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California Angels 06-18-2001
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| Breaking News |  | Monday, June 18th, 2001: AL Premier Player Picked
California Angels third baseman Alex Rodriguez rose above the controversy surrounding his soon-to-expire contract, thriving under pressure last week and copping the Player of the Week award in the AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Rodriguez put up a .520 batting average (13-25) with 5 home runs, 13 RBIs and scored 9 times.
Rodriguez has a .328 average and a .392 on-base percentage for the year. He has picked up 97 hits, 22 home runs and driven in 64 runs. |
 | Thursday, June 14th, 2001: Minnesota Blanked by Hernandez
35-year-old Angels pitcher Orlando Hernandez had a strong outing against the Minnesota Twins at The Big A, keeping them off the scoreboard the whole game. He struck out 7 in the 5-0 win and walked 2 while surrendering 5 hits.
In 14 starts this year Hernandez has fashioned a 9-4 record and a 3.65 ERA. |
 | Sunday, June 10th, 2001: Todd Helton Suffers Injury
The California Angels got some bad news when the team learned that Todd Helton was likely to be out for 2 weeks after he injured himself running the bases in today's game against the Seattle Mariners. A round of tests by the team doctors revealed the injury to be a sprained ankle. Upon learning of their diagnosis, the California manager told the press, "As you all know, we can't control injuries -- they are a part of the game. We just have to do the best we can until Todd is back in action."
Presently Helton is batting .362 with 98 hits and 10 home runs. He has knocked in 40 runs and scored 51 times.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | SS Mark Derosa | herniated disc (back) | 3 weeks | On DL, eligible for return | | CF Mike Cameron | torn back muscle | 6-7 weeks | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | DH Todd Helton | sprained ankle | 5 days | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 45-25, .643 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 24-11, .686 PCT | | Record on the road | 21-14, .600 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-2, .714 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 14-7, .667 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 9-6, .600 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 36-19, .655 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 8-2, .800 PCT | | Record in April | 15-13, .536 PCT | | Record in May | 18-9, .667 PCT | | Record in June | 12-3, .800 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .294 - 4th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .360 - 4th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .474 - 2nd in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .834 - 3rd in AL | | Runs Scored | 433 - 3rd in AL | | Hits | 752 - 2nd in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 256 - 1st in AL | | Home Runs | 95 - 3rd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 254 - 6th in AL | | Strikeouts | 483 - 9th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 23 - 10th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.14 - 3rd in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.18 - 3rd in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.00 - 5th in AL | | Runs allowed | 331 - 4th in AL | | Hits allowed | 631 - tied for 2nd in AL | | Opponents AVG | .263 - 3rd in AL | | BABIP | .311 - 4th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 55 - 1st in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 232 - 7th in AL | | Strikeouts | 493 - 6th in AL |
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