Los Angeles Angels vs. Houston Astros Pick Angels vs. Astros Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 9

MLB Odds and Predictions

The Los Angeles Angels (19-15) host the Houston Astros (17-16) on Wednesday at 8:38 pm EST. Shohei Ohtani will get the start for the Angels vs. Framber Valdez for the Astros in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 8:38 pm EST at Angel Stadium. The Angels are listed as null while the Astros have 100 to win.

Angels vs Astros Spread and Betting Line

Angels vs Astros Game Info

• The Angels probable starting pitcher: Shohei Ohtani
• The Astros probable starting pitcher: Framber Valdez
• Game Day: May 9
• Game Time: 8:38 pm EST
• Location: Anaheim, CA
• Stadium: Angel Stadium

Angels vs Astros Pitching Matchup

Angels’ Starting Pitcher Shohei Ohtani

• Ohtani makes the start for the Angels, his 2nd of the season.
  He is (0 – 0) with a 0 ERA and 2 strikeouts in 18 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Athletics
  the Right handed went null,
  allowing 0 earned runs while surrendering 0 hits.
• The 29-year-old has put up a 0 ERA, WHIP (0.8571) and 2 strikeouts across 1 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Ohtani enters this outing with 1 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Astros offense with 149 runs while batting .239 as a squad. They have a collective 0.367 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 30 so far this season they rank null in the National League as of today.

Astros Starting Pitcher Framber Valdez

• Astros’ Valdez (1 – 1) will make his 6th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Athletics , giving up 2 while allowing 4.
• The 30-year-old has an ERA of 2.328 ERA and 16 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.1897 in 5 games this season.
• Framber Valdez has had 5 starts so far this season.
• Valdez will look for the 6th start in a row.
• The Astros have scored 149 total runs in MLB. They are batting .239 for the season with 30 home runs and 143 RBIs in the league.

Astros Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Astros and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 33 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Astros have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Angels Leaders & Batting Stats

• Mike Trout is leading the Angels with 25 hits this season while batting .299 with 20 RBIs. He currently has 8 home runs and Walks with an 0.388 OBP this season.
• Taylor Ward is leading the team with 4 home runs while batting .233. In 32 games this season he has 22 hits and an 0.331 OBP this season.
• Leading the Angels in runs batted is Taylor Ward with 15 in 32 games this season. He’s also batting .233 on the year with 22 hits and 4 home runs.

Astros Leaders & Batting Stats

• Michael Brantley is leading the Astros with 28 this season while batting .288 with 26 RBIs. He currently has 5 home runs and Walks with an 0.37 OBP this season.
• Jake Meyers is leading the team with 2 home runs while batting .258. In 25 games this season he has 10 hits and an 0.313 OBP this season.
• Leading the Astros in runs batted in this season is Kyle Tucker with 3 in 25 games this season. He’s also batting .421 on the year with 2 hits and 0 home runs.