ANGLES THE WEEK AHEAD

TODAY

VS. MINNESOTA

* Schedule: 7:30 p.m.

* Television: Fox Sports West

* Radio: KLAC (570), XPRS (1090)

* Pitching matchup: Chuck Finley (3-5, 5.15 ERA) vs. Brad Radke (4-4, 3.82)

* Last year’s series: The Angels won six of 11 games, winning the series for the second time in eight seasons. Finley went 1-1 with a 1.20 ERA last year, striking out 15 in 15 innings, and closer Troy Percival converted all five save opportunities, giving up one hit in 4 2/3 innings.

* About the Twins: With few exceptions--pitchers Brad Radke and Mike Trombley, catcher Terry Steinbach, infielders Ron Coomer and Todd Walker and outfielders Marty Cordova and Matt Lawton--this is a Triple-A team masquerading as a big-league team. Radke is the most exceptional of the exceptions, as the Angels can testify; he’s 7-1 with a 1.57 ERA against them.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

AT LOS ANGELES

* Schedule: 7 p.m. Friday; 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

* Television: KCAL (Channel 9) Friday; KTTV (Channel 11) Saturday; Fox Sports West 2 Sunday

* Radio: KLAC (570), XPRS (1090)

* Last year’s series: The Angels won three of four games, with the only loss in extra innings. Knuckleballer Steve Sparks held the Dodgers to four hits in one of the victories.

HISTORY LESSON

A look back at this week in Angel history:

June 1, 1975: Nolan Ryan’s fourth no-hitter comes in the Angels’ 1-0 victory over Baltimore.

June 2, 1964: Dean Chance, who would become the only Angel to win the Cy Young Award, strikes out 15 in a 1-0 victory over Boston.

June 4, 1964: Lou Clinton is only the third Angel to hit a home run in his first at-bat with the team.

June 6, 1961: Lee Thomas hits the first grand slam in club history--off Baltimore’s Milt Pappas in a 7-3 victory.

June 7, 1983: Daryl Sconiers, Reggie Jackson and Fred Lynn each hit a home run in the third inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox.

Source: Angel records