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Houston Astros 6, Los Angeles Angels 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:38 PM ET · Angel StadiumGame-day snapshot Jul 27, 9:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 24, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score42
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 42
6
6–4
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
62–100 · 5th AL West · T-Score 30
4
T-Score30
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherAngelsLos has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Ureña leads in P-Score, WHIP and ERA.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston owns a .739 OPS vs RHP, 8th in MLB; Los ranks 30th vs RHP.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formAstrosHouston has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.
PowerAstrosHouston has 146 home runs this season, 31 more than Los.

Starting pitchers

HOU
Tatsuya Imai RHP
Tatsuya Imai
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.59
161st
WHIP
1.47
164th
K/9
11.02
6th
BB/9
5.59
221st
P-Score38i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.40
87th
OPS/R
–
IP
58.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.35
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
LAA
Walbert Ureña RHP
Walbert Ureña
Los Angeles Angels
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.78
26th
WHIP
1.31
88th
K/9
8.55
87th
BB/9
4.84
190th
P-Score63i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.52
15th
OPS/R
–
IP
87.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.24
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Imai strikes out 2.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Ureña enters with a 2.78 ERA compared with Imai's 5.59.
·Ureña allows the lower home-run rate: 0.52 vs 1.40 per nine.
·Ureña allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.31 WHIP compared with 1.47.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Imai arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Slider46%86.6
Four-seam44%94.8
Sinker4%94.5
Splitter3%84.7
Changeup3%86.8
Curveball0%77.6
Ureña arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup34%90.9
Sinker33%98.1
Four-seam19%97.9
Sweeper14%87.1
Fastball0%84.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Astros vs RHP (Walbert Ureña)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Angels vs RHP (Tatsuya Imai)
30th
in MLB
0.672OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs RHP Walbert Ureña
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ureña (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.80222.836No MLB historyNo history
2Yordan AlvarezLDH911.033421.114No MLB historyNo history
3Isaac ParedesR3B66.80725.815No MLB historyNo history
4LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF39.6544.653No MLB historyNo history
5Jose AltuveR2B48.70116.672No MLB historyNo history
6Taylor TrammellLLF43.6268.669No MLB historyNo history
7Christian WalkerR1B63.72629.714No MLB historyNo history
8Lucas SpenceLCF—.8264.859No MLB historyNo history
9Christian VázquezRC32.5837.584No MLB historyNo history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .836 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316 / 1.033 · 42 HRvs hand 1.114 · No MLB history · No history91H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262 / .807 · 25 HRvs hand .815 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score4LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205 / .654 · 4 HRvs hand .653 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score5Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score6Taylor Trammell LF · L.192 / .626 · 8 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .714 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score8Lucas Spence CF · L.218 / .826 · 4 HRvs hand .859 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Christian Vázquez C · R.207 / .583 · 7 HRvs hand .584 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score
Los Angeles AngelsOfficial lineupvs RHP Tatsuya Imai
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Imai (BvP)
1Zach NetoRSS67.76627.727No MLB historyNo history
2Mike TroutRCF75.80322.792No MLB historyNo history
3Nolan SchanuelL1B46.7367.780No MLB historyNo history
4Jorge SolerRDH41.66412.678No MLB historyNo history
5Vaughn GrissomR1B52.69313.676No MLB historyNo history
6Josh LoweLLF41.63312.674No MLB historyNo history
7Jo AdellRRF63.69923.593No MLB historyNo history
8Denzer GuzmanR3B36.6028.563No MLB historyNo history
9Tyler HeinemanSC19.4431.534No MLB historyNo history
1Zach Neto SS · R.239 / .766 · 27 HRvs hand .727 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score2Mike Trout CF · R.242 / .803 · 22 HRvs hand .792 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score3Nolan Schanuel 1B · L.276 / .736 · 7 HRvs hand .780 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score4Jorge Soler DH · R.203 / .664 · 12 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score5Vaughn Grissom 1B · R.242 / .693 · 13 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score6Josh Lowe LF · L.209 / .633 · 12 HRvs hand .674 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score7Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score8Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219 / .602 · 8 HRvs hand .563 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score9Tyler Heineman C · S.175 / .443 · 1 HRvs hand .534 · No MLB history · No history19H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseHOUHOU·LAALAA
AVG.242 18th.234 28th
OPS.732 7th.679 30th
Home runs226 1st154 29th
Runs734 13th655 29th
OBP.315 19th.310 25th
SLG.417 4th.369 30th
PitchingHOUHOU·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.45vs4.29
HOULAA
WHIP1.34vs1.35
HOULAA
K/98.8vs9.1
HOULAA
HR Allowed204vs164
HOULAA
BullpenHOUHOU·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.23vs4.22
no league rank
Saves49vs25
HOULAA
ResultsHOUHOU·LAALAA
+37315th
Run differential
+32221st
81–81 Record62–100
5–5 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Houston Astros (5–5)
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
Los Angeles Angels (4–6)
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Astros?+
Tatsuya Imai (5.59 ERA, 6–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Angels?+
Walbert Ureña (2.78 ERA, 6–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:38 PM ET at Angel Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Angel Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Angels.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Astros and Angels performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Angels 5–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Tatsuya Imai is at 38; Walbert Ureña is at 63. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.