
    124 August 19 (1) Rays 7–6 Canning (7–4) Glasnow (6–4) López (6) 27,309 61–63 W1
    125 August 19 (2) Rays 4–18 Eflin (13–7) Sandoval (6–10) — 33,803 61–64 L1
    — August 20 Rays Rescheduled due to Hurricane Hilary;[20]Moved to August 19[20]
    — August 21 Reds Postponed (Effects from Hurricane Hilary); Makeup: August 23
    126 August 22 Reds 3–4 Ashcraft (7–8) Giolito (7–10) Díaz (34) 26,583 61–65 L2
    127 August 23 (1) Reds 4–9 Farmer (4–5) Anderson (5–5) — 28,776 61–66 L3
    128 August 23 (2) Reds 3–7 Sims (4–3) Detmers (3–10) — 24,596 61–67 L4
    129 August 25 @ Mets 3–1 Sandoval (7–10) Senga (10–7) Estévez (27) 38,271 62–67 W1
    130 August 26 @ Mets 5–3 Loup (2–2) Carrasco (3–8) Estévez (28) 35,890 63–67 W2
    131 August 27 @ Mets 2–3 Ottavino (1–4) López (2–7) — 38,341 63–68 L1
    132 August 28 @ Phillies 4–6 Walker (14–5) Giolito (7–11) Kimbrel (21) 38,142 63–69 L2
    133 August 29 @ Phillies 7–12 Lorenzen (8–8) Anderson (5–6) — 36,096 63–70 L3
    134 August 30 @ Phillies 10–8 Moore (4–1) Kimbrel (7–5) Estévez (29) 34,655 64–70 W1
    September/October: 9–19 (Home: 6–10; Away: 3–9)
    # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak
    135 September 1 @ Athletics 2–9 Sears (3–11) Sandoval (7–11) — 12,073 64–71 L1
    136 September 2 @ Athletics 1–2 Blackburn (4–4) Canning (7–5) May (16) 13,709 64–72 L2
    137 September 3 @ Athletics 6–10 Pérez (1–1) Soriano (0–1) May (17) 12,425 64–73 L3
    138 September 4 Orioles 3–6 Rodriguez (5–3) Rosenberg (0–1) Canó (6) 29,214 64–74 L4
    139 September 5 Orioles 4–5 (10) Krehbiel (1–0) Soriano (0–2) Fujinami (2) 22,496 64–75 L5
    140 September 6 Orioles 3–10 Gibson (14–8) Sandoval (7–12) — 29,021 64–76 L6
    141 September 7 Guardians 3–2 Soriano (1–2) Clase (2–8) — 24,288 65–76 W1
    142 September 8 Guardians 3–6 Allen (7–7) Canning (7–6) Clase (39) 34,209 65–77 L1
    143 September 9 Guardians 6–2 Anderson (6–6) Giolito (7–13) — 27,233 66–77 W1
    144 September 10 Guardians 2–1 Rosenberg (1–1) Bibee (10–4) Estévez (30) 26,134 67–77 W2
    145 September 11 @ Mariners 8–5 (11) Marte (1–0) Thornton (0–2) Herget (1) 37,807 68–77 W3
    146 September 12 @ Mariners 0–8 Woo (3–4) Sandoval (7–13) — 33,771 68–78 L1
    147 September 13 @ Mariners 2–3 Castillo (13–7) Suárez (1–3) Muñoz (13) 31,250 68–79 L2
    148 September 15 Tigers 2–11 Skubal (6–3) Canning (7–7) — 37,822 68–80 L3
    149 September 16 Tigers 4–5 (10) Lange (7–4) Soriano (1–3) Vest (1) 35,022 68–81 L4
    150 September 17 Tigers 3–5 Wentz (3–11) Rosenberg (1–2) Lange (24) 34,943 68–82 L5
    151 September 19 @ Rays 2–6 Stephenson (3–4) Loup (2–3) — 15,176 68–83 L6
    152 September 20 @ Rays 8–3 Wantz (2–0) Civale (7–4) — 15,145 69–83 W1
    153 September 21 @ Rays 4–5 Kittredge (2–0) Estévez (5–5) — 12,966 69–84 L1
    154 September 22 @ Twins 6–8 López (11–8) Daniel (0–1) Durán (27) 32,006 69–85 L2
    155 September 23 @ Twins 1–0 Rosenberg (2–2) Gray (8–8) Estévez (31) 31,403 70–85 W1
    156 September 24 @ Twins 3–9 Ryan (11–10) Fulmer (0–1) — 24,232 70–86 L1
    157 September 25 Rangers 1–5 Gray (9–8) Herget (2–4) — 25,208 70–87 L2
    158 September 26 Rangers 9–3 Detmers (4–10) Bradford (4–3) — 26,976 71–87 W1
    159 September 27 Rangers 0–5 Dunning (12–6) Canning (7–8) — 30,020 71–88 L1
    160 September 29 Athletics 5–1 Daniel (1–1) Waldichuk (4–9) — 32,333 72–88 W1
    161 September 30 Athletics 3–7 Boyle (2–0) Joyce (1–1) — 31,633 72–89 L1
    162 October 1 Athletics 7–3 Fulmer (1–1) Sears (5–14) — 26,539 73–89 W1

