10:07 pm
July 16

Astros @ Angels

Who will WIN this matchup?

Houston Astros (59-35)

@ Los Angeles Angels (48-46)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Rondon (HOU): 3-1; 3.34 ERA

Heaney (LAA) 1-3; 5.18 ERA

 

Last 10 Games Played:

Houston Astros: 6-4

Los Angeles Angels: 7-3

 

Current odds:

Houston Astros: (-121)

Los Angeles Angels: (+111)

 

• Losing Trout is the last thing the Angels can afford to endure at this point in the season, as they still find themselves in the hunt for a playoff berth. After their 9-6 win over the Astros on Monday, the Angels have won four in a row, leaving then 4 1/2 games behind Oakland and Cleveland for the second American League wild-card spot.

• Left-hander Andrew Heaney will pitch for Los Angeles on Tuesday, making his ninth start of the season after missing the first two months because of elbow inflammation. He faced the Astros once previously this year, in his most recent start on July 6. Heaney took the loss after allowing two runs and five hits in five innings as the Angels fell 4-0.

• Heaney has not fared well against Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, who has hit .364 (8-for-22) with a home run and three doubles in his career against him. Altuve, though, hasn’t been himself this season, at least until recently when he started to heat up. Altuve had offseason knee surgery, then missed six weeks and 35 games this year because of a strained left hamstring.

5/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Houston Astros
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