2010 Los Angeles Angels season

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2010  Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.svg
The logo of the Angels during their 2010 campaign
League American League
Division West
Ballpark Angel Stadium of Anaheim
City Anaheim, California
Record80–82 (.494)
Divisional place3rd
Owners Arte Moreno
General managers Tony Reagins
Managers Mike Scioscia
Television FSN West
KCOP (My 13)
(Victor Rojas, Mark Gubicza)
Radio KLAA (AM 830)

KSPN (AM 710)
(Terry Smith, José Mota)

Spanish: KWKW (AM 1330)
Stats ESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 2010 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season is the franchise's 50th season and 45th in Anaheim. The Angels began this season as the three-time defending American League West champions. During the 2010 season, the Angels hosted the MLB All-Star Game at Angel Stadium for the third time in franchise history.

Contents

2009–2010 Offseason

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim had to address four vital free agencies going into the offseason, with right fielder Bobby Abreu, ace John Lackey, leadoff third baseman Chone Figgins and aging slugger Vladimir Guerrero all entering free agency. The offseason challenge for the Angels was one of the toughest in baseball with ESPN saying one of the top ten offseason questions was "Will the Angels be able to keep their team together?" [1]

Going into the postseason Angels trimmed roughly $51 million off their payroll with many of the teams highly paid stars becoming free agents: Vladimir Guerrero, Kelvim Escobar, John Lackey, Bobby Abreu, Chone Figgins, Darren Oliver and Robb Quinlan. However, the Angels also had eight player going into salary arbitration: pitchers Jered Weaver and Joe Saunders, catchers Mike Napoli and Jeff Mathis, infielders Erick Aybar, Maicer Izturis and Howie Kendrick and outfielder Reggie Willits. [2]

On November 5, 2009, the first day eligible players could file for free agency, the Angels signed Bobby Abreu to a two-year deal, with a club option for 2012. [3] Soon after, general manager Tony Reagins stated the team's focus was on re-signing Lackey and Figgins. [4] A few days later, owner Arte Moreno added he wanted to retain both Lackey and Figgins, but with limited payroll options, would have to choose just one of the two stars. "If you look at what they're asking, you can't bring both of them back", Moreno said. Negotiations with Guerrero also stalled, as Moreno added, "We've talked to his agent just recently. We talked to his agent two years ago. We could never get close enough. It's very emotional for us." [5]

After signing Abreu, Los Angeles Times reporter Mike DiGiovanna estimated that GM Tony Reagins had roughly $12 million to spend to keep payroll at the same level as the previous year. With about $12 million to work with, Reagins said."We do have money available to be active in free agency, and there are some areas we can work with that will give us more flexibility. We feel we can take on some payroll, but we're going to have to be creative." [2]

The Angels offered arbitration to both Lackey and Figgins on December 2, but not to 39-year-old Darren Oliver, who had just come off a surprisingly good season, enough to earn him Elias Sports Bureau ranking as a Type A Free Agent. This move assured the Angels of receiving first-round draft picks should Lackey or Figgins decided to sign elsewhere. [6]

On December 8, Figgins finalized a deal with division rival the Seattle Mariners. Sports Illustrated's Cliff Corcoran said the Mariners "might have actually done the Angels a favor" by providing an opening for prospect Brandon Wood to assume third base and free up money to re-sign ace starter John Lackey. [7] The Los Angeles Times reported that the Angels' "reluctance to add a fourth year to their offer was a huge factor in the infielder's decision to sign with Seattle." [8] Because of Figgins' status as a Type A Free Agent, the Angels received a compensatory draft pick from the Mariners.

The Angels appeared to shift their primary focus on re-signing Lackey or trade for starting pitcher, with many rumors swirling around Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay. While the Angels were considered a front-runner to sign power hitting left fielder Jason Bay, manager Mike Scoscia told the media he would prefer to make a long-term investment in pitching instead of his offense. [9] "I don't think you can ever have too much pitching", Scioscia said. "So if you are going to make a financial commitment, certainly the pitching end of it is something you're going to consider." [10] While Lackey's free agency lingered, the Angels were rumored to have offered Toronto left-handed starter Joe Saunders, shortstop Erick Aybar and outfield prospect Peter Bourjos in exchange for Toronto ace Roy Halladay. However, when Angels GM Tony Reagins was asked about the rumored trade, he had 'no reaction', adding, "It's not worth commenting on. A lot of things get thrown around and aren't accurate." [11] Yet, a few days later on December 14, 2009, sources indicated that Halladay would sign with the Philadelphia Phillies in a trade sending Cliff Lee to the Mariners, and that Lackey would sign with the Boston Red Sox. [12]

