At Minute Maid Park on Friday, the Houston Astros (33-23) face the Los Angeles Angels (30-28), with first pitch at 8:10 PM ET.
The Astros are favored (-130 moneyline odds) when they take the field at home against the Angels (+110). The Houston Astros will hand the ball to Framber Valdez (5-4, 2.38 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Angels will turn to Shohei Ohtani (5-1, 2.91 ERA).
Ronel Blanco (5.1 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 5 K) registered the win in the Astros’ 5-2 victory over the Angels yesterday. Kyle Tucker led the way offensively, going 3-for-4 with two doubles. Reid Detmers (5.0 IP, 4 R, 6 H, 2 K) was handed the loss for the Angels.