Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Angels MLB Betting Preview | September 11

The Los Angeles Angels (61-78) are looking for another big outing from a slugger when they square off against the Houston Astros (89-50) on Sunday at 2:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park. Mike Trout is currently on a six-game home run streak for the underdog Angels (+199) in the contest against the favored Astros (-244). Houston’s Luis Garcia gets the start against Los Angeles’ Tucker Davidson.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Astros vs. Angels

• Game Day: Sunday, September 11, 2022
• Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Stadium: Minute Maid Park

Astros Stats & Trends

Astros Batting

• The Astros average 1.3 home runs per game to rank fifth in baseball with 178 total home runs.
• The Astros rank 13th in MLB with a .244 batting average.
• The Astros rank ninth in baseball with a .318 on-base percentage.
• The Astros strike out 7.4 times per game to rank second in baseball.
• The Astros have hit 89 home runs at home this season (1.3 per game).
• The Astros are slugging .428 with 3.0 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The club is batting .249 with 540 hits (7.9 per game) at home this season.

Astros Key Batters

• Alex Bregman has 35 doubles, 20 home runs and 78 walks while hitting .266.
• Among qualifying batters in the majors, Bregman is 54th in batting average, 11th in on-base percentage, and 30th in slugging.
• Yordan Alvarez has 116 hits and an OBP of .395, both of which lead the Astros this season.
• Alvarez is 20th in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage and third in slugging among qualified hitters.
• Alvarez takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .211 with three doubles and three walks.
• Jose Altuve has hit 24 homers with a team-high .514 SLG this season.
• Kyle Tucker is batting .256 with a .331 OBP and 88 RBI for Houston this season.

Angels Stats & Trends

Angels Batting

• The Angels rank 11th in Major League Baseball with 164 home runs.
• The Angels have a team batting average of just .228 this season, which ranks 28th among MLB teams.
• The Angels are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 26th with an OBP of .294.
• The Angels rank last in strikeouts per game (9.7) among MLB offenses.
• They’ve hit 72 homers, an average of 1.1 per game, in 68 road contests this season.
• They are slugging .359 in 68 road games this season.
• They are averaging 7.4 base hits per game and batting .219 on the road this season.

Angels Key Batters

• Shohei Ohtani has racked up an on-base percentage of .353, a slugging percentage of .531, and has 132 hits, all club-bests for the Angels.
• Including all qualifying hitters, Ohtani ranks 58th in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 27th and he is ninth in slugging.
• Trout has 20 doubles, two triples, 34 home runs and 45 walks while hitting .280.
• Taylor Ward has 15 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 53 walks while hitting .266.
• Luis Rengifo is hitting .274 with 20 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 14 walks.

Astros vs. Angels Probable Pitchers