Later, Moreno told the Los Angeles Times that the decision not to bid higher for Figgins and Lackey wasn't based on money 'but on age and contract length, concerns about their long-term health and the availability of cheaper but attractive alternatives.' [13]

On the same day however, sources indicated that the Angels had signed Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui to a $6.5 million one-year contract. [12] Matsui would likely only hit as Designated Hitter because of his weak knees, filling the role for the former slugger Vladimir Guerrero, who both manager Scoscia and GM Reagins confirmed wouldn't come back after the signing of Matsui. [14]

The Angels bullpen also saw turnover. On December 12, the Angels announced they would not offer reliever José Arredondo a contract after learning he would undergo elbow reconstruction and be unavailable in the 2010 season. [15] Soon after, on December 22, veteran reliever Darren Oliver signed with division rival Texas Rangers. [16] The Angels signed closer Fernando Rodney as a possible setup man or as an alternative closer for the Brian Fuentes. [17] [18]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Texas Rangers 90720.55651–3039–42
Oakland Athletics 81810.500947–3434–47
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 80820.4941043–3837–44
Seattle Mariners 611010.3772935–4626–55

Record vs. opponents

TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL
Baltimore 9–94–33–35–52–46–03–55–133–73–67–116–43–157–11
Boston 9–91–64–43–34–39–13–29–94–57–37–114–612–613–5
Chicago 3–46–19–98–1010–87–25–132–44–59–13–44–53–515–3
Cleveland 3–34–49–99–910–85–46–122–63–63–42–72–46–45–13
Detroit 5–53–310–89–910–86–49–94–43–33–51–63–64–411–7
Kansas City 4–23-49–108–108–103-75–133–53–65–44–42–73–38–10
Los Angeles 0–61–92–74–54–67–32–54–411–815–44–59–106–311–7
Minnesota 5–32–313–512–69–913–55–22–46–36-43–57–33–68–10
New York 13–59–94–26-24–45–34–44–29–16–48–104–48–1011–7
Oakland 7–35–45–46–33–36–38–113–61–913–64–59–103–48–10
Seattle 6–33–71–94–35–34–54–154–64–66–132–77–122–39–9
Tampa Bay 11–711–74–37–26–14–45–45–310–85–47–24–210–87–11
Texas 4–66–45–44–26–37–210-93-74-410-912–72–43–714–4
Toronto 15–36–125–34–64–43–33–66–310–84–33–28–107–37–11

