Los Angeles Angels (6-4) vs. Houston Astros (6-4)
Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Patrick Sandoval (0-0, .00 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, six strikeouts); Astros: Framber Valdez (1-0, .93 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, nine strikeouts)
LINE: Astros -155, Angels +133; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels.
Houston went 95-67 overall and 51-30 in home games a season ago. The Astros slugged .444 with a .339 on-base percentage as a team in the 2021 season.
Los Angeles went 77-85 overall and 38-43 in road games last season. The Angels slugged .407 as a team in the 2021 season while hitting 1.2 home runs per game.
INJURIES: Astros: Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (forearm), Ryan Pressly: 10-Day IL (knee), Jacob Meyers: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Jones: 10-Day IL (back)
Angels: Anthony Rendon: day-to-day (illness), Mike Trout: day-to-day (hand), David Fletcher: 10-Day IL (hip), Jose Quijada: 10-Day IL (oblique), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (back)
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