# 2020 Los Angeles Angels season

The 2020 Los Angeles Angels season was the 60th season of the Angels franchise in the American League and the 55th in Anaheim. The Angels were managed by Joe Maddon, in his first season as manager of the Angels. The Angels played their home games at Angel Stadium as members of Major League Baseball's American League West Division. Los Angeles opened the season on July 24 at the Oakland Athletics and finished the season at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Angels finished the season 26–34 to finish in fourth place in the division.
The season was shortened to a 60-game schedule due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Angels finished the 2019 season 72–90 to finish in last place in the West Division. On September 30, 2019, the Angels fired manager Brad Ausmus after only one season with the Angels.

### Coaching changes

After the club had fired Ausmus, speculation increased that the Angels would hire Joe Maddon, who had previously a bench coach with the Angels and spent 20 years in the Angels' system. On October 16, the Angels named Maddon the team's new manager.

## COVID-19 effects on season

On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks. On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.

## Regular season
### Game log

2020 season game log: 26–34 (Home: 14–16; Away: 12–18) :
July: 2–6 (Home: 1–3; Away: 1–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
1July 24@ Athletics3–7 (10)Smith (1–0)Robles (0–1)—0–1L1
2July 25@ Athletics4–1Bundy (1–0)Manaea (0–1)Robles (1)1–1W1
3July 26@ Athletics4–6Petit (1–0)Ohtani (0–1)Hendriks (1)1–2L1
4July 27@ Athletics0–3Smith (2–0)Canning (0–1)Soria (1)1–3L2
5July 28Mariners10–2Buchter (1–0)Sheffield (0–1)—2–3W1
6July 29Mariners7–10Shaw (1–0)Barnes (0–1)Altavilla (1)2–4L1
7July 30Mariners5–8Gonzales (1–1)Bundy (1–1)—2–5L2
8July 31Astros6–9Bielak (2–0)Andriese (0–1)Scrubb (1)2–6L3 :
August: 10–18 (Home: 4–8; Away: 6–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
9August 1Astros5–4 (10)Buchter (2–0)Rodríguez (0–1)—3–6W1
10August 2Astros5–6 (11)Taylor (1–0)Barnes (0–2)—3–7L1
11August 4@ Mariners5–3Heaney (1–0)Dunn (0–1)Buttrey (1)4–7W1
12August 5@ Mariners6–7Gonzales (2–1)Teherán (0–1)Edwards Jr. (1)4–8L1
13August 6@ Mariners6–1Bundy (2–1)Walker (1–2)—5–8W1
14August 7@ Rangers3–4Lyles (1–1)Canning (0–2)Montero (1)5–9L1
15August 8@ Rangers0–2Vólquez (1–1)Sandoval (0–1)Montero (2)5–10L2
16August 9@ Rangers3–7Lynn (2–0)Heaney (1–1)—5–11L3
17August 10Athletics10–9Peña (1–0)Petit (1–1)Buttrey (2)6–11W1
18August 11Athletics6–0Bundy (3–1)Fiers (1–1)—7–11W2
19August 12Athletics4–8Bassitt (2–0)Canning (0–3)—7–12L1
20August 14Dodgers4–7Kershaw (2–1)Sandoval (0–2)Jansen (5)7–13L2
21August 15Dodgers5–6 (10)McGee (2–0)Middleton (0–1)Jansen (6)7–14L3
22August 16Dodgers3–8Alexander (1–0)Teherán (0–2)—7–15L4
23August 17Giants7–6Buttrey (1–0)Gott (1–2)—8–15W1
24August 18Giants2–8García (1–1)Bundy (3–2)—8–16L1
25August 19@ Giants2–7Cueto (2–0)Sandoval (0–3)—8–17L2
26August 20@ Giants5–10Gausman (1–1)Suárez (0–1)—8–18L3
27August 21@ Athletics3–5Fiers (3–1)Heaney (1–2)Hendriks (9)8–19L4
28August 22@ Athletics4–3Andriese (1–1)Bassitt (2–1)Buttrey (3)9–19W1
29August 23@ Athletics4–5 (10)Hendriks (2–0)Buttrey (1–1)—9–20L1
30August 24@ Astros4–11Valdez (3–2)Sandoval (0–4)—9–21L2
31August 25 (1)@ Astros3–6 (7)Javier (3–1)Suárez (0–2)Pressly (4)9–22L3
32August 25 (2)@ Astros12–5 (7)Peña (2–0)Bielak (3–2)—10–22W1
—August 26@ AstrosPostponed (Hurricane Laura); Makeup: September 5
33August 28Mariners3–2Heaney (2–2)Margevicius (1–2)Buttrey (4)11–22W2
34August 29Mariners16–3Bundy (4–2)Sheffield (2–3)—12–22W3
35August 30Mariners1–2 (10)Williams (1–1)Quijada (0–1)Ramírez (1)12–23L1
36August 31Mariners1–2Gonzales (4–2)Andriese (1–2)—12–24L2 :
September: 14–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 6–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
37September 2Padres4–11Hill (2–0)Buttrey (1–2)—12–25L3
38September 3Padres2–0Heaney (3–2)Clevinger (1–2)Peña (1)13–25W1
39September 4Astros6–5 (11)Andriese (2–2)Raley (0–1)—14–25W2
40September 5 (1)Astros10–9 (7)Peña (3–0)Paredes (1–2)—15–25W3
41September 5 (2)@ Astros7–6Ramirez (1–0)Castellanos (0–1)Buttrey (5)16–25W4
42September 6Astros9–5Mayers (1–0)Valdez (3–3)—17–25W5
43September 8@ Rangers1–7Lynn (5–2)Heaney (3–3)—17–26L1
44September 9@ Rangers3–7King (1–0)Teherán (0–3)—17–27L2
45September 10@ Rangers6–2Bundy (5–2)Gibson (1–5)—18–27W1
46September 11@ Rockies4–8Bard (3–2)Buttrey (1–3)—18–28L1
47September 12@ Rockies5–2 (11)Buttrey (2–3)Kinley (0–2)Andriese (1)19–28W1
48September 13@ Rockies5–3Heaney (4–3)Estévez (1–3)Andriese (2)20–28W2
49September 15Diamondbacks8–9Mella (1–0)Andriese (2–3)Crichton (2)20–29L1
50September 16Diamondbacks6–9Clarke (2–0)Bundy (5–3)Crichton (3)20–30L2
51September 17Diamondbacks7–3Canning (1–3)Young (2–4)—21–30W1
52September 18Rangers6–2Barría (1–0)Benjamin (1–1)—22–30W2
53September 19Rangers4–3Mayers (2–0)Martin (0–1)—23–30W3
54September 20Rangers2–7Cody (1–1)Teherán (0–4)—23–31L1
55September 21Rangers8–5Bundy (6–3)Gibson (2–6)Mayers (1)24–31W1
56September 22@ Padres4–2Canning (2–3)Davies (7–4)Mayers (2)25–31W2
57September 23@ Padres5–2Sandoval (1-4)Morejón (2-2)Peña (2)26–31W3
58September 25@ Dodgers5–9Graterol (1–2)Andriese (2–4)—26–32L1
59September 26@ Dodgers6–7Gonsolin (2–2)Robles (0–2)Kolarek (1)26–33L2
60September 27@ Dodgers0–5May (3–1)Sandoval (1–5)—26–34L3 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Angels team member :