Game log

2010 Game Log
April (12–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
1April 5 Twins 6–3 Weaver (1–0) Baker (0–1) Fuentes (1)43,5041–0 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 0
2April 6 Twins 5–3 Blackburn (1–0) Saunders (0–1) Rauch (1)43,5101–1 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 12
3April 7 Twins 4–2 Pavano (1–0) Santana (0–1) Rauch (2)41,5331–2 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 −1
4April 8 Twins 10–1 Slowey (1–0) Piñeiro (0–1)39,7091–3 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L3 −2
5April 9 Athletics 10–4 Gonzalez (1–0) Palmer (0–1)40,0341–4 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L4 −3
6April 10 Athletics 4–3 Rodney (1–0) Breslow (0–1)40,2492–4 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 −2
7April 11 Athletics 9–4 Braden (1–0) Saunders (0–2) Ross (1)40,6012–5 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 −3
8April 13@ Yankees 7–5 Pettitte (1–0) Santana (0–2) Rivera (3)49,2932–6 Yankee Stadium L2 3+12
9April 14@ Yankees 5–3 Piñeiro (1–1) Vázquez (0–2) Rodney (1)42,3723–6 Yankee Stadium W1 2+12
10April 15@ Yankees 6–2 Hughes (1–0) Kazmir (0–1) Rivera (4)44,7223–7 Yankee Stadium L1 3+12
11April 16@ Blue Jays 7–5 Weaver (2–0) Marcum (0–1) Rodney (2)14,7794–7 Rogers Centre W1 3+12
12April 17@ Blue Jays 6–2 Saunders (1–2) Tallet (1–1) Rodney (3)17,1875–7 Rogers Centre W2 3+12
13April 18@ Blue Jays 3–1 Santana (1–2) Romero (1–1)14,2466–7 Rogers Centre W3 2+12
14April 19 Tigers 2–0 Piñeiro (2–1) Willis (0–1) Rodney (4)36,0067–7 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W4 −2
15April 20 Tigers 6–5 Kazmir (1–1) Porcello (1–1) Rodney (5)35,2668–7 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W5 −1
16April 21 Tigers 4–3 Coke (2–0) Fuentes (0–1) Valverde (4)35,2798–8 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 −1
17April 22 Tigers 5–4 Verlander (1–1) Saunders (1–3) Valverde (5)37,3388–9 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 −2
18April 23 Yankees 6–4 Rodney (2–0) Chamberlain (0–1) Fuentes (2)44,0029–9 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 −2
19April 24 Yankees 7–1 Pettitte (3–0) Piñeiro (2–2)43,3909–10 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 −2
20April 25 Yankees 8–4 Kazmir (2–1) Vázquez (1–3)42,28410–10 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 −2
21April 26 Indians 5–2 Weaver (3–0) Huff (1–3) Fuentes (3)34,83711–10 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 1+12
22April 27 Indians 9–2 Talbot (3–1) Saunders (1–4)39,61911–11 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 1+12
23April 28 Indians 4–3 Fuentes (1–1) Smith (0–1)34,19012–11 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 12
24April 30@ Tigers 10–6 Porcello (2–2) Piñeiro (2–3)31,72512–12 Comerica Park L1 0
May (14–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
25May 1@ Tigers 3–2 Perry (1–1) Shields (0–1)31,04212–13 Comerica Park L2 −1
26May 2@ Tigers 5–1 Verlander (2–2) Weaver (3–1)25,60312–14 Comerica Park L3 1+12
27May 3@ Red Sox 17–8 Buchholz (3–2) Saunders (1–5)37,40412–15 Fenway Park L4 2+12
28May 4@ Red Sox 5–1 Lester (2–2) Jepsen (0–1)37,41112–16 Fenway Park L5 2+12
29May 5@ Red Sox 3–1 Lackey (3–1) Piñeiro (2–4) Papelbon (8)37,60112–17 Fenway Park L6 −3
30May 6@ Red Sox 11–6 Matsuzaka (1–1) Kazmir (2–2)37,63912–18 Fenway Park L7 3+12
31May 7@ Mariners 8–0 Weaver (4–1) Hernández (2–3)37,60213–18 Safeco Field W1 3+12
32May 8@ Mariners 4–3 (10) Rodney (3–0) Aardsma (0–2) Fuentes (4)30,44614–18 Safeco Field W2 3+12
33May 9@ Mariners 8–1 Vargas (3–2) Santana (1–3)28,66814–19 Safeco Field L1 4+12
34May 10 Rays 5–4 (11) Bell (1–0) Balfour (0–1)36,79815–19 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 −4
35May 11 Rays 7–2 Niemann (3–0) Kazmir (2–3)39,00715–20 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 −4
