{"id":414982,"date":"2026-07-28T08:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T08:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/414982\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T08:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T08:59:08","slug":"houston-astros-and-los-angeles-angels-play-in-game-2-of-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/414982\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels play in game 2 of series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> (53-55, second in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels<\/a> (42-65, fifth in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Anaheim, California; Tuesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Peter Lambert<\/a> (8-5, 3.03 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 94 strikeouts); Angels: Reid Detmers<\/a> (3-7, 4.05 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 136 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Astros -111, Angels -110; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles is 24-29 at home and 42-65 overall. The Angels have a 21-47 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.<\/p>\n

Houston is 27-28 in road games and 53-55 overall. The Astros rank second in the AL with 147 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.<\/p>\n

The matchup Tuesday is the ninth time these teams match up this season. The season series is tied 4-4.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Schanuel<\/a> has a .280 batting average to lead the Angels, and has 18 doubles and six home runs. Vaughn Grissom<\/a> is 12 for 39 with two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Yordan Alvarez<\/a> has 20 doubles, 34 home runs and 78 RBI for the Astros. Jeremy Pena<\/a> is 17 for 40 with a double, five home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 4-6, .233 batting average, 3.54 ERA, outscored by 12 runs<\/p>\n

Astros: 6-4, .233 batting average, 3.96 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Angels: Travis d’Arnaud<\/a>: 60-Day IL (foot), Adam Frazier<\/a>: 10-Day IL (elbow), Yusei Kikuchi<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ben Joyce<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sebastian Rivero<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Yoan Moncada<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Jack Kochanowicz<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip)<\/p>\n

Astros: Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (foot), Brice Matthews<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/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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