Houston Astros (31-38, fourth in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (26-42, fifth in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Peter Lambert (5-4, 3.55 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Angels: Reid Detmers (2-5, 4.26 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 88 strikeouts)

LINE: Angels -124, Astros +104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Los Angeles has a 14-19 record in home games and a 26-42 record overall. The Angels have hit 77 total home runs to rank seventh in the AL.

Houston is 31-38 overall and 15-19 on the road. The Astros rank fourth in the AL with 86 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

Wednesday's game is the seventh time these teams match up this season. The season series is tied 3-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mike Trout ranks second on the Angels with 24 extra base hits (10 doubles and 14 home runs). Zach Neto is 9 for 39 with two doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Christian Walker has 12 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 48 RBIs while hitting .249 for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez is 14 for 34 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 4-6, .262 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Astros: 5-5, .243 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Angels: Nolan Schanuel: day-to-day (calf), Sebastian Rivero: day-to-day (hand), Adam Frazier: 10-Day IL (elbow), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (knee), Vaughn Grissom: 10-Day IL (side), Gustavo Campero: 10-Day IL (hand), Jack Kochanowicz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jorge Soler: 10-Day IL (hip), Travis d'Arnaud: 60-Day IL (foot), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Yusei Kikuchi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

Astros: Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yainer Diaz: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Hunter Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), LaMonte Wade: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Allen: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Braden Shewmake: 10-Day IL (groin), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.