The Angels have a tall task ahead of them if they are to make the playoffs this year, with the powerhouse Astros and an A’s team with 97 wins in each of the last two years.
Perhaps things will be easier for the Halos in a 60-game season than it might have been over 162 games, especially with Shohei Ohtani and Griffin Canning healthy and able to pitch a larger percentage of games than had the season started in March.
With the regionalized schedule in this truncated season, the Angels are confined to western division teams in both leagues.