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Angels proving to be masters of the pickoff
- Updated: June 5, 2016
PITTSBURGH — The Angels are far and away the best team in the game in one aspect this season: pickoffs.
When setup man Joe Smith caught Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen leaning in the eighth inning of Saturday’s 8-7 loss, it gave the Angels their Major League-leading 15th pickoff this season.
No other team has produced more than eight, and the Angels had only 16 all of last season, a mark that ended up tied for fourth.
The record is 39, set by the 1992 Braves — and the 2016 Angels are on pace for 44.
Nick Tropeano, a right-hander, is tied for the Major League lead with four. Hector Santiago, a lefty, entered …
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