36May 12 Rays 4–3 Price (5–1) Weaver (4–2) Soriano (9)35,70015–21 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 −5
37May 14 Athletics 4–0 Saunders (2–5) Braden (4–3)41,29016–21 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 4+12
38May 15 Athletics 12–3 Santana (2–3) Ross (1–1)41,74417–21 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 3+12
39May 16 Athletics 4–0 Piñeiro (3–4) Cahill (1–2)41,56918–21 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 2+12
40May 17@ Rangers 4–3 Holland (2–0) Kazmir (2–4) Feliz (10)20,21018–22 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L1 3+12
41May 18@ Rangers 8–7 O'Day (1–1) Bell (1–1) Feliz (11)22,35818–23 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L2 4+12
42May 19@ White Sox 3–2 Saunders (3–5) Danks (3–3) Fuentes (5)23,27119–23 U.S. Cellular Field W1 4+12
43May 20@ White Sox 6–5 Santana (3–3) Peavy (3–3) Fuentes (6)23,51520–23 U.S. Cellular Field W2 4+12
44May 21@ Cardinals 9–5 Motte (2–1) Piñeiro (3–5)44,11120–24 Busch Stadium L1 5+12
45May 22@ Cardinals 10–7 Kazmir (3–4) Lohse (1–4)44,09121–24 Busch Stadium W1 4+12
46May 23@ Cardinals 6–5 Franklin (3–0) Shields (0–2)42,41721– 25 Busch Stadium L1 4+12
47May 24 Blue Jays 6–0 Cecil (4–2) Saunders (3–6)35,82621–26 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 −5
48May 25 Blue Jays 8–3 Santana (4–3) Romero (4–2)43,17422–26 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 −5
49May 26 Blue Jays 6–5 Fuentes (2–1) Downs (1–4)34,50423–26 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 −4
50May 28 Mariners 8–3 Lee (3–2) Kazmir (3–5)41,77023–27 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 −4
51May 29 Mariners 5–1 (10) Fuentes (3–1) League (4–5)39,38224–27 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 3+12
52May 30 Mariners 9–7 Rodney (4–0) Aardsma (0–3)40,01725–27 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 2+12
53May 31@ Royals 7–1 Santana (5–3) Hochevar (5–3)24,65126–27 Kauffman Stadium W3 2+12
June (18–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
54June 1@ Royals 6–3 Bannister (5–3) Piñeiro (3–6) Soria (13)15,13926–28 Kauffman Stadium L1 2+12
55June 2@ Royals 7–2 Kazmir (4–5) Davies (4–4)12,71827–28 Kauffman Stadium W1 2+12
56June 3@ Royals 5–4 Weaver (5–2) Greinke (1–7) Fuentes (7)13,62128–28 Kauffman Stadium W2 1+12
57June 4@ Mariners 7–1 Saunders (4–6) Snell (0–4)29,23029–28 Safeco Field W3 1+12
58June 5@ Mariners 11–2 Santana (6–3) Olson (0–1)31,54830–28 Safeco Field W4 1+12
59June 6@ Mariners 9–4 Piñeiro (4–6) Kelley (3–1)33,07631–28 Safeco Field W5 12
60June 7@ Athletics 4–2 Kazmir (5–5) Sheets (2–5) Fuentes (8)10,07132–28 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W6 +12
61June 8@ Athletics 10–1 Mazzaro (2–0) Weaver (5–3)11,86032–29 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum L1 12
62June 9@ Athletics 7–1 Saunders (5–6) Braden (4–6)18,28533–29 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W1 12
63June 10@ Athletics 6–1 Cahill (5–2) Santana (6–4)12,32833–30 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum L1 1+12
64June 11@ Dodgers 10–1 Piñeiro (5–6) Billingsley (6–4)52,40734–30 Dodger Stadium W1 12
65June 12@ Dodgers 4–2 Kazmir (6–5) Ely (3–3) Fuentes (9)52,80635–30 Dodger Stadium W2 12
66June 13@ Dodgers 6–5 Weaver (6–3) Monasterios (3–1) Fuentes (10)52,77636–30 Dodger Stadium W3 12
67June 14 Brewers 12–2 Wolf (5–6) Saunders (5–7)39,28936–31 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 −1
68June 15 Brewers 7–1 Bush (2–5) Santana (6–5)37,48436–32 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 −2
69June 16 Brewers 5–1 Piñeiro (6–6) Narveson (5–4)37,41637–32 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 −2
70June 18@ Cubs 7–6 Kazmir (7–5) Silva (8–2) Rodney (6)39,72938–32 Wrigley Field W2 2+12
