The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels will take the field on Wednesday for a divisional rivalry game at Angel Stadium. First pitch from Anaheim, CA, is at 1:07 p.m. PT.
Houston (17-18 SU and 17-18 RL) lost the series opener 6-4, their fifth loss in the last six games. The Astros will start righty Christian Javier Wednesday. The 26-year-old is 2-1 with a 3.54 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in seven starts this season.
Los Angeles (20-16 SU and 17-19 RL) has won six of its last eight games. The Angels will counter with fellow righty Griffin Canning tomorrow. The 26-year-old is 2-0 with a 5.31 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in four starts this year.
Losers of seven of their past ten, the Astros are still fighting an uphill battle in the AL West. A game under .500, when is Houston going to join the party?
The 'Stros score 4.37 runs per game (16th) and hit .238 (20th) with a .676 OPS (26th). They've hit 31 long balls (24th) and stolen 21 bases (19th) this season. LF Yordan Alvarez paces the team in homers (7), RBI (32), and OBP (.389). The H-Town pitching staff has posted a 3.41 ERA (4th) and a 1.24 WHIP (9th) with 15 quality starts (9th).
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Javier will take the mound for the visitors tomorrow. He's lasted five or more innings in all of his 2023 starts, amassing 43 Ks in 40.2 frames. In his last start, he gave up three earned runs on three hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings against Seattle.