{"id":76459,"date":"2023-05-08T18:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/05\/08\/houston-astros-vs-los-angeles-angels-mlb-betting-preview-may-8\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T18:00:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:00:20","slug":"houston-astros-vs-los-angeles-angels-mlb-betting-preview-may-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/05\/08\/houston-astros-vs-los-angeles-angels-mlb-betting-preview-may-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Angels MLB Betting Preview | May 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid11622-qid6375-syid7413-mid808868\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Houston Astros (17-17) visit the Los Angeles Angels (19-16) on Monday at 9:38 PM ET in a contest between two teams on losing streaks. The favored Astros (-124) have dropped two games in a row, while the underdog Angels (+105) are losers of their last two. Houston&#8217;s Hunter Brown gets the start against Los Angeles&#8217; Patrick Sandoval.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, co-workers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Astros vs. Angels<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Monday, May 8, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 9:38 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Anaheim, California<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Angel Stadium of Anaheim<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Astros vs Angels Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Astros<\/td>\n<td>-124<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Astros vs. the Angels?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> BSW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Astros Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Astros Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Astros are 24th in MLB action with 30 total home runs.<\/li>\n<li>Houston has the 20th-ranked batting average in the majors (.239).<\/li>\n<li>The Astros&#8217; .310 on-base percentage ranks 21st in baseball.<\/li>\n<li>Houston strikes out 8.2 times per game to rank sixth in MLB.<\/li>\n<li>The Astros have hit 14 home runs on the road this season (0.9 per game).<\/li>\n<li>Houston has a .401 slugging percentage and is averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game away from home.<\/li>\n<li>Away from home this season the club averages 8.8 hits per game and is batting .254.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Astros Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Kyle Tucker is batting .280 with four doubles, six home runs and 22 walks. He has an on-base percentage of .385 while slugging .466.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualified hitters in the majors, he is 53rd in batting average, 29th in on-base percentage, and 62nd in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Tucker has picked up at least one hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .294 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros in OBP (.390) and total hits (28) this season. He&#8217;s batting .275 while slugging .539.<\/li>\n<li>His batting average ranks 59th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 24th, and his slugging percentage 24th.<\/li>\n<li>Alvarez has picked up at least one hit in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Alex Bregman has collected 25 base hits, an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .320 this season.<\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Pena is batting .246 with a .294 OBP and 18 RBI for Houston this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Angels Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Angels Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Angels have hit 47 homers this season, which ranks fifth in the league.<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles&#8217; .260 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking eighth in MLB.<\/li>\n<li>The Angels have an on-base percentage of .334 this season, which ranks eighth in the league.<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking eighth with an average of 8.1 strikeouts per game.<\/li>\n<li>They have averaged 1.8 home runs per game in their 16 home contests this season.<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles has a team slugging percentage of .472 in home games this season with 54 extra-base hits.<\/li>\n<li>In home games this season, they&#8217;re batting .265 with 8.9 base hits per contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Angels Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Shohei Ohtani has accumulated a team-high .512 slugging percentage. He&#8217;s batting .295 with an on-base percentage of .370.<\/li>\n<li>Including all the qualified players in MLB, he ranks 33rd in batting average, 43rd in on-base percentage and 39th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Mike Trout leads his team with 38 hits and has a club-high .559 slugging percentage. He has a batting average of .299 with an on-base percentage of .392.<\/li>\n<li>He is currently 30th in batting average, 20th in on-base percentage and 16th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters.<\/li>\n<li>Hunter Renfroe is batting .254 with seven doubles, eight home runs and 11 walks.<\/li>\n<li>Anthony Rendon has a .418 on-base percentage to lead his team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Astros vs. Angels Probable Pitchers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Hunter Brown (HOU)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"col\">Pitcher<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Patrick Sandoval (LAA)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3 &#8211; 1<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">W\/L<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3 &#8211; 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">34.2<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">IP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">30.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">2.60<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">ERA<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">2.93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.183<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">WHIP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.272<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">9.3<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">K\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">7.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3.9<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">BB\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">4.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2>Astros vs. Angels Injury Updates<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Astros: Chas McCormick: 10 Day IL (Back), Jose Altuve: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Michael Brantley: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Garcia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Parker Mushinski: 15 Day IL (Spine)<\/li>\n<li>Angels: Max Stassi: 10 Day IL (Hip ), Jared Walsh: 10 Day IL (Headaches), Austin Warren: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Aaron Loup: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Jos\u00e9 Quijada: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Logan O&#8217;Hoppe: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Chris Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jose Marte: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Davis Daniel: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jos\u00e9 Suarez: day-to-day (Shoulder)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recent Scores and Betting Lines for the Astros and Angels (Last 10 Games)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Houston Astros (17-17) visit the Los Angeles Angels (19-16) on Monday at 9:38 PM ET in a contest between two teams on losing streaks. 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