Angels at Astros 7/7/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Los Angeles Angels complete a three-game series on the road Sunday against the Houston Astros. The Angels won the opening game of the series on Friday 5-4. Mike Trout hit his 26th home run to take the lead in the American League and Shonei Othani, Andrelton Simmons and Kole Calhoun all went yard as well against Houston pitching.

The loss was Houston’s first in the last eight games against Los Angeles and snapped the Astros five-game winning streak. Michael Brantley homered for Houston and collected four hits in the loss. Yuri Gurriel hit a two-run home run and has a home run in each of the last three games. Houston leads the American League West by 6 ½ games over Oakland. Tommy La Stella leads the Angels with a .300 batting average. Mike Trout leads in home runs with 26, RBIs with 63 and hits with 88. Los Angeles is hitting .259 while opposing hitters are averaging .244. On Sunday, the Angels will send Jose Suarez to the mound. The lefthander is 2-1 with an ERA of 5.40, 26 Ks and 11 BBs.

Michael Brantley is leading Houston with a .318 batting average and in hits with 104. Alex Bregman leads in home runs with 23 and RBIs with 55. Houston has a .267 batting average while opponents are averaging .220. On Sunday, the Astros will send Jose Urquidy to the mound. The right-hander is 0-0 with an ERA of 4.91, 4 Ks and 1 BBs.