### Season standings
#### American League West

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Oakland Athletics | 36 | 24 | .600 | — | 22‍–‍10 | 14‍–‍14 |
| Houston Astros | 29 | 31 | .483 | 7 | 20‍–‍9 | 9‍–‍22 |
| Seattle Mariners | 27 | 33 | .450 | 9 | 14‍–‍10 | 13‍–‍23 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 26 | 34 | .433 | 10 | 16‍–‍15 | 10‍–‍19 |
| Texas Rangers | 22 | 38 | .367 | 14 | 16‍–‍14 | 6‍–‍24 |

#### American League leaders

vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 40 | 20 | .667 |
| Oakland Athletics | 36 | 24 | .600 |
| Minnesota Twins | 36 | 24 | .600 |
vteDivision 2nd Place :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Cleveland Indians | 35 | 25 | .583 |
| New York Yankees | 33 | 27 | .550 |
| Houston Astros | 29 | 31 | .483 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Chicago White Sox | 35 | 25 | .583 | +3 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 32 | 28 | .533 | — |
| Seattle Mariners | 27 | 33 | .450 | 5 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 26 | 34 | .433 | 6 |
| Kansas City Royals | 26 | 34 | .433 | 6 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 25 | 35 | .417 | 7 |
| Boston Red Sox | 24 | 36 | .400 | 8 |
| Detroit Tigers | 23 | 35 | .397 | 8 |
| Texas Rangers | 22 | 38 | .367 | 10 |

