{"id":239539,"date":"2026-03-27T17:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/239539\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:47:12","slug":"angels-meet-the-astros-with-1-0-series-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/239539\/","title":{"rendered":"Angels meet the Astros with 1-0 series lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Angels<\/a> (1-0) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (0-1)<\/p>\n

Houston; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Yusei Kikuchi<\/a> (0-0); Astros: Mike Burrows<\/a> (0-0)<\/p>\n

Astros -162, Angels +136; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels face the Houston Astros leading the series 1-0.<\/p>\n

Houston went 87-75 overall and 46-35 in home games last season. The Astros pitching staff had a collective 3.88 ERA last season while averaging 9.4 strikeouts and 3.2 walks per nine innings.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles had a 72-90 record overall and a 33-48 record on the road last season. The Angels averaged 7.5 hits per game in the 2025 season with 2.8 extra base hits per game.<\/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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