After dropping a series against the Los Angeles Dodgers after back-to-back losses, the Los Angeles Angels avoided a sweep in a dominant win on Sunday, where the bats awoke to score 13 runs in an offensive onslaught.<\/p>\n
Such a win was much-needed for the Angels, one that they could use to build momentum going forward. As they open a three-game set against the Houston Astros<\/a> on Monday, a team that has also had their fair share of struggles, the Angels will look to capitalize on translating that production back home.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Below, you can find the team previews, including where to watch, game details, injury reports, and odds.<\/p>\n TEAM PREVIEWS:<\/p>\n Angels (25-41, 5th in AL West): The Angels did not put up much of a contest in their first two games against the Dodgers. They combined to score just two runs in those games before stamping 13 in the series finale, a game that was highlighted by the bottom of the order.<\/p>\n On Sunday, the Angels\u2019 6-9 hitters went a combined 13-for-15, scoring 10 runs and cashing 10 RBI. The offensive explosion consisted of Jo Adell, Nick Madrigal<\/a>, Jose Siri<\/a> and Sebasti\u00e1n Rivero<\/a>. For Angels<\/a> manager Kurt Suzuki<\/a>, the sight was a very encouraging one and something the team desperately needed some fresher faces.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Currently the team\u2019s backup catcher, RIvero made the most of his start in a career-day, as he went 5-for-5 at the plate with six RBI. In his ninth game this season, Madrigal took three walks \u00a0in his first three at-bats \u2014 drawing a whopping 32 pitches in those three at-bats.<\/p>\n A six-run seventh inning was sparked by two big home runs by Jo Adell and Zach Neto<\/a>, who both needed such a swing. Neto\u2019s three-run shot was his 12th of the season and Adell\u2019s was his 10th long ball.<\/p>\n Starting pitching struggled throughout the series, as the team also saw Jack Kochanowicz<\/a> go down with an injury after he was unable to pitch a complete inning in Saturday\u2019s loss. Facing a Houston Astros team that has not boasted the same offense they have been indisputable with in the past, they have a chance to turn things around.<\/p>\n Grayson Rodriguez<\/a> will take the mound in Monday\u2019s series opener, looking to find some footing after a couple of shaky outings. Walbert Ure\u00f1a will look to continue his strong start to the year on Tuesday, and Reid Detmers<\/a> will follow on Wednesday as he looks to bounce back from a shaky start against the Dodgers.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Astros (30-37, 4th in AL West):\u00a0In 2026, Houston has not been the same fierce competitor that they have always been before. Instead, an aging core and an inconsistent rotation has people wondering if a window still exists for them to be a postseason team.<\/p>\n Their lineup has had stretches of looking strong, but that consistency has yet to stick. One bat that has stuck out like a sore thumb has been Yordan Alvarez<\/a>, who has arguably been the league\u2019s best bat to date. But outside of Alvarez, not much has stood out.<\/p>\n Jose Altuve<\/a> is seemingly beyond his seasons of All-Star production. Carlos Correa<\/a> has seen more of the same, while currently sitting on the 60-day IL. On Sunday, they saw a spark from Lamonte Wade Jr., who had a big day at the plate and fell just a triple short of the cycle.<\/p>\n On the starting pitching front, the Astros have also not been among the top in the league. With ace Hunter Brown<\/a> out for an extended period of time, Spencer Arrighetti<\/a> has emerged to become a top arm for Houston, and he will start Monday\u2019s series opener against the Angels.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Righty starters Kai-Wei Teng<\/a> and Peter Lambert<\/a> will follow in the Astros\u2019 rotation, making starts on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.