71June 19@ Cubs 12–0 Weaver (7–3) Lilly (2–6)40,00839–32 Wrigley Field W3 2+12
72June 20@ Cubs 12–1 Zambrano (3–5) Saunders (5–8)39,85039–33 Wrigley Field L1 3+12
73June 22 Dodgers 6–3 Santana (7–5) Kershaw (7–4) Fuentes (11)41,59540–33 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 3+12
74June 23 Dodgers 2–1 Piñeiro (7–6) Ely (3–5) Fuentes (12)41,00141–33 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 3+12
75June 24 Dodgers 10–6 Jeff Weaver (4–1) Kazmir (7–6)44,04341–34 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 4+12
76June 25 Rockies 4–3 (11) Belisle (3–3) Rodríguez (0–1)37,22841–35 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 4+12
77June 26 Rockies 4–2 Saunders (6–8) Cook (2–5) Fuentes (13)39,22542–35 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 4+12
78June 27 Rockies 10–3 Santana (8–5) Chacín (4–7)37,31443–35 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 4+12
79June 29 Rangers 6–5 Piñeiro (8–6) Feldman (5–7) Fuentes (14)38,51444–35 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 3+12
80June 30 Rangers 6–4 Nippert (3–3) Kazmir (7–7) Feliz (21)41,86744–36 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 4+12
July (9–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
81July 1 Rangers 2–1 Weaver (8–3) Wilson (6–4) Fuentes (15)41,16245–36 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 3+12
82July 2 Royals 2–1 Tejeda (3–3) Shields (0–3) Soria (21)40,00545–37 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 3+12
83July 3 Royals 4–2 Chen (5–2) Santana (8–6) Soria (22)39,11245–38 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 4+12
84July 4 Royals 11–0 Piñeiro (9–6) Larew (1–2)42,11646–38 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 3+12
85July 5@ White Sox 9–2 Floyd (4–7) Kazmir (7–8) Santos (1)38,09246–39 U.S. Cellular Field L1 3+12
86July 6@ White Sox 4–1 Peña (2–1) Weaver (8–4) Jenks (18)21,88946–40 U.S. Cellular Field L2 4+12
87July 7@ White Sox 5–2 García (9–3) Saunders (6–9) Jenks (19)21,13546–41 U.S. Cellular Field L3 5+12
88July 8@ White Sox 1–0 Danks (8–7) Santana (8–7)27,73446–42 U.S. Cellular Field L4 5+12
89July 9@ Athletics 6–5 (10) Jepsen (1–1) Bailey (0–3) Fuentes (16)13,15647–42 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W1 4+12
90July 10@ Athletics 15–1 Sheets (4–8) Kazmir (7–9)30,03547–43 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum L1 4+12
91July 11@ Athletics 5–2 Cahill (9–3) Weaver (8–5) Bailey (18)15,16447–44 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum L2 4+12
July 13: All-Star Game (NL wins—Box)3–1 Capps (WAS) Hughes (NYY) Broxton (LAD)45,408 Angel Stadium of Anaheim Anaheim, CA
92July 15 Mariners 8–3 Piñeiro (10–6) Fister (3–5)41,95948–44 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 4+12
93July 16 Mariners 3–2 Weaver (9–5) Hernández (7–6) Fuentes (17)41,44949–44 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 4+12
94July 17 Mariners 7–6 Jepsen (2–1) Sweeney (1–1) Fuentes (18)42,99750–44 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 3+12
95July 18 Mariners 2–1 (10) League (6–6) Jepsen (2–2) Aardsma (17)38,88350–45 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 4+12
96July 20@ Yankees 10–2 O'Sullivan (1–0) Hughes (11–3)47,77551–45 Yankee Stadium W1 −5
97July 21@ Yankees 10–6 Vázquez (8–7) Piñeiro (10–7)47,52151–46 Yankee Stadium L1 −5
98July 22@ Rangers 3–2 Lee (9–4) Weaver (9–6) Feliz (26)39,87651–47 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L2 −6
99July 23@ Rangers 1–0 Wilson (9–5) Saunders (6–10) Feliz (27)46,55451–48 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L3 −7
100July 24@ Rangers 6–2 Santana (9–7) Feldman (5–9)47,09852–48 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington W1 −6
101July 25@ Rangers 6–4 Hunter (8–0) Bell (1–2) Feliz (28)38,32052–49 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L1 −7
