Angels vs Astros Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at Minute Maid Park as the Los Angeles Angels fly into Houston, looking to clip the wings of the Astros in a midday melee that’s set to ignite the American League standings! With the first pitch at 02:10 PM EST, the stakes are high as the Angels, trailing by eight in the conference, aim to close the gap on the Astros who are just five games shy of the lead. The betting arena is buzzing too, with an over/under of 9.0, hinting at a potential slugfest under Houston’s overcast skies, breezy conditions, and a steamy 82.9°. Fresh off a nail-biter where the Astros edged out the Angels 6-5 just yesterday, both teams are fired up for this rematch. So, will the Angels ascend or will the Astros continue to orbit victory? It’s all about celestial navigation today, folks!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 22, 2024 02:10PM EST

Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston

Weather: Overcast with winds from the SE at 11.9 mph. Temperature is at 82.9° with 79% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	LAA ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+159	-194	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+159	-194	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	0	0	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

115W-151L

38.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

156W-110L

61.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/20/24	Los Angeles Angels LAA	9	Over	+7.0
05/20/24	Houston Astros HOU	7	Over	+7.0
05/21/24	Los Angeles Angels LAA	5	Over	+2.0
05/21/24	Houston Astros HOU	6	Over	+2.0
05/08/23	Houston Astros HOU	4	Over	+1.0
05/08/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	6	Over	+1.0
05/09/23	Houston Astros HOU	3	Under	-5.0
05/09/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	1	Under	-5.0
05/10/23	Houston Astros HOU	5	Push	-0.0
05/10/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	4	Push	-0.0
06/01/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	2	Under	-2.0
06/01/23	Houston Astros HOU	5	Under	-2.0
06/02/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	2	Under	-1.0
06/02/23	Houston Astros HOU	6	Under	-1.0
06/03/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	6	Over	+6.0
06/03/23	Houston Astros HOU	9	Over	+6.0
06/04/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	2	Under	-6.0
06/04/23	Houston Astros HOU	1	Under	-6.0
07/14/23	Houston Astros HOU	7	Over	+3.0
07/14/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	5	Over	+3.0
07/15/23	Houston Astros HOU	12	Over	+16.0
07/15/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	13	Over	+16.0
07/16/23	Houston Astros HOU	9	Over	+8.0
07/16/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	8	Over	+8.0
08/11/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	3	Over	+5.0
08/11/23	Houston Astros HOU	11	Over	+5.0
08/12/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	3	Over	+5.0
08/12/23	Houston Astros HOU	11	Over	+5.0
08/13/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	2	Under	-6.0
08/13/23	Houston Astros HOU	1	Under	-6.0

Angels Vs Over/Under

Astros Vs Over/Under

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-17-24	@TEX	9-3W	7.0	2	1	4	Over
05-11-24	vsKC	3-9W	6.7	7	3	4	Over
05-06-24	@PIT	1-4L	6.3	6	4	5	Under
04-30-24	vsPHI	7-5L	6.0	5	3	6	Over
04-24-24	vsBAL	6-5L	5.0	4	2	7	Over
04-19-24	@CIN	1-7L	7.0	3	2	2	Under
04-14-24	@BOS	4-5L	4.3	4	3	4	Push
04-08-24	vsTB	1-7W	7.0	4	0	3	Under
04-02-24	@MIA	3-1W	7.0	4	0	5	Under
09-16-23	vsDET	5-4L	5.0	4	4	7	Push

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-17-24	vsMIL	4-5W	5.0	4	4	5	Push
05-11-24	@DET	2-8L	5.0	5	1	7	Over
05-05-24	vsSEA	5-4L	4.3	5	2	5	Push
04-30-24	vsCLE	9-10W	5.3	5	6	7	Over
04-21-24	@WAS	0-6L	4.0	4	3	6	Under
04-16-24	vsATL	6-2L	6.0	5	2	3	Under
04-11-24	@KC	3-13L	0.7	11	9	0	Over
04-05-24	@TEX	2-10L	3.0	8	5	3	Over
03-30-24	vsNYY	5-3L	4.0	4	1	5	Under
10-01-23	@ARI	8-1W	1.0	0	0	0	Push

