The Los Angeles Angels meet the Houston Astros for Game 1 of their three-game series, as Week 3 of the 2022 MLB season opens the week with this American League West showdown from the Minute Maid Park in Houston. These teams played a four-game series in Los Angeles the first weekend of the season where Houston won three of the four contests, so let’s see what’s the best Angels vs. Astros betting pick for Monday evening.
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Angels vs Astros FanDuel Betting Pick
This game will be played at the Minute Maid Park in Houston at 8:10 PM ET on Monday, April 18, 2022.
Why Bet The Astros:
✅ The Houston Astros took three of the four games these teams played to open the season in Los Angeles. Houston dominated the series, allowing Los Angeles 10 total runs while scoring 20 of their own. Houston has won seven of the last 10 games between these teams.
✅ The Houston Astros have Luis Garcia starting, who has been outstanding to his first 36 Major League appearances, posting a 3.36 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. In his last start against the Angels (September 22, 2021), he allowed no runs on three hits in six innings pitched.
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✅ The Houston Astros rank seventh in team ERA at 3.22 while Los Angeles is 22nd at 4.45. The Astros bullpen is allowing more than a full run less than the Angels, posting a 3.41 ERA while the Angels have a 4.57 bullpen ERA.
Los Angeles Angels
The Los Angeles Angels (6-4) closed their weekend series with the Texas Rangers with an 8-3 victory, earning the team their third straight win. Los Angeles has caught fire, winning five of their last six games, helping to catapult this team into first place in the AL West division. They are 3-1 on the road this season.
The offense was spectacular in the four-game set, producing 29 runs, including eight on Sunday. Los Angeles is tops in baseball with 15 home runs. The pitching staff closed the series strong as well, allowing five total runs over the final two games. Now they turn to Michael Lorenzen in the first game against Houston. The right-hander was outstanding in his first start of the year, allowing one earned run while striking out seven in six innings.
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros (5-3) lost to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, 7-2. They dropped two of the three games in Seattle, giving up 18 total runs in those two losses. The Astros are in second in the AL West, 0.5 games behind Los Angeles, but head home for the first time this season after playing all nine of their contests on the road to begin the year.
Michael Brantley hit his first homerun of the season in the loss to Seattle, but All-Star José Altuve continues to struggle through the early part of the season. He has a .156 batting average and has reached base just nine times through the first eight games, giving him a .250 on-base percentage. Houston was one of the top offensive teams in baseball through the first four games but has dropped to 24th in batting average at .208. They are tied for seventh in homeruns with 11.