102July 26 Red Sox 6–3 Buchholz (11–5) Haren (7–9) Papelbon (23)40,36452–50 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 7+12
103July 27 Red Sox 4–2 Lackey (10–5) Weaver (9–7) Papelbon (24)40,12052–51 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L3 8+12
104July 28 Red Sox 7–3 Beckett (2–1) Rodney (4–1)44,05252–52 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L4 8+12
105July 30 Rangers 9–7 Santana (10–7) Hunter (8–1) Fuentes (19)43,02453–52 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 −8
106July 31 Rangers 2–1 Harden (4–3) Haren (7–10) Feliz (29)41,01153–53 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 −9
August (11–16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
107August 1 Rangers 4–1 Weaver (10–7) Lee (9–5) Fuentes (20)41,01954–53 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 −8
108August 3@ Orioles 6–3 Guthrie (5–11) Rodríguez (0–2)16,72354–54 Oriole Park at Camden Yards L1 −8
109August 4@ Orioles 9–7 Matusz (4–11) Santana (10–8) Simón (16)13,46754–55 Oriole Park at Camden Yards L2 −9
110August 5@ Orioles 5–4 Berken (3–2) Rodríguez (0–3)17,36254–56 Oriole Park at Camden Yards L3 −10
111August 6@ Tigers 4–2 Weaver (11–7) Verlander (12–7) Fuentes (21)35,10655–56 Comerica Park W1 −10
112August 7@ Tigers 10–1 Kazmir (8–9) Bonderman (6–7)38,78356–56 Comerica Park W2 −9
113August 8@ Tigers 9–4 Porcello (5–10) Bell (1–3)32,03756–57 Comerica Park L1 −9
114August 9 Royals 6–4 Santana (11–8) O'Sullivan (1–3) Fuentes (22)40,01157–57 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 8+12
115August 10 Royals 3–1 Haren (8–10) Bullington (0–2) Fuentes (23)43,51258–57 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 8+12
116August 11 Royals 2–1 (10) Fuentes (4–1) Chavez (4–3)39,09359–57 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 7+12
117August 13 Blue Jays 3–0 Rzepczynski (1–1) Kazmir (8–10) Gregg (26)40,60659–58 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 8+12
118August 14 Blue Jays 7–2 Santana (12–8) Cecil (9–6)42,05960–58 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 7+12
119August 15 Blue Jays 4–1 Romero (10–7) Haren (8–11) Gregg (27)38,13860–59 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 8+12
120August 17@ Red Sox 6–0 Buchholz (14–5) Weaver (11–8)38,30460–60 Fenway Park L2 −8
121August 18@ Red Sox 7–5 Lackey (11–7) Jepsen (2–3) Papelbon (30)37,77960–61 Fenway Park L3 −8
122August 19@ Red Sox 7–2 Santana (13–8) Beckett (3–3)37,64161–61 Fenway Park W1 −7
123August 20@ Twins 7–2 Duensing (7–1) Haren (8–12)40,74761–62 Target Field L1 −8
124August 21@ Twins 9–3 Rodríguez (1–3) Slowey (11–6)40,96662–62 Target Field W1 −7
125August 22@ Twins 4–0 Baker (11–9) Weaver (11–9)40,38562–63 Target Field L1 −8
126August 23 Rays 4–3 Shields (12–11) Kazmir (8–11) Soriano (38)39,12762–64 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 −9
127August 24 Rays 10–3 Davis (–) Santana (13–9)43,57762–65 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L3 −10
128August 25 Rays 12–3 Haren (9–12) Niemann (10–4)37,09963–65 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 −10
129August 27 Orioles 3–1 Bergesen (6–9) Bell (1–4) Uehara (3)41,03763–66 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 10+12
130August 28 Orioles 5–0 Millwood (3–14) Kazmir (8–12)43,12763–67 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 10+12
131August 29 Orioles 1–0 Guthrie (8–13) Weaver (11–10) Uehara (4)38,23263–68 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L3 10+12
132August 30@ Mariners 5–3 Santana (14–9) Hernández (2–6) Rodney (7)20,54564–68 Safeco Field W1 10+12
133August 31@ Mariners 3–1 League (9–6) Jepsen (2–4) Aardsma (26)18,73764–69 Safeco Field L1 10+12
September (14–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
134September 1@ Mariners 4–2 Bell (2–4) Vargas (9–8) Rodney (8)17,51565–69 Safeco Field W1 10+12
