Tim Lincecum (1-1, 5.00 ERA) and Scott Feldman (4-3, 3.07 ERA) start in the second of a three-game series between the Los Angeles Angels (32-45) and the Houston Astros (40-37) at Angel Stadium. The Astros won the last game 4-2, and Houston leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 10:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jun. 28 and can be seen on RTSW and FSW.
Lincecum pitched 3.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering four runs, striking out two and walking two in a 5-4 defeat to the Athletics. Mike Trout (.319, 55 Rs, 17 HRs, 53 RBIs, 10 SBs) had another good game yesterday, going 3 for 4 with two runs, one home run, and one RBI. Feldman went 2.2 innings, surrendering zero runs and walking one in a 13-4 win over the Royals in his last outing. Jose Altuve (.348, 54 Rs, 13 HRs, 45 RBIs, 18 SBs) has been successful at the plate for the Astros, going 2 for 5 yesterday with one RBI.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Houston is 18-17, while Los Angeles is 16-21.
The Astros are coming off of a weak pitching game where they recorded six strikeouts. The Angels have a record of 21-21 when opponents’ pitchers have six strikeouts or less.
When they outhit their opponents, the Angels are 28-8. The Astros have a 28-5 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 17th in runs, Los Angeles has earned 328 this season. Houston ranks 15th with 341 runs.
Ranking 20th, Los Angeles is in the bottom half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.723). Houston ranks in the top half at 14th with an OPS of .744.
The Astros are 27-25 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Angels are 16-37 when they allow at least one homer.
