Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Angels MLB Betting Preview | September 10

Yordan Alvarez and Shohei Ohtani face off in a battle between top-10 sluggers when the Houston Astros (89-49) and the Los Angeles Angels (60-78) play at 7:15 PM ET on Saturday. Alvarez has 31 home runs (10th in MLB) for the favored Astros (-139), and Ohtani ranks fifth in MLB play with 33 home runs this season for the underdog Angels (+117). Jose Urquidy gets the starting nod for Houston, and Ohtani is Los Angeles’ pick to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Astros vs. Angels

• Game Day: Saturday, September 10, 2022
• Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Stadium: Minute Maid Park

Astros Stats & Trends

Astros Batting

• The Astros rank fifth-best in MLB play with 178 total home runs.
• The Astros have the 13th-ranked batting average in the majors (.244).
• The Astros are 10th in the league with a .318 on-base percentage.
• The Astros strike out 7.4 times per game, the second-fewest average in the league.
• The Astros have hit 89 homers at home this season (1.3 per game).
• The Astros are averaging 3.0 extra-base hits per game while slugging .430 in home contests.
• At home this season the team averages 8.0 hits per game and is batting .249.

Astros Key Batters

• Alex Bregman has 34 doubles, 20 home runs and 78 walks while batting .266.
• Among qualifying hitters, Bregman is 51st in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 12th, and he is 33rd in slugging.
• Alvarez leads Houston with 115 hits and an OBP of .394 this season.
• Alvarez ranks 19th in batting average, fifth in on-base percentage and third in slugging among qualifying hitters.
• Jose Altuve has an OPS of .891, fueled by an OBP of .374 and a team-best slugging percentage of .517 this season.
• Kyle Tucker has been key for Houston with 119 hits, an OBP of .334 plus a slugging percentage of .472.

Angels Stats & Trends

Angels Batting

• The Angels’ 163 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
• The Angels have a team batting average of just .228 this season, which ranks 28th among MLB teams.
• The Angels have an on-base percentage of .294 this season, which ranks 26th in the league.
• The Angels rank last in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.7 whiffs per contest.
• They’ve hit 71 homers, an average of 1.1 per game, in 67 road contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .358 in away games this season with 165 extra-base hits.
• They are averaging 7.3 base hits per game and batting .217 on the road this season.

Angels Key Batters

• Ohtani has accumulated a team-best OBP (.356) and slugging percentage (.535), while pacing the Angels in hits (132).
• Including all qualifying hitters in the majors, Ohtani’s batting average places him 48th, his on-base percentage ranks 25th, and he is seventh in slugging.
• Ohtani brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .227 with two doubles, three home runs, a walk and four RBI.
• Mike Trout is batting .277 with 19 doubles, two triples, 33 home runs and 44 walks.
• Taylor Ward has 15 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 53 walks while hitting .261.
• Luis Rengifo is hitting .274 with 20 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 14 walks.

Astros vs. Angels Probable Pitchers