135September 3@ Athletics 8–0 Gonzalez (13–8) Kazmir (8–13)23,40165–70 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum L1 10+12
136September 4@ Athletics 3–1 Cahill (15–6) Weaver (11–11) Bailey (21)14,22765–71 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum L2 10+12
137September 5@ Athletics 7–4 Santana (15–9) Mazzaro (6–8)16,41366–71 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W1 9+12
138September 6 Indians 3–2 Rodney (4–2) Lewis (4–2) Perez (19)39,10766–72 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 9+12
139September 7 Indians 6–1 Masterson (6–2) Bell (2–5)38,61966–73 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 9+12
140September 8 Indians 4–3 (16) Palmer (1–1) Ambriz (0–2)37,85767–73 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 9+12
141September 10 Mariners 4–3 (14) Thompson (1–0) Sweeney (1–2)42,20368–73 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 −10
142September 11 Mariners 7–4 Santana (16–9) Hernández (11–11) Rodney (9)39,12369–73 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 −10
143September 12 Mariners 3–0 Haren (10–12) Vargas (9–10) Rodney (10)42,35770–73 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W4 −10
144September 14@ Indians 4–3 Tomlin (4–3) Kazmir (8–14) Perez (20)15,73470–74 Progressive Field L1 −11
145September 15@ Indians 7–0 Weaver (12–11) Gómez (3–4)10,18371–74 Progressive Field W1 −11
146September 16@ Indians 3–2 (11) Pérez (5–1) Cassevah (0–1)14,00071–75 Progressive Field L1 11+12
147September 17@ Rays 4–3 Kohn (1–0) Wheeler (2–4) Rodney (11)23,21572–75 Tropicana Field W1 10+12
148September 18@ Rays 4–3 (10) Soriano (3–2) Cassevah (0–2)31,89672–76 Tropicana Field L1 11+12
149September 19@ Rays 6–3 Kazmir (9–14) Niemann (10–7) Walden (1)25,79473–76 Tropicana Field W1 10+12
150September 20 Rangers 7–4 Weaver (13–11) Holland (3–4) Rodney (12)41,40474–76 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 9+12
151September 21 Rangers 2–0 Santana (17–9) Lewis (12–12)41,70775–76 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 8+12
152September 22 Rangers 2–1 (12) Harrison (3–1) Palmer (1–2) Feliz (37)41,22275–77 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 9+12
153September 24 White Sox 2–1 Thornton (5–4) Rodney (4–3)41,04675–78 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 −10
154September 25 White Sox 6–2 Danks (14–11) Kazmir (9–15)40,75875–79 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L3 −11
155September 26 White Sox 4–3 Peña (5–2) Weaver (13–12) Thornton (7)42,68675–80 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L4 −12
156September 27 Athletics 6–5 Kohn (2–0) Ziegler (3–6) Rodney (13)40,41476–80 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 −11
157September 28 Athletics 4–2 Haren (11–12) Braden (10–14) Rodney (14)43,16377–80 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 −10
158September 29 Athletics 2–1 (11) Cassevah (1–2) Ziegler (3–7)39,19978–80 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 −10
159September 30@ Rangers 3–2 O'Day (6–2) Walden (0–1) Feliz (39)33,22878–81 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington W3 −11
October (2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
160October 1@ Rangers 5–4 (11) Thompson (2–0) Harrison (3–2) Kohn (1)43,14979–81 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington W1 −10
161October 2@ Rangers 6–2 Wilson (15–8) Santana (17–10) Feliz (40)45,89579–82 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L1 −11
162October 3@ Rangers 6–2 Haren (12–12) Nippert (4–5)45,44680–82 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington W1 −10
Final games legend
Angels WinAngels Loss All-Star Game Game PostponedEliminated
"GB" legend
1st (AL West)Not in Playoff Position1st (AL Wild Card)Tied for 1st (AL West)

