Los Angeles Angels @ Houston Astros
Total: 7.5
Houston -183
Game Play Predictions
Los Angeles Angels
Shohei Ohtani is making his first start since June 6th. He will be on a pitch count after throwing a 50-pitch simulated game earlier in the week.
Before his injury, Ohtani was 4-1 with a 3.10 ERA and an 11.13 K/9.
In his lone start against the Astros this year, Ohtani surrendered four earned runs over five innings while striking out seven batters.
Justin Upton is 6-for-16 with a home run off of Gerrit Cole .
Mike Trout has only one hit over his last 12 at-bats which spans four games. He’s had a hit in four of the eight games he’s played in since his return from the disabled list.
David Fletcher has been consistent against right-handed pitching this year hitting .308. He’s hit .325 over his last 10 games as well.
On the road this year, Andrelton Simmons has batted .324 with a .365 wOBA.
The Angels rank in the top 10 in AVG, OPS, wOBA and wRC+ against right-handed pitching since the All-Star Break.
Houston Astros
In two starts against the Angels this year, Gerrit Cole is 0-1 with a 3.75 ERA. He has 15 K’s over 12 innings of work.
Only Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander have struck out more opponents than Gerrit Cole this year.
Cole is 6-2 with a 2.90 ERA at home this year.
Alex Bregman has been on a tear lately slashing .421/.511/.711 with 10 runs, seven extra-base hits and 10 runs batted in over his last 10 games.
Against right-handed pitching this year, José Altuve is hitting .334 with a .383 wOBA.
Tyler White has four home runs and 12 runs batted in over just his past eight games.
Tony Kemp has hit .320 over his last 10 games and has notched a .322 AVG at home this year.
Marwin González has hit nine of his 14 home runs against right-handed pitching on the season. He’s hitting .282 over his last 10 games.