# 2010 Los Angeles Angels season

The 2010 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season was 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.

## 2009–2010 offseason

Going into the offseason, The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim had four crucial players going into free agency, right fielder Bobby Abreu, ace John Lackey, leadoff third baseman Chone Figgins, and aging slugger Vladimir Guerrero. According to ESPN, one of the top ten offseason questions was "Will the Angels be able to keep their team together?"
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. Soon after, general manager Tony Reagins stated the team's focus was on re-signing Lackey and Figgins. A few days later, owner Arte Moreno added he wanted to retain both Lackey and Figgins, but with limited payroll options, they 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."
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."
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 an 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 decide to sign elsewhere.
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. 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." Because of Figgins' status as a Type A Free Agent, the Angels received a compensatory draft pick from the Mariners.
Although the Angels were considered a front-runner to sign power hitting left fielder Jason Bay, manager Mike Scioscia told the media he would prefer to make a long-term investment in pitching instead of his offense. "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." 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." 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.
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. On the same day however, sources indicated that the Angels had signed Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui to a $6.5 million one-year contract. 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.
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. Soon after, on December 22, veteran reliever Darren Oliver signed with division rival Texas Rangers. The Angels signed closer Fernando Rodney as a possible setup man or as an alternative closer for the Brian Fuentes.

## Regular season
### Season standings
#### American League West

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Oakland Athletics | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | 47‍–‍34 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 80 | 82 | .494 | 10 | 43‍–‍38 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Seattle Mariners | 61 | 101 | .377 | 29 | 35‍–‍46 | 26‍–‍55 |

#### American League Wild Card

vteDivision Winners :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Minnesota Twins | 94 | 68 | .580 |
| Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | .556 |
vteWild Card team (Top team qualifies for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | .586 | — |
| Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 |
| Chicago White Sox | 88 | 74 | .543 | 7 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10 |
| Detroit Tigers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 14 |
| Oakland Athletics | 81 | 81 | .500 | 14 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 80 | 82 | .494 | 15 |
| Cleveland Indians | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26 |
| Kansas City Royals | 67 | 95 | .414 | 28 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 66 | 96 | .407 | 29 |
| Seattle Mariners | 61 | 101 | .377 | 34 |

#### Record vs. opponents

| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | – | 9–9 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 3–5 | 5–13 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 7–11 | 6–4 | 3–15 | 7–11 |
| Boston | 9–9 | – | 1–6 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 9–1 | 3–2 | 9–9 | 4–5 | 7–3 | 7–11 | 4–6 | 12–6 | 13–5 |
| Chicago | 3–4 | 6–1 | – | 9–9 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 7–2 | 5–13 | 2–4 | 4–5 | 9–1 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 15–3 |
| Cleveland | 3–3 | 4–4 | 9–9 | – | 9–9 | 10–8 | 5–4 | 6–12 | 2–6 | 3–6 | 3–4 | 2–7 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 5–13 |
| Detroit | 5–5 | 3–3 | 10–8 | 9–9 | – | 10–8 | 6–4 | 9–9 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 1–6 | 3–6 | 4–4 | 11–7 |
| Kansas City | 4–2 | 3-4 | 9–10 | 8–10 | 8–10 | – | 3-7 | 5–13 | 3–5 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 2–7 | 3–3 | 8–10 |
| Los Angeles | 0–6 | 1–9 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–6 | 7–3 | – | 2–5 | 4–4 | 11–8 | 15–4 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 11–7 |
| Minnesota | 5–3 | 2–3 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 5–2 | – | 2–4 | 6–3 | 6-4 | 3–5 | 7–3 | 3–6 | 8–10 |
| New York | 13–5 | 9–9 | 4–2 | 6-2 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 4–2 | – | 9–1 | 6–4 | 8–10 | 4–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 |
| Oakland | 7–3 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 8–11 | 3–6 | 1–9 | – | 13–6 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 8–10 |
| Seattle | 6–3 | 3–7 | 1–9 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 4–15 | 4–6 | 4–6 | 6–13 | – | 2–7 | 7–12 | 2–3 | 9–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 11–7 | 11–7 | 4–3 | 7–2 | 6–1 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 10–8 | 5–4 | 7–2 | – | 4–2 | 10–8 | 7–11 |
| Texas | 4–6 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 10-9 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 10-9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | – | 3–7 | 14–4 |
| Toronto | 15–3 | 6–12 | 5–3 | 4–6 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 3–6 | 6–3 | 10–8 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 8–10 | 7–3 | – | 7–11 |
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* Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2010

