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Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026Daikin Park8:10 PM ETPreview
LAA · Away · 50-77

Los Angeles Angels

AL West · 2nd · 14.0 GB
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8:10 PM ET
HOU · Home · 64-63

Houston Astros

AL West · 1st · —
Starting pitcher matchup
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
201st
WHIP
191st
K/9
89th
BB/9
176th
FIP
5.10
HR/9
160th
OPS/R
0.796
IP
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA8.82
Road ERA4.97
Last 5 starts
ERA
QUALITY
START %
DAYS
REST
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
31st
WHIP
52nd
K/9
71st
BB/9
130th
FIP
3.82
HR/9
55th
OPS/R
0.744
IP
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.18
Road ERA2.98
Last 5 starts
ERA
QUALITY
START %
DAYS
REST
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
30th
in MLB
0.682OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
10th
in MLB
0.738OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
Stat
(26th)
Batting Average
(17th)
(28th)
OPS
(10th)
(26th)
Home Runs
(3rd)
(26th)
Runs Scored
(10th)
(22nd)
Team ERA
(25th)
(21st)
Team WHIP
(23rd)
(5th)
K/9 (Starters)
(9th)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
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
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

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Last 10 games
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
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0 Games Played
Weather at game time
Daikin Park
80°F
WindS 7 mph
Precip Chance0%
Humidity
IMPACT ON GAME: Low
Odds
Angels @ Astros
LAA
— flat
HOU
— flat
TOTALflat
O— flat
U— flat
Standings
(AS OF AUG 20, 2026)
AL West
3Athletics49-7815.0
4Texas Rangers62-652.0