Full name is Patrick Jordan Sandoval...Played at Mission Viejo High School (Calif.), where he played both baseball and football...Was a wide receiver and a punter...Committed to play for the University of Southern California before signing with the Astros after the 2015 First-Year Player Draft...Favorite childhood baseball player was Albert Pujols... Wrote an elementary school book report on Pujols.
2024
Made his fourth career Opening Day roster and third consecutive with the Angels (also 2020 with LAA)...Made his first career Opening Day start on 3/28 at BAL (1.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 2 SO)...From 4/3-6/15, tossed at least 5.0 innings in 12 of his 14 starts, including five starts of at least six innings...Recorded a 4.85 ERA (42 ER/78.0 IP) in that span...Recorded a season-high 10 SO on 5/1 vs. PHI, his 4th career 10-strikeout game (previous: 7/9/22 at BAL)...Threw a season-high seven innings on 5/7 at PIT (3 H, BB, 7 SO)...Exited his start on 6/21 at LAD in the third inning...Was placed on the IL with a left elbow strain on 6/22...Underwent Tommy John surgery on 6/26 and remained on the Injured List for the rest of the season.
2023
Made third career Opening Day roster in fifth Major League season with Angels...Made career-high 28 starts in 2023... Started Angels Home Opener for second time in career (also, 2020)...Allowed just 12 home runs in 2023, second-fewest in MLB (min. 140 IP)...Has not allowed multiple home runs in a start since July 18, 2021...On Aug. 1, allowed a home run to a left-handed batter (Michael Harris II, ATL) for the first time since Aug. 13, 2021 (Kyle Tucker, HOU)...Ranked 10th in the American League (min. 140 IP) with a 46.6% ground ball rate...Since start of 2022, ranks ninth in A.L. (min. 250 IP) with a 47.0% ground ball rate...Led MLB with 23 unearned runs allowed in 2023...Most unearned runs allowed in a season since Jaime Garcia surrendered 23 unearned runs in 2011 for Cardinals...Second-most in a season in Angels history (Dean Chance - 24 unearned runs in 1966)...Pitched to a 1.04 ERA (17.1 IP - 2 ER) and .136 opponent batting average (8/59) with 16 strikeouts in three starts in July...Threw changeups 25.9% of the time and held opponents to a .184 (33/179) average with 59 strikeouts.
2022
Set career bests in nearly every pitching category, in fourth season with Angels...Made Opening Day roster for second time in career (also, 2020)... Recorded first career complete game and first career shutout, Aug. 19 at Detroit...Allowed just four hits while striking out nine, walking none and facing just one batter over the minimum across 97 pitches (73 strikes)...In last 11 starts, pitched to a 1.95 ERA (64.2 IP - 14 ER) and 60 strikeouts, while allowing two-or-fewer earned runs in 10 of 11 contests...His ERA ranked fourth in A.L. in that span (since July 29, min. 50 IP)...Led American League (min. 100 IP) with a 0.48 HR/9 innings rate, allowing just eight homers on the year - all to right-handed batters...Did not allow a HR in any of his first nine starts, which was longest streak to begin a season in Angels history and longest overall streak for LAA since John Lackey had a nine game streak in 2005...Ranked ninth in A.L. (min. 100 IP) with a 29.6% swing & miss rate...Generated a 44.5% whiff rate on his changeup, which was second-highest rate for any pitch in the Majors (min. 175 PA), trailing only Framber Valdez’s curveball (45.4%)... Was the first starter in Angels history (excluding openers) to post a 0.00 ERA through his first three starts... Previous low ERA over a Halos pitchers’ first three starts of a year was 0.44 by Kirk McCaskill in 1989. (ELIAS)...Compiled fourth longest streak without an earned run (15.0 IP) by a starting pitcher to begin a season in Angels history...Came up 4.0 innings shy of Club record 19.0 IP by Nolan Ryan (1978) and Ken McBride (1962). (ELIAS).
2021
Set career highs in nearly every pitching category in third season with Angels...Started season at Alternate Training Site before being recalled May 3...First three appearances came in relief before joining rotation May 17...Allowed three-or-fewer runs in 12 of 14 starts and two-or-fewer earned runs in 10 of 14 starts...Ranked fourth in American League (min. 75 IP) with a 33.9% swing-and-miss rate...Among Major League left-handers, only Clayton Kershaw (34.7%) had a higher swing-and-miss rate...Held opponents to a .196 (49/250) batting average against off-speed pitches...On July 24 at Minnesota, came within two outs of tossing a no-hitter before allowing a one-out double to Brent Rooker in the 9th inning...Set single-game career highs with 8.2 innings pitched and 13 strikeouts in the game (W; 8.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 13 SO)...Marked first time an Angels no-hit bid was broken up in the ninth inning since John Lackey (8.1 IP) on July 29, 2008, at Boston...Won back-to-back decisions in starts June 13 and June 19, after an Angels record streak of 19 consecutive winless starts...Earned first career save on May 7 vs. Dodgers after working final 3.1 innings of Angels 9-2 victory...Marked Angels first 10+ out save since Jerome Williams (4 IP) on July 30 at Texas and first at home since Chris Bootcheck (4 IP) on May 28, 2005, vs. Kansas City.
2020
Entered year ranked by Baseball America as #6 prospect in Angels organization...In second Major League season, made nine appearances (six starts) for Angels across three stints in Majors...Made Opening Day roster for first time in career...Earned first Major League win Sept. 23 at San Diego after tossing three scoreless innings in relief...Victory came in 18th career Major League appearance...His 70.1 career innings pitched entering the game were the most in Angels history at the time of earning a first career win...Held opponents to a .108 (4/37) average against his slider...Pitched to a 3.18 ERA (11.1 IP - 4 ER) in three relief outings, compared with a 6.75 ERA (25.1 IP - 19 ER) in six starts.
2019
Made Major League debut in relief with Angels (after Taylor Cole opened), Aug. 5 at Cincinnati (5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO)... Eight strikeouts were second-most in MLB debut in Angels history (Rudy May - 10 SO, Apr. 18, 1965 vs. DET)...Had at least eight strikeouts in two of first five Major League outings, joining Bo Belinsky and Jered Weaver as only Angels to do so...Held opponents to a .063 (1/16) average against his curveball and a .196 (7/46) average against his changeup...Began year with Double-A Mobile and held opponents to a .187 (14/75) average across five appearances with 32 strikeouts across 20 innings pitched before being promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake May 4...Totaled 15 starts for Bees and compiled 66 strikeouts in 60.1 innings...Allowed three-or-fewer earned runs in 10 of 15 games.