### Game log

2010 Game Log :
April (12–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
1April 5Twins6–3Weaver (1–0)Baker (0–1)Fuentes (1)43,5041–0Angel Stadium of AnaheimW10
2April 6Twins5–3Blackburn (1–0)Saunders (0–1)Rauch (1)43,5101–1Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−1⁄2
3April 7Twins4–2Pavano (1–0)Santana (0–1)Rauch (2)41,5331–2Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−1
4April 8Twins10–1Slowey (1–0)Piñeiro (0–1)39,7091–3Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3−2
5April 9Athletics10–4Gonzalez (1–0)Palmer (0–1)40,0341–4Angel Stadium of AnaheimL4−3
6April 10Athletics4–3Rodney (1–0)Breslow (0–1)40,2492–4Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−2
7April 11Athletics9–4Braden (1–0)Saunders (0–2)Ross (1)40,6012–5Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−3
8April 13@ Yankees7–5Pettitte (1–0)Santana (0–2)Rivera (3)49,2932–6Yankee StadiumL2−3+1⁄2
9April 14@ Yankees5–3Piñeiro (1–1)Vázquez (0–2)Rodney (1)42,3723–6Yankee StadiumW1−2+1⁄2
10April 15@ Yankees6–2Hughes (1–0)Kazmir (0–1)Rivera (4)44,7223–7Yankee StadiumL1−3+1⁄2
11April 16@ Blue Jays7–5Weaver (2–0)Marcum (0–1)Rodney (2)14,7794–7Rogers CentreW1−3+1⁄2
12April 17@ Blue Jays6–2Saunders (1–2)Tallet (1–1)Rodney (3)17,1875–7Rogers CentreW2−3+1⁄2
13April 18@ Blue Jays3–1Santana (1–2)Romero (1–1)14,2466–7Rogers CentreW3−2+1⁄2
14April 19Tigers2–0Piñeiro (2–1)Willis (0–1)Rodney (4)36,0067–7Angel Stadium of AnaheimW4−2
15April 20Tigers6–5Kazmir (1–1)Porcello (1–1)Rodney (5)35,2668–7Angel Stadium of AnaheimW5−1
16April 21Tigers4–3Coke (2–0)Fuentes (0–1)Valverde (4)35,2798–8Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−1
17April 22Tigers5–4Verlander (1–1)Saunders (1–3)Valverde (5)37,3388–9Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−2
18April 23Yankees6–4Rodney (2–0)Chamberlain (0–1)Fuentes (2)44,0029–9Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−2
19April 24Yankees7–1Pettitte (3–0)Piñeiro (2–2)43,3909–10Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−2
20April 25Yankees8–4Kazmir (2–1)Vázquez (1–3)42,28410–10Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−2
21April 26Indians5–2Weaver (3–0)Huff (1–3)Fuentes (3)34,83711–10Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−1+1⁄2
22April 27Indians9–2Talbot (3–1)Saunders (1–4)39,61911–11Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−1+1⁄2
23April 28Indians4–3Fuentes (1–1)Smith (0–1)34,19012–11Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−1⁄2
24April 30@ Tigers10–6Porcello (2–2)Piñeiro (2–3)31,72512–12Comerica ParkL10 :
May (14–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
25May 1@ Tigers3–2Perry (1–1)Shields (0–1)31,04212–13Comerica ParkL2−1
26May 2@ Tigers5–1Verlander (2–2)Weaver (3–1)25,60312–14Comerica ParkL3−1+1⁄2
27May 3@ Red Sox17–8Buchholz (3–2)Saunders (1–5)37,40412–15Fenway ParkL4−2+1⁄2
28May 4@ Red Sox5–1Lester (2–2)Jepsen (0–1)37,41112–16Fenway ParkL5−2+1⁄2
29May 5@ Red Sox3–1Lackey (3–1)Piñeiro (2–4)Papelbon (8)37,60112–17Fenway ParkL6−3
30May 6@ Red Sox11–6Matsuzaka (1–1)Kazmir (2–2)37,63912–18Fenway ParkL7−3+1⁄2
31May 7@ Mariners8–0Weaver (4–1)Hernández (2–3)37,60213–18Safeco FieldW1−3+1⁄2
32May 8@ Mariners4–3 (10)Rodney (3–0)Aardsma (0–2)Fuentes (4)30,44614–18Safeco FieldW2−3+1⁄2
33May 9@ Mariners8–1Vargas (3–2)Santana (1–3)28,66814–19Safeco FieldL1−4+1⁄2
34May 10Rays5–4 (11)Bell (1–0)Balfour (0–1)36,79815–19Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−4
35May 11Rays7–2Niemann (3–0)Kazmir (2–3)39,00715–20Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−4
