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Houston Astros (79-68, first in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (60-87, fifth in the AL West)
Anaheim, California; Saturday, 9:38 p.m. EDT
LIKELY PITCHING RATINGS: Astros: Justin Verlander (3-6, 5.30 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Angels: Tyler Anderson (10-12, 3.50 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 132 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Astros -176, Angels +147; Over/Under is 8 1/2 runs
Conclusion: The Los Angeles Angels want to end a three-game losing streak in their game against the Houston Astros.
Los Angeles has a 60-87 record overall and a 30-43 record at home. The Angels have a 37-21 record in games in which they have more hits than their opponents.
Houston has a 37-36 record in road games and a 79-68 overall record. The Astros hitters have a combined on-base percentage of .322, the seventh-best percentage in MLB.
The teams meet for the eighth time this season on Saturday. The Astros lead the season series 4-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Zachary Neto leads the Angels with a .254 batting average and has 31 doubles, one triple, 21 home runs, 36 walks and 71 RBIs. Taylor Ward has hit 12 of 37 with four home runs and six RBIs in the last 10 games.
Yordan Alvarez has 31 doubles, two triples and 33 home runs for the Astros. Jose Altuve has hit 15 for 40 with four doubles, one home run and six RBIs in his last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 3-7, .205 batting average, 4.50 ERA, three runs batted in
Astros: 4-6, .282 batting average, 4.00 ERA, one point more than opponents
INJURIES: Angels: Michael Stefanic: day-to-day (calf), Brandon Drury: day-to-day (hamstring), Anthony Rendon: 10-day IL (oblique), Matt Moore: 60-day IL (elbow), Ben Joyce: 15-day IL (shoulder), Jo Adell: 60-day IL (oblique), Kevin Pillar: 10-day IL (thumb), Jose Soriano: 60-day IL (arm), Jose Marte: 60-day IL (viral infection), Carson Fulmer: 15-day IL (elbow), Mike Trout: 60-day IL (meniscus), Luis Rengifo: 60-day IL (wrist), Andrew Wantz: 60-day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-day IL (elbow), Kelvin Caceres: 60-day IL (lat), Robert William Stephenson: 60-day IL (shoulder)
Astros: Chas McCormick: 10-day IL (wrist), JP France: 60-day IL (undisclosed), Cristian Javier: 60-day IL (forearm), Jose Urquidy: 60-day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
