{"id":237407,"date":"2026-03-26T11:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/237407\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:18:07","slug":"astros-and-angels-meet-in-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/237407\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros and Angels meet in season opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Angels<\/a> vs. Houston Astros<\/a><\/p>\n

Houston; Thursday, 4:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Jose Soriano<\/a> (0-0); Astros: Hunter Brown<\/a> (0-0)<\/p>\n

Astros -182, Angels +151; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros host the Los Angeles Angels in the season opener.<\/p>\n

Houston went 87-75 overall and 46-35 in home games last season. The Astros scored 4.2 runs per game in the 2025 season while allowing 4.1.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles had a 72-90 record overall and a 33-48 record in road games last season. The Angels scored 4.2 runs per game while allowing 5.2 last season.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo<\/a>: 10-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (oblique), Enyel De Los Santos: 15-Day IL (knee), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (biceps), Hayden Wesneski: 15-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Angels: Kirby Yates: 15-Day IL (knee), Robert Stephenson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Vaughn Grissom<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (arm), Ben Joyce: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (finger)<\/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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