36May 12Rays4–3Price (5–1)Weaver (4–2)Soriano (9)35,70015–21Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−5
37May 14Athletics4–0Saunders (2–5)Braden (4–3)41,29016–21Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−4+1⁄2
38May 15Athletics12–3Santana (2–3)Ross (1–1)41,74417–21Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−3+1⁄2
39May 16Athletics4–0Piñeiro (3–4)Cahill (1–2)41,56918–21Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3−2+1⁄2
40May 17@ Rangers4–3Holland (2–0)Kazmir (2–4)Feliz (10)20,21018–22Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL1−3+1⁄2
41May 18@ Rangers8–7O'Day (1–1)Bell (1–1)Feliz (11)22,35818–23Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL2−4+1⁄2
42May 19@ White Sox3–2Saunders (3–5)Danks (3–3)Fuentes (5)23,27119–23U.S. Cellular FieldW1−4+1⁄2
43May 20@ White Sox6–5Santana (3–3)Peavy (3–3)Fuentes (6)23,51520–23U.S. Cellular FieldW2−4+1⁄2
44May 21@ Cardinals9–5Motte (2–1)Piñeiro (3–5)44,11120–24Busch StadiumL1−5+1⁄2
45May 22@ Cardinals10–7Kazmir (3–4)Lohse (1–4)44,09121–24Busch StadiumW1−4+1⁄2
46May 23@ Cardinals6–5Franklin (3–0)Shields (0–2)42,41721– 25Busch StadiumL1−4+1⁄2
47May 24Blue Jays6–0Cecil (4–2)Saunders (3–6)35,82621–26Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−5
48May 25Blue Jays8–3Santana (4–3)Romero (4–2)43,17422–26Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−5
49May 26Blue Jays6–5Fuentes (2–1)Downs (1–4)34,50423–26Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−4
50May 28Mariners8–3Lee (3–2)Kazmir (3–5)41,77023–27Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−4
51May 29Mariners5–1 (10)Fuentes (3–1)League (4–5)39,38224–27Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−3+1⁄2
52May 30Mariners9–7Rodney (4–0)Aardsma (0–3)40,01725–27Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−2+1⁄2
53May 31@ Royals7–1Santana (5–3)Hochevar (5–3)24,65126–27Kauffman StadiumW3−2+1⁄2 :
June (18–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
54June 1@ Royals6–3Bannister (5–3)Piñeiro (3–6)Soria (13)15,13926–28Kauffman StadiumL1−2+1⁄2
55June 2@ Royals7–2Kazmir (4–5)Davies (4–4)12,71827–28Kauffman StadiumW1−2+1⁄2
56June 3@ Royals5–4Weaver (5–2)Greinke (1–7)Fuentes (7)13,62128–28Kauffman StadiumW2−1+1⁄2
57June 4@ Mariners7–1Saunders (4–6)Snell (0–4)29,23029–28Safeco FieldW3−1+1⁄2
58June 5@ Mariners11–2Santana (6–3)Olson (0–1)31,54830–28Safeco FieldW4−1+1⁄2
59June 6@ Mariners9–4Piñeiro (4–6)Kelley (3–1)33,07631–28Safeco FieldW5−1⁄2
60June 7@ Athletics4–2Kazmir (5–5)Sheets (2–5)Fuentes (8)10,07132–28Oakland-Alameda ColiseumW6+1⁄2
61June 8@ Athletics10–1Mazzaro (2–0)Weaver (5–3)11,86032–29Oakland-Alameda ColiseumL1−1⁄2
62June 9@ Athletics7–1Saunders (5–6)Braden (4–6)18,28533–29Oakland-Alameda ColiseumW1−1⁄2
63June 10@ Athletics6–1Cahill (5–2)Santana (6–4)12,32833–30Oakland-Alameda ColiseumL1−1+1⁄2
64June 11@ Dodgers10–1Piñeiro (5–6)Billingsley (6–4)52,40734–30Dodger StadiumW1−1⁄2
65June 12@ Dodgers4–2Kazmir (6–5)Ely (3–3)Fuentes (9)52,80635–30Dodger StadiumW2−1⁄2
66June 13@ Dodgers6–5Weaver (6–3)Monasterios (3–1)Fuentes (10)52,77636–30Dodger StadiumW3−1⁄2
67June 14Brewers12–2Wolf (5–6)Saunders (5–7)39,28936–31Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−1
68June 15Brewers7–1Bush (2–5)Santana (6–5)37,48436–32Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−2
69June 16Brewers5–1Piñeiro (6–6)Narveson (5–4)37,41637–32Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−2
70June 18@ Cubs7–6Kazmir (7–5)Silva (8–2)Rodney (6)39,72938–32Wrigley FieldW2−2+1⁄2
71June 19@ Cubs12–0Weaver (7–3)Lilly (2–6)40,00839–32Wrigley FieldW3−2+1⁄2