    Season standings

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    American League West

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    • v
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    • e
    AL West
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Houston Astros 90 72 .556 — 39‍–‍42 51‍–‍30
    Texas Rangers 90 72 .556 — 50‍–‍31 40‍–‍41
    Seattle Mariners 88 74 .543 2 45‍–‍36 43‍–‍38
    Los Angeles Angels 73 89 .451 17 38‍–‍43 35‍–‍46
    Oakland Athletics 50 112 .309 40 26‍–‍55 24‍–‍57


    American League Wild Card

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    • v
    • t
    • e
    Division leaders
    Team W L Pct.
    Baltimore Orioles 101 61 .623
    Houston Astros 90 72 .556
    Minnesota Twins 87 75 .537
    • v
    • t
    • e
    Wild Card teams
    (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
    Team W L Pct. GB
    Tampa Bay Rays 99 63 .611 +10
    Texas Rangers 90 72 .556 +1
    Toronto Blue Jays 89 73 .549 —
    Seattle Mariners 88 74 .543 1
    New York Yankees 82 80 .506 7
    Boston Red Sox 78 84 .481 11
    Detroit Tigers 78 84 .481 11
    Cleveland Guardians 76 86 .469 13
    Los Angeles Angels 73 89 .451 16
    Chicago White Sox 61 101 .377 28
    Kansas City Royals 56 106 .346 33
    Oakland Athletics 50 112 .309 39


    Record vs. opponents

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    Record vs. American League

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    2023 American League record
    Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2023
    • v
    • t
    • e
    Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
    Baltimore — 7–6 4–2 3–4 6–1 3–3 5–1 5–2 4–2 7–6 6–1 4–2 8–5 3–3 10–3 26–20
    Boston 6–7 — 2–4 3–3 5–1 2–5 5–2 3–4 4–3 9–4 4–2 3–3 2–11 3–3 7–6 20–26
    Chicago 2–4 4–2 — 8–5 5–8 3–4 6–7 3–4 4–9 4–2 3–4 2–4 1–6 1–5 0–6 15–31
    Cleveland 4–3 3–3 5–8 — 4–9 2–4 7–6 3–4 7–6 2–4 5–1 4–3 3–3 3–3 4–3 20–26
    Detroit 1–6 1–5 8–5 9–4 — 3–3 10–3 3–3 8–5 2–5 3–4 3–3 1–5 3–4 2–4 21–25
    Houston 3–3 5–2 4–3 4–2 3–3 — 1–5 9–4 2–4 2–5 10–3 4–9 3–3 9–4 3–4 28–18
    Kansas City 1–5 2–5 7–6 6–7 3–10 5–1 — 2–4 4–9 2–4 2–4 1–6 3–4 1–5 1–6 16–30
    Los Angeles 2–5 4–3 4–3 4–3 3–3 4–9 4–2 — 3–3 4–2 7–6 5–8 2–4 6–7 2–4 19–27
    Minnesota 2–4 3–4 9–4 6–7 5–8 4–2 9–4 3–3 — 4–3 5–1 3–4 1–5 5–2 3–3 25–21
    New York 6–7 4–9 2–4 4–2 5–2 5–2 4–2 2–4 3–4 — 5–1 4–2 5–8 3–4 7–6 23–23
    Oakland 1–6 2–4 4–3 1–5 4–3 3–10 4–2 6–7 1–5 1–5 — 1–12 2–5 4–9 2–4 14–32
    Seattle 2–4 3–3 4–2 3–4 3–3 9–4 6–1 8–5 4–3 2–4 12–1 — 3–4 4–9 3–3 22–24
    Tampa Bay 5–8 11–2 6–1 3–3 5–1 3–3 4–3 4–2 5–1 8–5 5–2 4–3 — 2–4 7–6 27–19
    Texas 3–3 3–3 5–1 3–3 4–3 4–9 5–1 7–6 2–5 4–3 9–4 9–4 4–2 — 6–1 22–24
    Toronto 3–10 6–7 6–0 3–4 4–2 4–3 6–1 4–2 3–3 6–7 4–2 3–3 6–7 1–6 — 30–16

    Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

    Record vs. National League

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    2023 American League record vs. National League
    • v
    • t
    • e

    Source: MLB Standings

    Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH
    Baltimore 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–0
    Boston 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2
    Chicago 1–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2
    Cleveland 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1
    Detroit 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2
    Houston 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1
    Kansas City 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–2
    Los Angeles 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–4 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1
    Minnesota 3–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
    New York 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2
    Oakland 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–3 3–0 0–3 0–3 2–1 0–3 2–2 1–2 0–3
    Seattle 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–2
    Tampa Bay 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0
    Texas 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2
    Toronto 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–3 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1

    Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

    Roster

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    2023 Los Angeles Angels
    Roster
    Pitchers
    • 31 Tyler Anderson
    • 40 Sam Bachman
    • 51 Jaime Barría
    • 71 Kelvin Cáceres
    • 47 Griffin Canning
    • 58 Davis Daniel
    • 32 Tucker Davidson
    • 48 Reid Detmers
    • 49 Chris Devenski
    • 74 Jhonathan Díaz
    • 53 Carlos Estévez
    • 41 Carson Fulmer
    • 24 Lucas Giolito
    • 46 Jimmy Herget
    • 66 Kolton Ingram
    • 44 Ben Joyce
    • 52 Dominic Leone
    • 41 Reynaldo López
    • 28 Aaron Loup
    • 68 José Marte
    • 58 Víctor Mederos
    • 55 Matt Moore
    • 52 Reyes Moronta
    • 17 Shohei Ohtani
    • 65 José Quijada
    • 99 Gerardo Reyes
    • 78 Kenny Rosenberg
    • 43 Patrick Sandoval
    • 63 Chase Silseth
    • 59 José Soriano
    • 54 José Suárez
    • 52 Ryan Tepera
    • 60 Andrew Wantz
    • 61 Austin Warren
    • 71 Jacob Webb
    • 57 Zack Weiss
    		 Catchers
    • 14 Logan O'Hoppe
    • 39 Chris Okey
    • 21 Matt Thaiss
    • 35 Chad Wallach

    Infielders

    • 25 C. J. Cron
    • 23 Brandon Drury
    •  5 Eduardo Escobar
    • 22 David Fletcher
    • 18 Jake Lamb
    •  8 Mike Moustakas
    •  9 Zach Neto
    • 37 Kevin Padlo
    • 19 Kyren Paris
    •  6 Anthony Rendon
    •  2 Luis Rengifo
    • 18 Nolan Schanuel
    • 13 Liván Soto
    • 38 Michael Stefanic
    • 10 Gio Urshela
    •  4 Andrew Velazquez
    • 20 Jared Walsh

