Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 55-45 Houston Astros play host to the 55-43 Los Angeles Angels tonight in MLB action on the grass of Minute Maid Park, July 28, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:10PM ET.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Angels +108/Astros -118
O/U Total: 8
Pitching Matchup
C.J. Wilson (L) W/L 8-7 WHIP 1.21 ERA 3.59
Collin McHugh (R) W/L 11-5 WHIP 1.28 ERA 4.25
Los Angeles had Monday off. They are coming off a 7-3 homestand and are 14-5 in their last 19 games. Houston also had the day off yesterday and is coming off a 1-2 mini road trip. They are 5-2 in their past 7 games and are 33-17 at home in 2015.
These two AL West rivals have seen a lot of each other already this year. The Angels have a 4-2 lead in the last 6 games but the Astros have a 5-4 edge in the last 9 contests this season.
Wilson was a 5-2 winner over Minnesota in his last start. He allowed both runs over 5 innings and has 12 Q starts on the year.
McHugh was a 4-2 winner over Boston in his last outing. He pitched 7 innings and surrendered both runs for his 13th Q start of the season.
Angels` OF Matt Joyce is 3-10 (.300) against McHugh with 2 RBIs while 1B Albert Pujols is 5-15 (.333) with a HR and 3 RBIs. OF Kole Calhoun is 6-18 (.333) against the right-hander but the rest of the lineup has struggled against the youngster. The 10 other hitters who have faced McHugh before are a combined 7-52 (.135) with 1 HR, 3 RBIs and 0 SBs.
Several Astros` hitters have had success against Wilson – SS Carlos Correa, 3-3, HR, 3 RBIs; 3B Luis Valbuena, 4-4, solo HR; OF Jake Marisnick, 4-8 (.500) with an RBI and SB; 1B Chris Carter, 9-27 (.333) with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs; DH Evan Gattis 2-8 (.250), 1 HR and 4 RBIs and finally 2B Jose Altuve, who is 9-31 (.290) with 2 HRs, 3 RBIs and a stolen base. Houston is hitting .322 as a team against the left-hander.
Los Angeles at Houston Betting Trends
The Angels are 18-6 straight up in their last 24 games overall.
Los Angeles is 7-2 straight up in their last 9 road games.
The game total has gone under in 7 of Los Angeles’s last 9 games against Houston.
The Astros are 5-2 straight up in their last 7 games.
Houston is 5-1 straight up in their last 6 homes games against Los Angeles.
Injury Report
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Collin Cowgill OF 60-Day Disabled List
David Freese 3B 15-Day Disabled List
Tyler Skaggs P 60-Day Disabled List
Jered Weaver P 15-Day Disabled List
HOUSTON ASTROS
Samuel Deduno P 15-Day Disabled List
Jed Lowrie SS 60-Day Disabled List
Brad Peacock P 60-Day Disabled List
George Springer OF 15-Day Disabled List
Consensus Betting ATS
Los Angeles: 52%
Houston: 48%
Free MLB Pick
The Astros are 33-17 at home this season and come into this game on a four game home winning streak. They took two of three from the Angels earlier this season at Minute Maid Park including in that is a 4-0 win over Los Angeles with C.J. Wilson on the mound. Speaking of Wilson Houston faced him in Anaheim in his latest against them and they ripped him for seven runs in just 3 1/3 innings. Astros starter McHugh’s era rises to 4.88 at home, but he does have a lot of success in the win column going 7-2 in his nine starts. He’s pitched two games against the Angels this season and they were good ones pitching a combined 15 1/3 innings allowing four runs on 14 hits. Here’s an interesting stat, the active roster for the Angels has a lifetime average of .221 in 95 at bats against McHugh.
Take the Houston Astros – 119
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