HOUSTON vs. LA ANGELS 8/26/2018 MLB Odds, Pick & Preview

The HOUSTON and the LA ANGELS will both be gunning for a victory on 8/26/2018 at 4:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup.

GAME: Houston Astros (79-50) at Los Angeles Angels (63-67)
DATE/TIME: Sunday, August 26 – 4:07 PM EST
WHERE: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California

ROT TEAM PS OU RL
973 HOUSTON 9 (130)
(130)
9 (-110) -140
130
974 LA ANGELS

TV: 4:05 PM
LINE: 130
PREDICTION: LA ANGELS , HOUSTON

Oddsmakers currently have the LA ANGELS listed as 130 point favorites versus the HOUSTON, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.

The Houston Astros begin a crucial series against Oakland on Monday, but first they’ll look to complete a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. The Astros maintained their 1 1/2-game lead over the Athletics in the American League West and improved to 5-3 on their nine-game road trip with Saturday’s 8-3 win over the Angels, who have lost five in a row.

Marwin Gonzalez homered for the second straight contest and Yuli Gurriel drove in two runs Saturday as the Astros cruised to their fourth straight win. Outfielder George Springer missed his fifth consecutive game with a sore left quadriceps but could be available to pinch-hit on Sunday and hopes to return to the starting lineup for Monday’s series opener versus Oakland. Shohei Ohtani gave the Angels a spark on Saturday by going 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, but Albert Pujols was hitless in four at-bats and is 0-for-16 over his last five games. Mike Trout contributed two hits for the Angels, who fell four games under .500 for the first time this season.

TV: 4:07 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet-Southwest (Houston), FS West (Los Angeles)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Astros LH Framber Valdez (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Angels RH Felix Pena (1-3, 4.53)

Valdez is making a spot start in place of Gerrit Cole, who was given an extra day of rest and will start Monday’s contest against Oakland. The 24-year-old Dominican impressed in his major-league debut on Tuesday, allowing two hits over 4 1/3 innings of relief versus Seattle. Valdez earned the call to Houston after posting a 4.11 ERA in 22 games (14 starts) in the minors this season.

Pena is facing Houston for the first time after recording another solid performance on Tuesday, when he allowed four runs over six innings against Arizona. “You look on the board, four runs, but he threw the ball much better than that,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia told reporters. “He’s throwing the ball much more consistently right now.” The 28-year-old has allowed three runs or fewer in nine of 11 starts since joining the Angels’ rotation in mid-June.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Astros have gone 17-5 in 22 games in California this season – including 6-2 against the Angels.

2. Angels OF Kole Calhoun is hitting .304 with 12 home runs and 31 RBIs over his last 38 contests.

3. Houston 3B Alex Bregman has reached base safely in 44 consecutive road games, the longest active streak in the majors.

PREDICTION: Angels 6, Astros 4

STATS AND RECORDS

TEAM COMPARISON

W/L Strk Home Away East Central West IL
Houston 79-50 W4 33-29 46-21 12-12 19-7 37-25 11-6
LA Angels 63-67 L5 33-32 30-35 11-21 19-12 24-25 9-9

LAST MEETING

Houston LA Angels
Date Away Home Avg HR OPS Avg HR OPS
8/25/18 HOU 8 LAA 3 .316 1 .935 .188 1 .632

PLAYER STATS

SEASON SERIES
Batting Player Avg Hits OPS
HOU M. Gonzalez .364 12 1.128
LAA A. Simmons .333 12 .924
Offense Player HR Runs RBI
HOU M. Gonzalez 2 9 8
LAA M. Trout 2 7 3
Pitching ERA Avg K
HOU 3.43 .245 102
LAA 4.04 .202 77
SEASON
Batting Player Avg Hits OPS
HOU J. Altuve .331 140 .866
LAA M. Trout .314 119 1.090
Offense Player HR Runs RBI
HOU A. Bregman 24 85 79
LAA M. Trout 30 84 60
Pitching ERA Avg K
HOU 3.13 .256 1350
LAA 4.10 .248 1123

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