    Outfielders

    • 39 Jordyn Adams
    •  7 Jo Adell
    • 25,75 Trey Cabbage
    • 15 Randal Grichuk
    • 16 Mickey Moniak
    • 4,8 Brett Phillips
    • 12 Hunter Renfroe
    • 27 Mike Trout
    •  3 Taylor Ward
    		 Manager
    • 88 Phil Nevin

    Coaches

    • 91 Mike Ashman (batting practice pitcher)
    • 93 Jason Brown (staff assistant)
    • 90 Tim Buss (quality assurance)
    • 95 Drew Butera (bullpen catcher)
    • 89 Benji Gil (field coordinator)
    • 82 Bill Haselman (third base/catching)
    • 84 Bill Hezel (assistant pitching/bullpen)
    • 80 Damon Mashore (first base)
    • 94 Ali Modami (staff assistant)
    • 81 Ray Montgomery (bench)
    • 86 Phil Plantier (assistant hitting)
    • 85 Marcus Thames (hitting)
    • 83 Matt Wise (pitching)

    Player statistics

    [edit]
    = Indicates team leader

    Batting

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    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

    Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
    Shohei Ohtani 135 497 102 151 26 8 44 95 20 91 .304 .654
    Brandon Drury 125 485 61 127 30 3 26 83 0 25 .262 .497
    Hunter Renfroe 126 459 56 111 31 0 19 56 0 39 .242 .434
    Luis Rengifo 126 394 55 104 15 4 16 51 6 41 .264 .444
    Taylor Ward 97 356 60 90 18 0 14 47 4 39 .253 .421
    Mickey Moniak 85 311 35 87 21 2 14 45 6 9 .280 .495
    Mike Trout 82 308 54 81 14 1 18 44 2 45 .263 .490
    Zach Neto 84 289 38 65 17 0 9 34 5 20 .225 .377
    Matt Thaiss 95 262 32 56 6 0 9 31 2 36 .214 .340
    Mike Moustakas 65 237 22 56 8 0 8 31 0 6 .236 .371
    Gio Urshela 62 214 22 64 8 1 2 24 3 10 .299 .374
    Randal Grichuk 54 194 25 42 12 1 8 17 0 11 .216 .412
    Logan O'Hoppe 51 182 23 43 6 0 14 29 0 14 .236 .500
    Eduardo Escobar 59 178 17 39 3 3 2 15 0 10 .219 .303
    Chad Wallach 65 157 18 31 5 1 7 15 0 13 .197 .376
    Anthony Rendon 43 148 23 35 6 0 2 22 2 25 .236 .318
    Nolan Schanuel 29 109 19 30 3 0 1 6 0 20 .275 .330
    Jared Walsh 39 104 10 13 4 0 4 11 0 11 .125 .279
    David Fletcher 33 89 7 22 1 0 2 12 0 7 .247 .326
    Andrew Velazquez 54 81 12 14 3 0 2 3 13 10 .173 .284
    Brett Phillips 39 63 9 11 1 0 3 6 3 8 .175 .333
    Michael Stefanic 25 62 5 18 2 1 0 6 0 8 .290 .355
    Jo Adell 17 58 7 12 3 1 3 6 1 4 .207 .448
    Trey Cabbage 22 53 5 11 3 0 1 7 1 2 .208 .321
    Jake Lamb 18 51 7 11 1 0 2 5 0 3 .216 .353
    C. J. Cron 15 50 7 10 0 0 1 5 0 4 .200 .260
    Kyren Paris 15 40 4 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .100 .100
    Jordyn Adams 17 39 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 .128 .128
    Liván Soto 4 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .222
    Kevin Padlo 3 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250
    Chris Okey 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
    Total 162 5489 739 1346 248 26 231 708 72 518 .245 .426
    Rank in AL — 10 9 8 12 5 3 8 15 7 8 5

    Source:[1]

    Pitching

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    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

    Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
    Reid Detmers 4 10 4.48 28 28 0 148.2 141 81 74 60 168
    Patrick Sandoval 7 13 4.11 28 28 0 144.2 145 89 66 74 128
    Tyler Anderson 6 6 5.43 27 25 0 141.0 146 90 85 64 119
    Shohei Ohtani 10 5 3.14 23 23 0 132.0 85 50 46 55 167
    Griffin Canning 7 8 4.32 24 22 0 127.0 121 62 61 36 139
    Jaime Barría 2 6 5.68 34 6 0 82.1 91 63 52 30 62
    Carlos Estévez 5 5 3.90 63 0 31 62.1 62 34 27 31 78
    Chase Silseth 4 1 3.96 16 8 0 52.1 41 26 23 26 56
    Aaron Loup 2 3 6.10 55 0 1 48.2 65 37 33 20 45
    Matt Moore 4 1 2.66 41 0 0 44.0 33 14 13 12 49
    José Soriano 1 3 3.64 38 0 0 42.0 33 22 17 23 56
    Andrew Wantz 2 0 3.89 27 3 0 39.1 28 18 17 15 33
    Chris Devenski 3 2 5.08 29 0 0 33.2 31 20 19 9 33
    José Suárez 1 3 8.29 11 7 0 33.2 46 32 31 20 28
    Kenny Rosenberg 2 2 3.82 7 3 0 33.0 35 14 14 14 29
    Lucas Giolito 1 5 6.89 6 6 0 32.2 33 28 25 15 34
    Tucker Davidson 1 1 6.54 18 0 2 31.2 44 25 23 11 31
    Jacob Webb 1 1 3.98 29 0 1 31.2 23 14 14 20 34
    Jimmy Herget 2 4 4.66 29 1 0 29.0 33 15 15 8 26
    Sam Bachman 1 2 3.18 11 0 1 17.0 17 7 6 11 14
    Dominic Leone 0 0 5.54 11 0 1 13.0 15 8 8 9 11
    Reynaldo López 0 2 2.77 13 0 2 13.0 12 4 4 8 19
    Davis Daniel 1 1 2.19 3 0 0 12.1 7 3 3 9 9
    Carson Fulmer 1 1 2.70 3 1 0 10.0 6 3 3 4 6
    Ben Joyce 1 1 5.40 12 0 0 10.0 9 6 6 9 10
    Gerardo Reyes 0 0 7.45 8 0 0 9.2 11 9 8 6 10
    José Marte 0 0 8.68 10 0 0 9.1 14 10 9 7 7
    José Quijada 0 1 6.00 10 0 0 9.0 8 7 6 3 8
    Ryan Tepera 2 2 7.27 10 0 0 8.2 15 9 7 3 10
    Jhonathan Díaz 0 0 10.29 4 1 0 7.0 13 11 8 7 4
    Kolton Ingram 0 0 8.44 5 0 0 5.1 8 7 5 5 7
    Zack Weiss 1 0 5.06 6 0 0 5.1 6 3 3 2 7
    Eduardo Escobar 0 0 2.45 3 0 0 3.2 2 2 1 1 0
    Victor Mederos 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 3.0 5 3 3 3 3
    Austin Warren 1 0 5.40 2 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0 2
    Reyes Moronta 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 1.1 4 1 1 3 2
    Kelvin Cáceres 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 1.1 2 1 1 2 1
    Jake Lamb 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
    Brett Phillips 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
    Totals 73 89 4.64 162 162 43 1431.2 1394 829 738 636 1445
    Rank in AL 12 4 12 — — 7 11 12 12 12 13 7

    Note: No qualifiers for ERA leaders (minimum 162 IP).

    Source:[2]

    Draft

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    See also: 2023 Major League Baseball draft

    [21]

    Farm system

    [edit]
    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Salt Lake Bees Pacific Coast League Keith Johnson
    AA Rocket City Trash Pandas Southern League Andy Schatzley
    A Tri-City Dust Devils Northwest League Gustavo Campero'
    A-Advanced Inland Empire 66ers California League Dave Stapleton
    Rookie ACL Angels Arizona Complex League
    Rookie DSL Angels Dominican Summer League

    All coaches and rosters can be found on each team's website.

    See also

    [edit]
    • Los Angeles Angels
    • Angel Stadium

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