In the second game of a three-game series at Angel Stadium, the Los Angeles Angels (36-39) face the Houston Astros (44-32), Saturday at 9:38 p.m. ET.
The Angels are favored (-118) in a projected close game against the Astros (-101). The Los Angeles Angels will hand the ball to Jose Soriano (4-5, 3.54 ERA), who is looking for win No. 5 on the season, and the Astros will counter with Brandon Walter.
Yesterday, the Astros claimed a 3-2 victory over the Angels, with Josh Hader (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K) earning the win for the Astros. Jeremy Pena finished 3 for 4 with a home run and an RBI to lead the offense. Hunter Strickland (1.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K) took the loss for the Angels.
Ahead of this Angels vs. Astros showdown, here is everything you need to get ready for Saturday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Houston Astros odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:17 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Angels (-118, bet $118 to win $100)Underdog: Astros (-101, bet $101 to win $100)Over/under: 8.5Angels vs. Astros: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Saturday, June 21, 2025Game time: 9:38 p.m. ETLocation: Anaheim, CaliforniaStadium: Angel StadiumTV channel: FDSW and SCHNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Angels stats and trendsAngels betting recordsThe Angels have been favorites in 14 games this season and won eight (57.1%) of those contests.Los Angeles has a record of 8-5, a 61.5% win rate, when favored by -118 or more by bookmakers this season.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 54.1% chance to win.Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in 37 of its 75 games with a total this season.The Angels are 38-37-0 against the spread in their 75 chances this season.José Soriano (Angels probable starter)Soriano gets the start for the Angels, his 16th of the season. He is 4-5 with a 3.54 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 86 1/3 innings pitched.In his last outing on Monday against the New York Yankees, the right-hander went seven scoreless innings while surrendering six hits.In 15 games this season, the 26-year-old has a 3.54 ERA and 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .267 to his opponents.Soriano is trying to build upon a second-game quality start streak in this outing.Soriano will try to build upon a three-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.7 innings per appearance).He has had five appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.He will take the hill against an Astros offense that is batting .258 as a unit (second in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .402 (10th in MLB) with 81 total home runs (14th in MLB).Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 26-year-old’s 3.54 ERA ranks 34th, 1.459 WHIP ranks 72nd, and 7.3 K/9 ranks 50th.Angels batting statsThe Angels have hit 107 homers this season, which ranks fourth in the league.Hitters for Los Angeles have combined for a team rank of 15th in the majors with a .397 team slugging percentage.The Angels have a team batting average of just .223 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.Los Angeles ranks 22nd in the majors with 305 total runs scored this season.The Angels have an OBP of just .287 this season, which ranks last in MLB.Los Angeles ranks just 29th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.7 whiffs per contest.Astros stats and trendsAstros betting recordsThe Astros have been chosen as underdogs in 23 games this year and have walked away with the win 13 times (56.5%) in those games.This season, Houston has been victorious nine times in 16 chances when named as an underdog of at least -101 or worse on the moneyline.The Astros have an implied victory probability of 50.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.Houston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 30 of its 76 opportunities.The Astros are 40-36-0 against the spread in their 76 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Brandon Walter (Astros probable starter)Walter gets the start for the Astros, his fourth of the season. He is 0-0 with a 1.53 ERA and 19 strikeouts through 17 2/3 innings pitched.His last appearance came on Sunday against the Minnesota Twins, when the left-hander threw 6 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up six hits.In three games this season, the 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 1.53, with 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .224 against him.Walter is trying to secure his third quality start in a row in this outing.Walter will try to build upon a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.7 frames per outing).He has had one appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.He meets an Angels offense that ranks 22nd in the league with 305 total runs scored while batting .223 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .397 slugging percentage (15th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 107 home runs (fourth in the league).Astros batting statsThe Astros average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 14th in baseball with 81 total home runs.This season, Houston ranks 10th in the majors with a .402 slugging percentage.The Astros have the second-best batting average in the league (.258).The offense for Houston is the No. 15 offense in the majors, scoring 4.3 runs per game (324 total runs).The Astros are ninth in MLB with an on-base percentage of .323.