72June 20@ Cubs12–1Zambrano (3–5)Saunders (5–8)39,85039–33Wrigley FieldL1−3+1⁄2
73June 22Dodgers6–3Santana (7–5)Kershaw (7–4)Fuentes (11)41,59540–33Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−3+1⁄2
74June 23Dodgers2–1Piñeiro (7–6)Ely (3–5)Fuentes (12)41,00141–33Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−3+1⁄2
75June 24Dodgers10–6Jeff Weaver (4–1)Kazmir (7–6)44,04341–34Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−4+1⁄2
76June 25Rockies4–3 (11)Belisle (3–3)Rodríguez (0–1)37,22841–35Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−4+1⁄2
77June 26Rockies4–2Saunders (6–8)Cook (2–5)Fuentes (13)39,22542–35Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−4+1⁄2
78June 27Rockies10–3Santana (8–5)Chacín (4–7)37,31443–35Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−4+1⁄2
79June 29Rangers6–5Piñeiro (8–6)Feldman (5–7)Fuentes (14)38,51444–35Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3−3+1⁄2
80June 30Rangers6–4Nippert (3–3)Kazmir (7–7)Feliz (21)41,86744–36Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−4+1⁄2 :
July (9–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
81July 1Rangers2–1Weaver (8–3)Wilson (6–4)Fuentes (15)41,16245–36Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−3+1⁄2
82July 2Royals2–1Tejeda (3–3)Shields (0–3)Soria (21)40,00545–37Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−3+1⁄2
83July 3Royals4–2Chen (5–2)Santana (8–6)Soria (22)39,11245–38Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−4+1⁄2
84July 4Royals11–0Piñeiro (9–6)Larew (1–2)42,11646–38Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−3+1⁄2
85July 5@ White Sox9–2Floyd (4–7)Kazmir (7–8)Santos (1)38,09246–39U.S. Cellular FieldL1−3+1⁄2
86July 6@ White Sox4–1Peña (2–1)Weaver (8–4)Jenks (18)21,88946–40U.S. Cellular FieldL2−4+1⁄2
87July 7@ White Sox5–2García (9–3)Saunders (6–9)Jenks (19)21,13546–41U.S. Cellular FieldL3−5+1⁄2
88July 8@ White Sox1–0Danks (8–7)Santana (8–7)27,73446–42U.S. Cellular FieldL4−5+1⁄2
89July 9@ Athletics6–5 (10)Jepsen (1–1)Bailey (0–3)Fuentes (16)13,15647–42Oakland-Alameda ColiseumW1−4+1⁄2
90July 10@ Athletics15–1Sheets (4–8)Kazmir (7–9)30,03547–43Oakland-Alameda ColiseumL1−4+1⁄2
91July 11@ Athletics5–2Cahill (9–3)Weaver (8–5)Bailey (18)15,16447–44Oakland-Alameda ColiseumL2−4+1⁄2
July 13: All-Star Game (NL wins—Box)3–1Capps (WAS)Hughes (NYY)Broxton (LAD)45,408Angel Stadium of AnaheimAnaheim, CA
92July 15Mariners8–3Piñeiro (10–6)Fister (3–5)41,95948–44Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−4+1⁄2
93July 16Mariners3–2Weaver (9–5)Hernández (7–6)Fuentes (17)41,44949–44Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−4+1⁄2
94July 17Mariners7–6Jepsen (2–1)Sweeney (1–1)Fuentes (18)42,99750–44Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3−3+1⁄2
95July 18Mariners2–1 (10)League (6–6)Jepsen (2–2)Aardsma (17)38,88350–45Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−4+1⁄2
96July 20@ Yankees10–2O'Sullivan (1–0)Hughes (11–3)47,77551–45Yankee StadiumW1−5
97July 21@ Yankees10–6Vázquez (8–7)Piñeiro (10–7)47,52151–46Yankee StadiumL1−5
98July 22@ Rangers3–2Lee (9–4)Weaver (9–6)Feliz (26)39,87651–47Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL2−6
99July 23@ Rangers1–0Wilson (9–5)Saunders (6–10)Feliz (27)46,55451–48Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL3−7
100July 24@ Rangers6–2Santana (9–7)Feldman (5–9)47,09852–48Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW1−6
101July 25@ Rangers6–4Hunter (8–0)Bell (1–2)Feliz (28)38,32052–49Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL1−7
102July 26Red Sox6–3Buchholz (11–5)Haren (7–9)Papelbon (23)40,36452–50Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−7+1⁄2
