In a series opener on Thursday, Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros ﷺ(82-70) take on Zachary Neto and 🌺the Los Angeles Angels (62-90), with first pitch scheduled for 8:10 p.m. ET at Minute Maid Park.
The article below will give you everything you need to know to watch H🦹ouston take on Los Angeles.
When is Astros vs. Angels and when does it start?
Where to watch Astros vs. Angels
The Astros and Angels will hit the diamond at Minute Maid Park for this matchup on Sept. 19, and if you’d like to see the matchup live, get your tickets now from !
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Astros Stats, Odds & Insights
The Astros have w🅘on 56.2% of the games this season when they were the♑ moneyline favorite (63-49).
Houston averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank🌳 12th in MLB action with 176 total home runs.
The Astros rank 10th in baseballไ with a .415 slugging percentage.
Houston has a 3.71 team ERA that ranks sixth among all MLB pitﷺching staffs.
Pitchers for the Astros com𓆏bine for the 🐽12th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.244).
Angels Stats, Odds & Insights
The Angels have be๊en underdogs in 127 games this season and w🍨on 54 (42.5%) of those contests.
Los Angeles’ 157 home runs rank 22nd in Major League Baseball.
The Angels are 28th in MLB with a slugging perc🀅entage of only .370 this season.
Los Angeles has the 26th-ra🍃nked⛦ ERA (4.48) in the majors this season.
Angels pitchers have a 1.325 WHIP this seasꦗon, 24th in♔ the majors.
Astros Starter Recent Performance: Yusei Kikuchi
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Angels | Sept. 13 | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| vs. Diamondbacks | Sept. 7 | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| vs. Royals | Aug. 31 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| at Orioles | Aug. 25 | 5.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| vs. Red Sox | Aug. 19 | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Angels Starter Recent Performance: José Suarez
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Astros | Sept. 13 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| at Twins | Sept. 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| at Giants | June 16 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| at Diamondbacks | June 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| at Mariners | June 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Astros Key Players to Watch
The Astros are sending Yusei Kikuchi (9-9) to the mound to make his 31st start of the season as he aims for his 10th win. He is 9⭕-9 with a 4.29 ERA and 189 strikeouts through 163 2/3 innings pitched.
The lefty’s last appearance was on Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he threw seven innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up three hits.
In 30 games this season, the 33-year-old has a 4.29 ERA and 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a bไatting average of .248 to his opponents.
Alvarez i🌞s batting .305 with 34 home runs and 85 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Houston h🐼itters this season.
Jose Altuve has collected 180 hits this season and has an OBP of .354. He’s slugging .442 on the year.
Alex Bregm🥃an has 140 hits this season and a sla𒅌sh line of .254/.312/.437.
Angels Key Players to Watch
The Angels will send Jose Suarez to the mound for his second start of the se🎶ason.
The left-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Saturday when he threw four scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Houston Astros while allowing five hits.
He has pitched in 20 games this season with an ERA of 6.80, a 2 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP﷽ of 1.701.
Ne🎃to has accumulated a team-best 71 runs batted in.
Taylor Ward’s 24 home runs pace his team.
Nolan Schanuel paces the An💝gels with a team-best batting🅘 average of .251.
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