Jared Walsh leads the Los Angeles Angels (3-1) into a contest with the Houston Astros (4-0) after he homered twice in a 7-4 win over the White Sox. The Angels are on the moneyline against the Astros () in this outing, which begins at 9:38 PM ET on Monday. Los Angeles’ Jose Quintana and Houston’s Luis Garcia will start this matchup.
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Angels vs Astros Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
The probable pitchers for both teams have not made a start this season. Here are their stats from last season:
Quintana (LAA) | Pitcher | Garcia (HOU) |
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0 – 0 | W/L | 0 – 1 |
10.0 | IP | 12.1 |
4.50 | ERA | 2.92 |
1.300 | WHIP | 0.970 |
10.8 | K/9 | 6.6 |
2.7 | BB/9 | 3.6 |
Angels Probable Starter José Quintana
- Quintana makes his first start of the season for the Angels.
- The 32-year-old southpaw came out of the bullpen and threw two scoreless innings when he last appeared on Sunday, Sept. 27 against the White Sox.
- Quintana’s team was never favored on the moneyline a season ago in games he pitched.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 5, 2021 at 2:05 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Astros Stats vs Quintana
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Brantley | 33 | .455 | 15 | 1 | 7 | .474 | 1.141 |
José Altuve | 23 | .130 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .260 |
Jason Castro | 21 | .238 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .714 |
Carlos Correa | 6 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .500 |
Martín Maldonado | 6 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .334 |
Astros Probable Starter Luis Garcia
- Garcia gets the nod for the Astros and will make his first start of the season.
- The 24-year-old right-hander hasn’t pitched since last season. He last appeared on Thursday, Oct. 15 against the Rays, when he pitched two scoreless innings as the starter.
- The right-hander appeared in one game with his team as the moneyline underdog last season and lost.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 5, 2021 at 2:05 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Angels Stats vs Garcia
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Rendon | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Jared Walsh | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 4.500 |
Shohei Ohtani | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Angels Betting Trends
- Last season the Angels were the ninth-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.9 runs per game (294 total).
- The Angels won 44.4% of the games last season they were favored on the moneyline (12-15).
- Los Angeles had an 11-12 record last year (winning 47.8% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -121 or shorter.
- In the 55 games oddsmakers set an over/under for Los Angeles, it combined with opponents to go over the total 29 times (29-22-4).
Astros Betting Trends
- Last season, the Astros were the underdog 16 times and won three, or 18.8%, of those games.
- Houston had a record of 3-11, a 21.4% win rate, when they were set as an underdog of +104 or more by oddsmakers last season.
- Last season, Houston and its opponents hit the over in 28 of their 58 games with a total.
Angels Players to Watch
- Anthony Rendon hit .286 last season with 11 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 36 walks.
- Rendon ranked seventh in OBP among the qualifying hitters in baseball.
- Mike Trout hit 17 home runs with 46 RBI last year.
- Among qualified hitters in MLB action, Trout’s 17 HR ranked fifth, his 46 RBI ranked seventh, and his .380 OBP ranked 19th.
Angels Batting Stats (2020)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Fletcher | 207 | .319 | 31 | 3 | 18 | .376 | .801 |
Mike Trout | 199 | .281 | 41 | 17 | 46 | .380 | .983 |
Anthony Rendon | 189 | .286 | 29 | 9 | 31 | .413 | .910 |
Shohei Ohtani | 153 | .190 | 23 | 7 | 24 | .291 | .657 |
Albert Pujols | 152 | .224 | 15 | 6 | 25 | .265 | .660 |
Justin Upton | 147 | .204 | 20 | 9 | 22 | .289 | .711 |
José Iglesias | 142 | .373 | 16 | 3 | 24 | .400 | .956 |
Kurt Suzuki | 111 | .270 | 15 | 2 | 17 | .344 | .740 |
Jared Walsh | 99 | .293 | 19 | 9 | 26 | .324 | .970 |
Dexter Fowler | 90 | .233 | 14 | 4 | 15 | .317 | .706 |
Astros Players to Watch
- Carlos Correa finished with a .264 batting average last season and five home runs.
- Correa fell outside the MLB leaders in hits and batting average among qualified hitters in MLB.
- Michael Brantley posted a .300 average with 22 RBI.
- Among qualified hitters, Brantley ranked 23rd in BA (.300), and 11th in SLG (.476) in the league.
Astros Batting Stats (2020)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yuli Gurriel | 211 | .232 | 27 | 6 | 22 | .274 | .658 |
Kyle Tucker | 209 | .268 | 33 | 9 | 42 | .319 | .831 |
Carlos Correa | 201 | .264 | 22 | 5 | 25 | .320 | .703 |
Jose Altuve | 192 | .219 | 32 | 5 | 18 | .286 | .630 |
Michael Brantley | 170 | .300 | 24 | 5 | 22 | .364 | .840 |
Alex Bregman | 153 | .242 | 19 | 6 | 22 | .346 | .797 |
Martín Maldonado | 135 | .215 | 19 | 6 | 24 | .350 | .728 |
Myles Straw | 82 | .207 | 8 | 0 | 8 | .244 | .500 |
Jason Castro | 80 | .188 | 8 | 2 | 9 | .293 | .668 |
Aledmys Díaz | 58 | .241 | 8 | 3 | 6 | .254 | .737 |
Angels vs Astros Player Props
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