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Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026Daikin Park8:10 PM ETPreview
LAA · Away · 50-76

Los Angeles Angels

AL West · 3rd · 13.0 GB
—:—
8:10 PM ET
H2H 5–8
HOU · Home · 63-63

Houston Astros

AL West · 1st · —
Starting pitcher matchup
Walbert Ureña RHP
Los Angeles Angels
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.67
15th
WHIP
1.25
84th
K/9
8.53
86th
BB/9
4.76
189th
FIP
3.72
HR/9
0.50
6th
OPS/R
0.547
IP
107.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.27
Road ERA3.35
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.05
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
Ethan Pecko RHP
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
—
—
WHIP
—
—
K/9
—
—
BB/9
—
—
FIP
—
HR/9
—
—
OPS/R
—
IP
—
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA—
Road ERA—
Last 5 starts
ERA
—
QUALITY
START %
—
DAYS
REST
—
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
Angels vs RHP (Ethan Pecko)
30th
in MLB
0.682OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs RHP (Walbert Ureña)
10th
in MLB
0.738OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
Los Angeles Angels
Stat
Houston Astros
0.235 (26th)
Batting Average
0.235 (17th)
0.683 (28th)
OPS
0.683 (10th)
126 (26th)
Home Runs
126 (3rd)
510 (26th)
Runs Scored
510 (10th)
4.37 (22nd)
Team ERA
4.37 (25th)
1.35 (21st)
Team WHIP
1.35 (23rd)
9.18 (5th)
K/9 (Starters)
9.18 (9th)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
Angels
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.58
0.50
0.37
0.50
0.54
0.30
0.42
0.49
0.37
Runs Allowed
0.54
0.44
0.63
0.47
0.58
0.48
0.54
0.52
0.55
Astros
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.58
0.49
0.53
0.50
0.56
0.46
0.42
0.56
0.42
Runs Allowed
0.61
0.50
0.65
0.62
0.74
0.38
0.52
0.43
0.33
Projected lineups vs opposing starter (2026)
Angels vs RHP Ethan Pecko
#
Player
Bats
AVG
OPS
HR
PA
1
Logan Porter
R
0.000
0.000
0
0
2
Mike Trout
R
0.225
0.797
20
0
3
Jose Siri
R
0.319
0.838
7
0
4
Nolan Schanuel
L
0.299
0.793
7
0
5
Trey Mancini
R
0.222
0.422
0
0
Top hitters from roster with season splits vs pitcher hand — not the official batting order
Astros vs RHP Walbert Ureña
#
Player
Bats
AVG
OPS
HR
PA
1
Yordan Alvarez
L
0.338
1.122
36
2
2
Jeremy Peña
R
0.298
0.852
14
3
3
Isaac Paredes
R
0.249
0.777
16
1
4
Christian Walker
R
0.234
0.735
23
6
5
Raynel Delgado
L
0.259
0.582
1
0
Top hitters from roster with season splits vs pitcher hand — not the official batting order

Official starting lineups are published a few hours before first pitch. They will appear here and on the lineup page as soon as they are posted.

Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
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Last 10 games
Los Angeles Angels (5–5)
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
Houston Astros (4–6)
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played
Weather at game time
Daikin Park
☁
79°F
—
WindS 7 mph
Precip Chance0%
Humidity—
IMPACT ON GAME: Low
Odds
Angels @ Astros
LAA
—— flat
HOU
— flat—
TOTAL——flat
O—— flat
U—— flat
Standings
(AS OF AUG 19, 2026)
AL West
1Houston Astros63-63-
2Texas Rangers62-641.0
3Los Angeles Angels50-7613.0
4Athletics49-7714.0
5Seattle Mariners59-674.0
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