Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

What it means

• Season series: LAA win series 2-1.
• Angels 5-2 on the road; Astros 1-2 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 3d ago

Astros will not renew contract of manager Joe Espada

ESPN · 3d ago

Source: Mariners get OK to interview Astros' Joe Espada

ESPN · Oct 1

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

Recap · Oct 1

White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

Recap · Sep 27

Mariners strike out 12 in 7-3 win over the Angels, announce Wilson will not return as manager

Injuries and inactives

Angels1st in AL West

• Ben Joyce RP

  Shoulder, Inflammation, right
  15-Day-IL
• George Klassen SP

  Back, Inflammation, left
  15-Day-IL
• Kyren Paris 2B

  Finger, Fracture, right
  10-Day-IL
• Nolan Schanuel 1B

  Side, Strain, right
  10-Day-IL
• Samy Natera Jr. RP

  Forearm, Inflammation, left
  15-Day-IL

Astros5th in AL West

• Brice Matthews CF

  Knee, Inflammation, left
  Out
• Cristian Javier SP

  Groin, Strain, right
  Out
• Daulton Varsho CF

  Wrist, Surgery, left
  Out
• Enyel De Los Santos RP

  Knee, Tendinitis, right
  Out
• Mike Burrows SP

  Elbow, Inflammation, right
  60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Angels1st in AL West

Shohei Ohtani SP

Probable starter · 15-9, 2.33 ERA, 219 K, 1.01 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Shohei OhtaniDH
2. 2Taylor WardRF
3. 3Jared Walsh1B
4. 4Anthony Rendon3B
5. 5Brandon MarshCF
6. 6Max StassiC
7. 7Jo AdellLF
8. 8Tyler Wade2B
9. 9Andrew VelazquezSS

Astros5th in AL West

Jake Odorizzi SP

Probable starter · 6-6, 4.40 ERA, 86 K, 1.33 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Jeremy PenaSS
2. 2Michael BrantleyLF
3. 3Alex Bregman3B
4. 4Yordan AlvarezDH
5. 5Kyle TuckerRF
6. 6Yuli Gurriel1B
7. 7Niko Goodrum2B
8. 8Jason CastroC
9. 9Jose SiriCF

The series

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 29,049

Officials

Jerry Meals (Home Plate Umpire), Ed Hickox (First Base Umpire), Dan Bellino (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Third Base Umpire)