Angels vs. Dodgers: 10 Facts to Know About the History of the Freeway Series
Coming off a nightmarish series where the San Diego Padres swept them at Petco Park, the Los Angeles Angels want to keep their postseason hopes alive against their biggest crosstown rivals, the Dodgers.
Here's 10 interesting facts about the history of the Freeway Series ahead of the final rendition of the 2023 version (unless the teams meet in the World Series).
1. The Angels have won 69 out of 142 games against the Dodgers.
2. Both Hall of Famers Don Sutton and Eddie Murray played for both the Dodgers and the Angels in their careers.
3. The Angels played their home games at Dodger Stadium from 1962 to 1965.
4. Mike Piazza of the Dodgers and Tim Salmon of the Angels won the American League and National League Rookies of the Year Awards.
5. Longtime Dodger catcher Mike Scioscia managed the Angels from 2000 to 2018.
6. The Angels have 45 wins and 44 losses and are in third place in the American League West. The Dodgers have 49 wins and 38 losses and are in second place in the National League West.
7. The Angels have the 16th-highest and the Dodgers have 23rd-highest ERA in the Major Leagues this season.
8. The Dodgers have the fourth-highest and the sixth-highest home runs in the Major Leagues.
9. The Dodgers are considered to be the biggest threat to poach Shohei Ohtani in free agency this offseason.
10. The Dodgers swept the Angels in June.
The Angels are on the verge of playing another meaningless season, and they need to win at least one game of the Freeway Series to head into the All-Star break with some momentum.