103July 27Red Sox4–2Lackey (10–5)Weaver (9–7)Papelbon (24)40,12052–51Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3−8+1⁄2
104July 28Red Sox7–3Beckett (2–1)Rodney (4–1)44,05252–52Angel Stadium of AnaheimL4−8+1⁄2
105July 30Rangers9–7Santana (10–7)Hunter (8–1)Fuentes (19)43,02453–52Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−8
106July 31Rangers2–1Harden (4–3)Haren (7–10)Feliz (29)41,01153–53Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−9 :
August (11–16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
107August 1Rangers4–1Weaver (10–7)Lee (9–5)Fuentes (20)41,01954–53Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−8
108August 3@ Orioles6–3Guthrie (5–11)Rodríguez (0–2)16,72354–54Oriole Park at Camden YardsL1−8
109August 4@ Orioles9–7Matusz (4–11)Santana (10–8)Simón (16)13,46754–55Oriole Park at Camden YardsL2−9
110August 5@ Orioles5–4Berken (3–2)Rodríguez (0–3)17,36254–56Oriole Park at Camden YardsL3−10
111August 6@ Tigers4–2Weaver (11–7)Verlander (12–7)Fuentes (21)35,10655–56Comerica ParkW1−10
112August 7@ Tigers10–1Kazmir (8–9)Bonderman (6–7)38,78356–56Comerica ParkW2−9
113August 8@ Tigers9–4Porcello (5–10)Bell (1–3)32,03756–57Comerica ParkL1−9
114August 9Royals6–4Santana (11–8)O'Sullivan (1–3)Fuentes (22)40,01157–57Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−8+1⁄2
115August 10Royals3–1Haren (8–10)Bullington (0–2)Fuentes (23)43,51258–57Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−8+1⁄2
116August 11Royals2–1 (10)Fuentes (4–1)Chavez (4–3)39,09359–57Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3−7+1⁄2
117August 13Blue Jays3–0Rzepczynski (1–1)Kazmir (8–10)Gregg (26)40,60659–58Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−8+1⁄2
118August 14Blue Jays7–2Santana (12–8)Cecil (9–6)42,05960–58Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−7+1⁄2
119August 15Blue Jays4–1Romero (10–7)Haren (8–11)Gregg (27)38,13860–59Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−8+1⁄2
120August 17@ Red Sox6–0Buchholz (14–5)Weaver (11–8)38,30460–60Fenway ParkL2−8
121August 18@ Red Sox7–5Lackey (11–7)Jepsen (2–3)Papelbon (30)37,77960–61Fenway ParkL3−8
122August 19@ Red Sox7–2Santana (13–8)Beckett (3–3)37,64161–61Fenway ParkW1−7
123August 20@ Twins7–2Duensing (7–1)Haren (8–12)40,74761–62Target FieldL1−8
124August 21@ Twins9–3Rodríguez (1–3)Slowey (11–6)40,96662–62Target FieldW1−7
125August 22@ Twins4–0Baker (11–9)Weaver (11–9)40,38562–63Target FieldL1−8
126August 23Rays4–3Shields (12–11)Kazmir (8–11)Soriano (38)39,12762–64Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−9
127August 24Rays10–3Davis (–)Santana (13–9)43,57762–65Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3−10
128August 25Rays12–3Haren (9–12)Niemann (10–4)37,09963–65Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−10
129August 27Orioles3–1Bergesen (6–9)Bell (1–4)Uehara (3)41,03763–66Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−10+1⁄2
130August 28Orioles5–0Millwood (3–14)Kazmir (8–12)43,12763–67Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−10+1⁄2
131August 29Orioles1–0Guthrie (8–13)Weaver (11–10)Uehara (4)38,23263–68Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3−10+1⁄2
132August 30@ Mariners5–3Santana (14–9)Hernández (2–6)Rodney (7)20,54564–68Safeco FieldW1−10+1⁄2
133August 31@ Mariners3–1League (9–6)Jepsen (2–4)Aardsma (26)18,73764–69Safeco FieldL1−10+1⁄2 :
September (14–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
134September 1@ Mariners4–2Bell (2–4)Vargas (9–8)Rodney (8)17,51565–69Safeco FieldW1−10+1⁄2