<\/p>\n Venue:<\/p>\n Angel Stadium<\/p>\n Game 1 Date:<\/p>\n Monday, June 8, 2026<\/p>\n Time: <\/p>\n 6:38 PM PDT<\/p>\n Probable Pitchers:<\/p>\n HOU: Spencer Arrighetti (7-1, 1.94 ERA, 51 IP, 46 SO)<\/p>\n LAA: Grayson Rodriguez (2-2, 9.50 ERA, 18 IP, 17 SO)<\/p>\n Where to watch:<\/p>\n HOU: Space City Home Network<\/p>\n LAA: ABTV, presented by Pechanga Resort Casino<\/p>\n Where to listen:<\/p>\n HOU: KBME 790 AM\/94.5 FM HD-2, KLTN-TUDN 102.9 FM<\/p>\n LAA: KLAA 830, Angels ES<\/p>\n Game 2 Date:<\/p>\n Tuesday, June 9, 2026<\/p>\n Time:<\/p>\n 6:38 PM PDT<\/p>\n Probable Pitchers:<\/p>\n HOU: Kai-Wei Teng (3-4, 3.06 ERA, 47 IP, 44 SO)<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n LAA: Walbert Ure\u00f1a (3-4, 2.68 ERA, 50.1 IP, 48 SO)<\/p>\n Where to watch:<\/p>\n HOU: Space City Home Network<\/p>\n LAA: ABTV, presented by Pechanga Resort Casino<\/p>\n Where to listen:<\/p>\n HOU: KBME 790 AM\/94.5 FM HD-2, KLTN-TUDN 102.9 FM<\/p>\n LAA: KLAA 830, Angels ES<\/p>\n Game 3 Date:<\/p>\n Wednesday, June 10, 2026<\/p>\n Time:<\/p>\n 6:38 PM PDT<\/p>\n Probable Pitchers:<\/p>\n HOU: Peter Lambert (5-4, 3.55 ERA, 50.2 IP, 47 SO)<\/p>\n LAA: Reid Detmers (2-5, 4.26 ERA, 74 IP, 88 SO)<\/p>\n Where to watch:<\/p>\n HOU: Space City Home Network<\/p>\n LAA: ABTV, presented by Pechanga Resort Casino<\/p>\n Where to listen:<\/p>\n HOU: KBME 790 AM\/94.5 FM HD-2, KLTN-TUDN 102.9 FM<\/p>\n LAA: KLAA 830, KWKW 1330<\/p>\n INJURY REPORT<\/p>\n HOU: INF Nick Allen<\/a> (Day-to-day), SP Hunter Brown (60-day IL), SP Cristian Javier<\/a> (60-day IL), INF Braden Shewmake<\/a> (10-day IL), C Yainer Diaz<\/a> (10-day IL), SS Carlos Correa (60-day IL), SP Lance McCullers Jr<\/a>. (15-day IL), RP Bennett Sousa<\/a> (15-day IL), SP Ronel Blanco<\/a> (60-day IL), SP Hayden Wesneski<\/a> (60-day IL), SP Brandon Walter<\/a> (60-day IL)<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n LAA: SP Jack Kochanowicz (15-day IL), INF Vaughn Grissom<\/a> (Day-to-day), OF\/DH Jorge Soler<\/a> (10-day IL), OF Gustavo Campero<\/a> (10-day IL), Yo\u00e1n Moncada<\/a> (10-day IL), SP Yusei Kikuchi<\/a> (15-day IL), RP Ben Joyce<\/a> (60-day IL), C Travis d\u2019Arnaud (10-day IL), RP Robert Stephenson (60-day IL), 3B Anthony Rendon<\/a> (60-day IL)<\/p>\n ODDS (FanDuel)<\/p>\n Monday, June 8, 2026<\/p>\n Houston Astros:<\/p>\n Run Line: -1.5, +130<\/p>\n Money Line: -125<\/p>\n Total: O 9, -107<\/p>\n Los Angeles Angels:<\/p>\n Run Line: +1.5, -157<\/p>\n Money Line: +104<\/p>\n Total: U 9, -112<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After dropping a series against the Los Angeles Dodgers after back-to-back losses, the Los Angeles Angels avoided a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":720684,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2390],"tags":[291,9394,5,942,3616,27690,13576,2178,3225,6175,582,1337,1432,54,1328,758,2179,3509,817,3921,37588,44345,1165,446,3223,1484,774,56,57,3224,3222,4,2270,892,10195,3923,766,45847,4678,5317,5824,1229,5355,3511,2264,809,2052],"class_list":["post-720683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-angels","tag-angels","tag-anthony-rendon","tag-baseball","tag-ben-joyce","tag-bennett-sousa","tag-braden-shewmake","tag-brandon-walter","tag-california","tag-carlos-correa","tag-cristian-javier","tag-grayson-rodriguez","tag-gustavo-campero","tag-hayden-wesneski","tag-houston-astros","tag-hunter-brown","tag-jack-kochanowicz","tag-jo-adell","tag-jorge-soler","tag-jose-altuve","tag-jose-siri","tag-kai-wei-teng","tag-kurt-suzuki","tag-la","tag-la-angels","tag-laangels","tag-lance-mccullers-jr","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-angels","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-losangeles","tag-losangelesangels","tag-mlb","tag-nick-allen","tag-nick-madrigal","tag-peter-lambert","tag-reid-detmers","tag-ronel-blanco","tag-sebastian-rivero","tag-spencer-arrighetti","tag-the-angels","tag-usa","tag-vaughn-grissom","tag-yainer-diaz","tag-yoan-moncada","tag-yordan-alvarez","tag-yusei-kikuchi","tag-zach-neto"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=720683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/720684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=720683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=720683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=720683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}