Regular Season Schedule (calendar style)
Regular Season Schedule (sortable text)

Record vs. Opponents

TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL
Baltimore 9–94–33–35–52–46–03–55–133–73–67–116–43–157–11
Boston 9–91–64–43–34–39–13–29–94–57–37–114–612–613–5
Chicago 3–46–19–98–1010–87–25–132–44–59–13–44–53–515–3
Cleveland 3–34–49–99–910–85–46–122–63–63–42–72–46–45–13
Detroit 5–53–310–89–910–86–49–94–43–33–51–63–64–411–7
Kansas City 4–23-49–108–108–103-75–133–53–65–44–42–73–38–10
Los Angeles 0–61–92–74–54–67–32–54–411–815–44–59–106–311–7
Minnesota 5–32–313–512–69–913–55–22–46–36-43–57–33–68–10
New York 13–59–94–26-24–45–34–44–29–16–48–104–48–1011–7
Oakland 7–35–45–46–33–36–38–113–61–913–64–59–103–48–10
Seattle 6–33–71–94–35–34–54–154–64–66–132–77–122–39–9
Tampa Bay 11–711–74–37–26–14–45–45–310–85–47–24–210–87–11
Texas 4–66–45–44–26–37–210-93-74-410-912–72–43–714–4
Toronto 15–36–125–34–64–43–33–66–310–84–33–28–107–37–11

Roster

2010 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

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

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLG
Howie Kendrick 1586166717241410751428.279.407
Bobby Abreu 1545738814641120782487.255.435
Torii Hunter 152573761613602390961.281.464
Hideki Matsui 145482551322412184067.274.459
Mike Napoli 140453601082412668442.238.468
Erick Aybar 138534691351845292235.253.330
Juan Rivera 124416531052001552233.252.409
Brandon Wood 8122620332041416.146.208
Alberto Callaspo 58213215380213212.249.315
Maicer Izturis 612122753131327721.250.363
Jeff Mathis 6820519406131836.195.278
Kendrys Morales 511932956501139012.290.487
Peter Bourjos 51181193764615106.204.381
Kevin Frandsen 54160244011001429.250.319
Reggie Willits 9715923417008219.258.302
Bobby Wilson 409612226041508.229.417
Michael Ryan 223938400201.205.308
Robb Quinlan 233344200222.121.182
Hank Conger 132925110505.172.276
Paul McAnulty 92223001202.136.273
Mark Trumbo 81521000201.067.067
Cory Aldridge 51301010100.077.231
Andrew Romine 51101000000.091.091
Ryan Budde 61024101301.400.800
Terry Evans 1100000000.000.000
Pitcher Totals1622342000002.087.087
Team Totals1625488681136327619155656104466.248.390

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Pitching

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

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSO
Jered Weaver 13123.0134340224.1187837554233
Ervin Santana 17103.9233330222.22211049773169
Joel Piñeiro 1073.8423230152.115566653492
Scott Kazmir 9155.9428280150.0158103997993
Joe Saunders 6104.6220200120.213570624564
Dan Haren 542.871414094.08431302575
Fernando Rodney 434.247201468.07033323553
Trevor Bell 254.72257061.07735322145
Kevin Jepsen 243.97680059.05426262961
Francisco Rodriguez 134.37430047.14623232636
Scot Shields 035.28431046.04531273439
Brian Fuentes 413.523902338.12817151839
Matt Palmer 124.54141033.23820172017
Jason Bulger 004.88250024.02514131525
Michael Kohn 202.11240121.117551620
Bobby Cassevah 123.15160016.22618151616
Rich Thompson 201.37130019.21243415
Brian Stokes 008.10160016.22618151616
Jordan Walden 012.35160115.11344723
Sean O'Sullivan 102.0851013.073346
Rafael Rodríguez 004.501002.011121
Team Totals80824.04162162391449.114227026515651130

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All Star Game

The 2010 MLB All Star game will be hosted by the Angels in 2010, for the third time in franchise history. The Angels and the city of Anaheim previously hosted the All Star game in 1967 and 1989, both in different stadium configurations (the 2010 All Star game will feature a different stadium configuration than the previous two as well). The game will be an exhibition between the All Stars of the American League managed by Joe Girardi of the 2009 World Series champion New York Yankees and the National League managed by Charlie Manuel of the 2009 National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. The winner of the 2010 All Star Game will determine which league receives home-field advantage for the 2010 World Series.

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Salt Lake Bees Pacific Coast League Bobby Mitchell
AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Bobby Magallanes
A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes California League Keith Johnson
A Cedar Rapids Kernels Midwest League Bill Mosiello
Rookie AZL Angels Arizona League Tyrone Boykin
Rookie Orem Owlz Pioneer League Tom Kotchman

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Other Anaheim–based teams in 2010

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