135September 3@ Athletics8–0Gonzalez (13–8)Kazmir (8–13)23,40165–70Oakland-Alameda ColiseumL1−10+1⁄2
136September 4@ Athletics3–1Cahill (15–6)Weaver (11–11)Bailey (21)14,22765–71Oakland-Alameda ColiseumL2−10+1⁄2
137September 5@ Athletics7–4Santana (15–9)Mazzaro (6–8)16,41366–71Oakland-Alameda ColiseumW1−9+1⁄2
138September 6Indians3–2Rodney (4–2)Lewis (4–2)Perez (19)39,10766–72Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−9+1⁄2
139September 7Indians6–1Masterson (6–2)Bell (2–5)38,61966–73Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−9+1⁄2
140September 8Indians4–3 (16)Palmer (1–1)Ambriz (0–2)37,85767–73Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−9+1⁄2
141September 10Mariners4–3 (14)Thompson (1–0)Sweeney (1–2)42,20368–73Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−10
142September 11Mariners7–4Santana (16–9)Hernández (11–11)Rodney (9)39,12369–73Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3−10
143September 12Mariners3–0Haren (10–12)Vargas (9–10)Rodney (10)42,35770–73Angel Stadium of AnaheimW4−10
144September 14@ Indians4–3Tomlin (4–3)Kazmir (8–14)Perez (20)15,73470–74Progressive FieldL1−11
145September 15@ Indians7–0Weaver (12–11)Gómez (3–4)10,18371–74Progressive FieldW1−11
146September 16@ Indians3–2 (11)Pérez (5–1)Cassevah (0–1)14,00071–75Progressive FieldL1−11+1⁄2
147September 17@ Rays4–3Kohn (1–0)Wheeler (2–4)Rodney (11)23,21572–75Tropicana FieldW1−10+1⁄2
148September 18@ Rays4–3 (10)Soriano (3–2)Cassevah (0–2)31,89672–76Tropicana FieldL1−11+1⁄2
149September 19@ Rays6–3Kazmir (9–14)Niemann (10–7)Walden (1)25,79473–76Tropicana FieldW1−10+1⁄2
150September 20Rangers7–4Weaver (13–11)Holland (3–4)Rodney (12)41,40474–76Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−9+1⁄2
151September 21Rangers2–0Santana (17–9)Lewis (12–12)41,70775–76Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3−8+1⁄2
152September 22Rangers2–1 (12)Harrison (3–1)Palmer (1–2)Feliz (37)41,22275–77Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−9+1⁄2
153September 24White Sox2–1Thornton (5–4)Rodney (4–3)41,04675–78Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−10
154September 25White Sox6–2Danks (14–11)Kazmir (9–15)40,75875–79Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3−11
155September 26White Sox4–3Peña (5–2)Weaver (13–12)Thornton (7)42,68675–80Angel Stadium of AnaheimL4−12
156September 27Athletics6–5Kohn (2–0)Ziegler (3–6)Rodney (13)40,41476–80Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−11
157September 28Athletics4–2Haren (11–12)Braden (10–14)Rodney (14)43,16377–80Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−10
158September 29Athletics2–1 (11)Cassevah (1–2)Ziegler (3–7)39,19978–80Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3−10
159September 30@ Rangers3–2O'Day (6–2)Walden (0–1)Feliz (39)33,22878–81Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW3−11 :
October (2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
160October 1@ Rangers5–4 (11)Thompson (2–0)Harrison (3–2)Kohn (1)43,14979–81Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW1−10
161October 2@ Rangers6–2Wilson (15–8)Santana (17–10)Feliz (40)45,89579–82Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL1−11
162October 3@ Rangers6–2Haren (12–12)Nippert (4–5)45,44680–82Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW1−10 :
Final games legend :
| Angels Win | Angels Loss | All-Star Game | Game Postponed | Eliminated |
"GB" legend :
| 1st (AL West) | Not in Playoff Position | 1st (AL Wild Card) | Tied for 1st (AL West) |
Regular Season Schedule (calendar style)
Regular Season Schedule (sortable text)

