▁million ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Ang els ▁for ▁ 5 ▁years . ▁We aver ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season ▁with ▁an ▁ 1 8 – 8 ▁record ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 . 4 1 ▁earned ▁run ▁average , ▁which ▁was ▁ed ged ▁out ▁by ▁Justin ▁Ver land er ' s ▁ 2 . 4 0 ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁lead ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁lowest ▁E RA ▁by ▁an ▁Angel ▁since ▁Ch uck ▁Fin ley ' s ▁ 2 . 4 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁He ▁finished ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁AL ▁Cy ▁Young ▁V oting . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Starting ▁off ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season , ▁We aver ▁pitch ed ▁a ▁four - hit ▁shut out ▁against ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁he ▁recorded ▁his ▁first ▁official ▁career ▁no - h itter ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 ▁against ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins . ▁We aver ▁allowed ▁only ▁two ▁bas er unn ers ▁– ▁Chris ▁Par me lee ▁reached ▁on ▁a ▁passed ▁ball ▁after ▁a ▁strike out ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁in ning , ▁and ▁Josh ▁Will ingham ▁walked ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h , ▁he ▁struck ▁out ▁nine ▁and ▁walked ▁only ▁the ▁one ▁batter . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁We aver ▁sust ained ▁a ▁lower ▁back ▁injury ▁after ▁following ▁through ▁on ▁a ▁pitch ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 5 - day ▁disabled ▁list . ▁Near ing ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the