At Minute Maid Park on Thursday, the Los Angeles Angels (30-27) take on the Houston Astros (32-23), fellow members of the AL West, at 8:10 PM ET.
The favored Astros (-209 moneyline odds to win) take the field at home against the Angels (+175). The starting pitchers are Framber Valdez (5-4) for the Houston Astros, and Reid Detmers (0-4) for the Los Angeles Angels.
Yesterday, the Angels knocked off the White Sox 12-5. Jaime Barria was the winning pitcher after throwing five innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out six. Shohei Ohtani led the Angels’ offense, going 2-for-3 with two home runs and four RBI.