### Record vs. opponents

| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | – | 9–9 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 3–5 | 5–13 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 7–11 | 6–4 | 3–15 | 7–11 |
| Boston | 9–9 | – | 1–6 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 9–1 | 3–2 | 9–9 | 4–5 | 7–3 | 7–11 | 4–6 | 12–6 | 13–5 |
| Chicago | 3–4 | 6–1 | – | 9–9 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 7–2 | 5–13 | 2–4 | 4–5 | 9–1 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 15–3 |
| Cleveland | 3–3 | 4–4 | 9–9 | – | 9–9 | 10–8 | 5–4 | 6–12 | 2–6 | 3–6 | 3–4 | 2–7 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 5–13 |
| Detroit | 5–5 | 3–3 | 10–8 | 9–9 | – | 10–8 | 6–4 | 9–9 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 1–6 | 3–6 | 4–4 | 11–7 |
| Kansas City | 4–2 | 3-4 | 9–10 | 8–10 | 8–10 | – | 3-7 | 5–13 | 3–5 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 2–7 | 3–3 | 8–10 |
| Los Angeles | 0–6 | 1–9 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–6 | 7–3 | – | 2–5 | 4–4 | 11–8 | 15–4 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 11–7 |
| Minnesota | 5–3 | 2–3 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 5–2 | – | 2–4 | 6–3 | 6-4 | 3–5 | 7–3 | 3–6 | 8–10 |
| New York | 13–5 | 9–9 | 4–2 | 6-2 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 4–2 | – | 9–1 | 6–4 | 8–10 | 4–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 |
| Oakland | 7–3 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 8–11 | 3–6 | 1–9 | – | 13–6 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 8–10 |
| Seattle | 6–3 | 3–7 | 1–9 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 4–15 | 4–6 | 4–6 | 6–13 | – | 2–7 | 7–12 | 2–3 | 9–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 11–7 | 11–7 | 4–3 | 7–2 | 6–1 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 10–8 | 5–4 | 7–2 | – | 4–2 | 10–8 | 7–11 |
| Texas | 4–6 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 10-9 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 10-9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | – | 3–7 | 14–4 |
| Toronto | 15–3 | 6–12 | 5–3 | 4–6 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 3–6 | 6–3 | 10–8 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 8–10 | 7–3 | – | 7–11 |
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### Roster
## 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
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Howie Kendrick | 158 | 616 | 67 | 172 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 75 | 14 | 28 | .279 | .407 |
| Bobby Abreu | 154 | 573 | 88 | 146 | 41 | 1 | 20 | 78 | 24 | 87 | .255 | .435 |
| Torii Hunter | 152 | 573 | 76 | 161 | 36 | 0 | 23 | 90 | 9 | 61 | .281 | .464 |
| Hideki Matsui | 145 | 482 | 55 | 132 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 84 | 0 | 67 | .274 | .459 |
| Mike Napoli | 140 | 453 | 60 | 108 | 24 | 1 | 26 | 68 | 4 | 42 | .238 | .468 |
| Erick Aybar | 138 | 534 | 69 | 135 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 35 | .253 | .330 |
| Juan Rivera | 124 | 416 | 53 | 105 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 52 | 2 | 33 | .252 | .409 |
| Brandon Wood | 81 | 226 | 20 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6 | .146 | .208 |
| Alberto Callaspo | 58 | 213 | 21 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 12 | .249 | .315 |
| Maicer Izturis | 61 | 212 | 27 | 53 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 21 | .250 | .363 |
| Jeff Mathis | 68 | 205 | 19 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 6 | .195 | .278 |
| Kendrys Morales | 51 | 193 | 29 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 12 | .290 | .487 |
| Peter Bourjos | 51 | 181 | 19 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 6 | .204 | .381 |
| Kevin Frandsen | 54 | 160 | 24 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | .250 | .319 |
| Reggie Willits | 97 | 159 | 23 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 19 | .258 | .302 |
| Bobby Wilson | 40 | 96 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 8 | .229 | .417 |