Angels Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/23	vs HOU	5-6L	11	2	Over
05/22	vs HOU	9-7W	13	4	Over
05/21	vs TEX	4-1W	6	0	Under
05/20	vs TEX	2-3L	5	2	Under
05/19	vs TEX	9-3W	14	2	Over
05/17	@ STL	7-2W	14	3	Push
05/16	@ STL	6-7L	12	1	Over
05/15	@ STL	5-10L	7	1	Over
05/14	@ KC	2-4L	6	1	Under
05/13	@ KC	9-3W	10	1	Over
05/12	@ KC	1-2L	5	1	Under
05/11	@ KC	4-10L	5	0	Over
05/10	vs PIT	5-4W	10	1	Push
05/09	vs PIT	9-0W	15	2	Push
05/08	vs PIT	1-4L	5	1	Under

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/23	@ LAA	6-5W	10	4	Over
05/22	@ LAA	7-9L	10	2	Over
05/21	@ MIL	9-4W	14	3	Over
05/20	@ MIL	2-4L	8	1	Under
05/19	@ MIL	5-4W	10	2	Push
05/18	@ OAK	8-1W	8	1	Push
05/17	@ OAK	3-0W	8	0	Under
05/16	@ OAK	2-1W	6	1	Under
05/15	@ OAK	9-2W	10	2	Over
05/14	vs DET	9-3W	18	1	Over
05/13	vs DET	2-8L	8	0	Over
05/12	vs DET	5-2W	8	1	Under
05/11	vs NYY	4-3W	11	2	Under
05/10	vs NYY	4-9L	11	2	Over
05/09	vs NYY	3-10L	3	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Los Angeles Angels	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Nolan Schanuel	7.7	10.0	0.25	0.365	35.9%	72.4%	3.2%
#2 Luis Rengifo	8.7	11.0	0.316	0.474	39.5%	86.8%	2.6%
#3 Taylor Ward	8.6	11.3	0.277	0.484	36.2%	84.6%	5.3%
#4 Willie Calhoun	7.2	9.2	0.329	0.5	35.7%	85.7%	1.4%
#5 Luis Garcia	9.4	9.4	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#5 Kevin Pillar	7.9	10.5	0.333	0.625	44.4%	106.9%	6.9%
#6 Matt Thaiss	6.5	8.6	0.2	0.286	34.3%	62.9%	0.0%
#7 Jo Adell	7.8	10.3	0.242	0.517	35.0%	86.7%	7.5%
#8 Luis Guillorme	5.5	7.3	0.234	0.34	31.9%	66.0%	0.0%
#9 Zach Neto	7.1	9.1	0.251	0.425	32.9%	75.4%	3.6%

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	10.1	12.9	0.296	0.482	38.7%	86.9%	4.5%
#2 Kyle Tucker	10.2	13.6	0.293	0.649	52.3%	117.2%	9.8%
#3 Yordan Alvarez	10.4	13.6	0.265	0.454	38.9%	84.3%	4.9%
#4 Alex Bregman	8.5	11.1	0.213	0.337	31.5%	65.2%	2.2%
#5 Luis Garcia	9.4	9.4	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#5 Jeremy Pena	8.1	10.2	0.328	0.46	39.2%	85.2%	2.6%
#6 Chas McCormick	7.3	9.5	0.227	0.267	36.0%	62.7%	0.0%
#7 Jake Meyers	7.2	9.4	0.301	0.534	40.8%	94.2%	4.9%
#8 Yainer Diaz	6.6	8.5	0.264	0.385	31.6%	70.1%	1.7%
#9 Mauricio Dubon	5.9	7.7	0.301	0.427	34.0%	76.7%	1.9%