### Record against opponents

2020 American League recordvte
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2020 :
| Team | HOU | LAA | OAK | SEA | TEX | NL |
| Houston | — | 4–6 | 3–7 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 10–10 |
| Los Angeles | 6–4 | — | 4–6 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 7–13 |
| Oakland | 7–3 | 6–4 | — | 6–4 | 7–3 | 10–10 |
| Seattle | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | — | 8–2 | 7–13 |
| Texas | 5–5 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 2–8 | — | 6–14 |

## 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 |
| David Fletcher | 49 | 207 | 31 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 20 | .319 | .425 |
| Mike Trout | 53 | 199 | 41 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 46 | 1 | 35 | .281 | .603 |
| Anthony Rendon | 52 | 189 | 29 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 38 | .286 | .497 |
| Shohei Ohtani | 44 | 153 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 22 | .190 | .366 |
| Albert Pujols | 39 | 152 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 9 | .224 | .395 |
| Justin Upton | 42 | 147 | 20 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 11 | .204 | .422 |
| Jo Adell | 38 | 124 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | .161 | .266 |
| Andrelton Simmons | 30 | 118 | 19 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | .297 | .356 |
| Tommy La Stella | 28 | 99 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 15 | .273 | .475 |
| Jared Walsh | 32 | 99 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 5 | .293 | .646 |
| Brian Goodwin | 30 | 95 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 12 | .242 | .463 |
| Taylor Ward | 34 | 94 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | .277 | .383 |
| Max Stassi | 31 | 90 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 11 | .278 | .533 |
| Luis Rengifo | 33 | 90 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .156 | .200 |
| Jason Castro | 18 | 52 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | .192 | .385 |
| Anthony Bemboom | 21 | 48 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .208 | .417 |
| Matt Thaiss | 8 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .143 | .286 |
| Franklin Barreto | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .118 | .118 |
| Michael Hermosillo | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .250 |
| Jahmai Jones | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 |
| Elliot Soto | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .500 |
| José Briceño | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 2020 | 294 | 501 | 97 | 8 | 85 | 285 | 21 | 239 | .248 | .430 |
Source:

### 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 |
| Andrew Heaney | 4 | 3 | 4.46 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 66.2 | 63 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 70 |
| Dylan Bundy | 6 | 3 | 3.29 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 65.2 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 72 |
| Griffin Canning | 2 | 3 | 3.99 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 56.1 | 54 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 56 |
| Patrick Sandoval | 1 | 5 | 5.65 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 36.2 | 37 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 33 |
| Jaime Barría | 1 | 0 | 3.62 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 32.1 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 27 |
| Matt Andriese | 2 | 4 | 4.50 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 32.0 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 33 |
| Julio Teherán | 0 | 4 | 10.05 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 31.1 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 20 |
| Mike Mayers | 2 | 0 | 2.10 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 30.0 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 |
| Félix Peña | 3 | 0 | 4.05 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 26.2 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
| Ty Buttrey | 2 | 3 | 5.81 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 26.1 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 18 |
| Noé Ramirez | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 |
| Jacob Barnes | 0 | 2 | 5.50 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| Hansel Robles | 0 | 2 | 10.26 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 16.2 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 20 |
| Cam Bedrosian | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Hoby Milner | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
| Keynan Middleton | 0 | 1 | 5.25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| Ryan Buchter | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Luke Bard | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| José Quijada | 0 | 1 | 7.36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Kyle Keller | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| José Suárez | 0 | 2 | 38.57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Shohei Ohtani | 0 | 1 | 37.80 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| José Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dillon Peters | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Bemboom | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 34 | 5.09 | 60 | 60 | 12 | 525.1 | 492 | 321 | 297 | 199 | 523 |
Source:

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League |
| AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Pacific Coast League |
| AA | Rocket City Trash Pandas | Southern League |
| A-Advanced | Inland Empire 66ers | California League |
| A | Burlington Bees | Midwest League |
| Rookie | Orem Owlz | Pioneer League |
| Rookie | AZL Angels | Arizona League |
| Rookie | DSL Angels | Dominican Summer League |
All coaches and rosters can be found on each team's website.