| Michael Ryan | 22 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .205 | .308 |
| Robb Quinlan | 23 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .121 | .182 |
| Hank Conger | 13 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .172 | .276 |
| Paul McAnulty | 9 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .136 | .273 |
| Mark Trumbo | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .067 | .067 |
| Cory Aldridge | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .231 |
| Andrew Romine | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 |
| Ryan Budde | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .800 |
| Terry Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .087 | .087 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5488 | 681 | 1363 | 276 | 19 | 155 | 656 | 104 | 466 | .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
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Jered Weaver | 13 | 12 | 3.01 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 224.1 | 187 | 83 | 75 | 54 | 233 |
| Ervin Santana | 17 | 10 | 3.92 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 222.2 | 221 | 104 | 97 | 73 | 169 |
| Joel Piñeiro | 10 | 7 | 3.84 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 152.1 | 155 | 66 | 65 | 34 | 92 |
| Scott Kazmir | 9 | 15 | 5.94 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 150.0 | 158 | 103 | 99 | 79 | 93 |
| Joe Saunders | 6 | 10 | 4.62 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 120.2 | 135 | 70 | 62 | 45 | 64 |
| Dan Haren | 5 | 4 | 2.87 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 94.0 | 84 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 75 |
| Fernando Rodney | 4 | 3 | 4.24 | 72 | 0 | 14 | 68.0 | 70 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 53 |
| Trevor Bell | 2 | 5 | 4.72 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 61.0 | 77 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 45 |
| Kevin Jepsen | 2 | 4 | 3.97 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 | 54 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 61 |
| Francisco Rodriguez | 1 | 3 | 4.37 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 47.1 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 36 |
| Scot Shields | 0 | 3 | 5.28 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 46.0 | 45 | 31 | 27 | 34 | 39 |
| Brian Fuentes | 4 | 1 | 3.52 | 39 | 0 | 23 | 38.1 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 39 |
| Matt Palmer | 1 | 2 | 4.54 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 33.2 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 17 |
| Jason Bulger | 0 | 0 | 4.88 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 25 |
| Michael Kohn | 2 | 0 | 2.11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 21.1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 |
| Bobby Cassevah | 1 | 2 | 3.15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Rich Thompson | 2 | 0 | 1.37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Brian Stokes | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Jordan Walden | 0 | 1 | 2.35 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15.1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Rafael Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 80 | 82 | 4.04 | 162 | 162 | 39 | 1449.1 | 1422 | 702 | 651 | 565 | 1130 |
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## All-Star Game

The MLB All-Star game was hosted by the Angels in 2010, for the third time in franchise history (having previously hosted in 1967 and 1989, both in different stadium configurations). The game was an exhibition between the All Stars of the American League managed by Joe Girardi, who led the 2009 World Series champion New York Yankees, and Charlie Manuel, who managed the 2009 National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. The National League won the game, which gave the San Francisco Giants home-field advantage for the 2010 World Series.

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| 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 |