After losing two of three to the Oakland Athletics, the Houston Astros now sit at 4-5, just a half a game behind the A’s for the best record in the AL West. Tied with the Astros at 4-5 are the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, this weekend’s opponent. Last season the Astros went 7-12 against Anaheim, but held a 5-4 record at Minute Maid Park.
As Andy and Eric talked about on the podcast, the Astros bats have been cold, but this could be the series that they wake up, as some of Houston’s batters have had decent success against the starting trio that the Angels will be throwing out there.