{"id":189135,"date":"2025-08-31T09:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T09:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/189135\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T09:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T09:51:12","slug":"houston-astros-host-the-los-angeles-angels-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/189135\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Astros host the Los Angeles Angels Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Angels<\/a> (63-72, fourth in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (75-61, first in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Jose Soriano<\/a> (9-9, 3.85 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 136 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown<\/a> (10-6, 2.37 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 177 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

Astros -175, Angels +146; over\/under is 7 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros face the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Houston is 41-29 at home and 75-61 overall. The Astros have gone 53-23 in games when they record eight or more hits.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles is 63-72 overall and 29-37 on the road. The Angels are fourth in the majors with 189 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.<\/p>\n

The matchup Sunday is the ninth time these teams square off this season. The Astros have a 5-3 advantage in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve<\/a> leads the Astros with 23 home runs while slugging .455. Jeremy Pena<\/a> is 12 for 43 with four doubles, a home run and five RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Zach Neto<\/a> has a .267 batting average to lead the Angels, and has 29 doubles, a triple and 24 home runs. Jo Adell<\/a> is 10 for 35 with four home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .250 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs<\/p>\n

Angels: 3-7, .179 batting average, 5.59 ERA, outscored by 30 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Victor Caratini: 7-Day IL (concussion), John Rooney: 15-Day IL (concussion \/ nasal), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell<\/a>: 10-Day IL (neck), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Pedro Leon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Jake Meyers<\/a>: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Angels: Nolan Schanuel<\/a>: 10-Day IL (wrist), Carson Fulmer: 15-Day IL (elbow), Victor Mederos: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gustavo Campero<\/a>: 10-Day IL (ankle), Chris Taylor<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Jorge Soler<\/a>: 10-Day IL (back), Hunter Strickland<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ben Joyce<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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