A pair of AL West rivals continue an early week series on the diamond in the Golden State looking to pick up a win. The Houston Astros are on the road as they travel to open a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday night. Houston dropped the rubber game of their three-game series on the road against the Mariners over the weekend as they fell 3-1 Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles was drubbed 16-8 in the rubber game of their three-game series with the Rangers at home Sunday afternoon in their previous game. This article was published prior to the conclusion of the opening game of the series at Angel Stadium of Anaheim Monday night.
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Houston dropped two of three on the road to Seattle over the weekend as they were shut down in the rubber game Sunday. The Astros entered Monday’s action 17-17 on the season and stood tied for third in the AL West, 3.5 games behind the Rangers for the top spot. On Sunday, Houston finished with six hits with Yordan Alvarez the lone player with two. Kyle Tucker drove in the lone Astros run in the seventh inning with a RBI single that plated Jose Abreu. The lack of offensive production sent Brandon Bielak (0-1) to defeat in his first start of the season. He threw 4.2 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on 10 hits with two walks and no strikeouts.
Framber Valdez is on the mound for the Astros as he logs his eighth start of the season looking for some better fortune. He is 2-4 with a 2.60 ERA, a 1.156 WHIP, 10 walks and 45 strikeouts over 45 innings of work this season. Valdez took the loss in his last start, which came Wednesday at home against the Giants. He threw two runs on five hits with two walks and eight strikeouts over six innings in a game the Astros dropped 4-2. In his last three starts, Valdez is 1-2 with a 3.60 ERA, a 1.15 WHIP, two walks and 20 strikeouts over 20 innings of work. Valdez makes his 16th career appearance and 12th start against the Angels in this contest. He is 7-4 with a 3.98 ERA, a 1.414 WHIP, 45 walks and 88 strikeouts over 81.1 innings of work. Valdez is 3-2 with a 3.21 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, 17 walks and 35 strikeouts over 42 innings in seven career appearances, five starts, at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.