The Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros continue their three-game series at Minutes Maid Park on Wednesday night. The Stars easily outlasted the Halos 8-3 as -138 home favorites in the opener, tallying their third win in four meetings with Los Angeles in 2022, so let’s see what’s the best Angels vs Astros betting pick this time around. Shohei Ohtani (0-2; 7.56 ERA; 1.56 WHIP) will toe the slab for the Angels, while the Astros will send Jake Odorizzi (0-1; 6.48 ERA; 2.04 WHIP) to the mound.
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Angels vs Astros FanDuel Betting Pick
This game will be played at Minute Maid Park at 6:40 PM ET on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Why Bet The Astros:
✅ Excluding Tuesday night’s clash at Minute Maid Park, the Astros have dominated the Angels as of late. Houston has won 13 of its previous 17 encounters with Los Angeles, and nine of those 13 victories have come by four or more runs. Also, the Astros have gone 22-7 in their last 29 home contests against the Halos.
✅ The Angels’ bullpen is in shambles, posting a 4.88 ERA and a terrible 5.24 FIP. The Halos’ relievers are yielding 1.88 home runs per nine innings while striking out only 7.88. Archie Bradley has allowed four earned runs across 5.1 innings of work; Jimmy Herget owns a 7.71 ERA (4.2 frames), while Ryan Tepera, Jaime Barria, and Mike Mayers have already surrendered a couple of home runs each.
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✅ Shohei Ohtani, who’s 0-3 with a 5.92 ERA in six career starts against Houston, is coming off a rough outing in Los Angeles’ 10-5 defeat at Texas. The Rangers tortured Ohtani for six earned runs across 3.2 frames, as the reigning AL MVP failed to enter the fifth inning once again in the young season. Last year, Shohei met the Astros once and yielded one earned run through 4.2 innings of work. The Astros will look to get into the Angels’ bullpen as soon as possible, while some of their bats could make damage early. Yordan Alvarez has two hits and a walk in seven plate appearances against Ohtani, and the 24-year-old slugger has just smacked a couple of home runs in the opening game of this series.
Los Angeles Angels
The Angels fell to 6-5 on the season and put an end to their three-game winning streak with an 8-3 defeat to the Astros in the opening clash of this set last Monday. Michael Lorenzen allowed four earned runs through 3.1 innings, while Archie Bradley, Austin Warren, and Kenny Rosenberg all failed to keep the Astros off the scoreboard.
Mike Trout sat out Monday’s opener due to a hand injury. He was questionable for Tuesday’s contest, so keep tracking the injury report, as Trout’s eventual absence would be a big blow for the Astros on both sides of the ball.
Houston Astros
Through their first ten games of the new season, the Astros haven’t impressed at the plate. They’ve recorded an underwhelming .686 OPS while batting only .215. However, the Astros’ pitching staff has done a good job, posting a 3.19 ERA.
Last Monday, Luis Garcia allowed three earned runs to the Angels, but the Astros’ bullpen stepped up and blanked the Halos through 3.1 innings of work. Yordan Alvarez led the way on the other side of the ball with a pair of two-run homers, while Alex Bregman went 2-for-4 with a walk to snap his four-game hitless streak.