Angels and Astros meet, winner takes 3-game series

Posted September 04, 2022 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Houston Astros (85-48, first in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (58-75, fourth in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Sunday, 4:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Jose Urquidy (12-5, 3.69 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 109 strikeouts); Angels: Tucker Davidson (2-4, 5.77 ERA, 1.78 WHIP, 21 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -166, Angels +141; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Los Angeles Angels and the Houston Astros are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Los Angeles has gone 29-38 in home games and 58-75 overall. Angels pitchers have a collective 3.78 ERA, which ranks seventh in the AL.

Houston has an 85-48 record overall and a 42-28 record in road games. Astros hitters are batting a collective .244, which ranks seventh in the AL.

The matchup Sunday is the 16th meeting between these teams this season. The Astros have a 10-5 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shohei Ohtani has 20 doubles, six triples and 30 home runs for the Angels. David Fletcher is 14-for-47 with four doubles and two RBI over the last 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with a .294 batting average, and has 17 doubles, two triples, 31 home runs, 64 walks and 80 RBI. Jose Altuve is 15-for-39 with two home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 6-4, .232 batting average, 2.23 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Astros: 7-3, .235 batting average, 2.05 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

INJURIES: Angels: Jared Walsh: 60-Day IL (rib), Mickey Moniak: 10-Day IL (finger), Michael Lorenzen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Archie Bradley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (wrist), Chris Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (back)

Astros: Yordan Alvarez: day-to-day (hand), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (calf), Ryan Pressly: 15-Day IL (neck), Aledmys Diaz: 10-Day IL (groin), Michael Brantley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jason Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Blake Taylor: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh James: 60-Day IL (lat)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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