The Houston Astros (43-32) and the Los Angeles Angels (36-38) will look for continued production from batters when the teams match up on Saturday at 9:38 p.m. ET at Angel Stadium. Victor Caratini is on a two-game home run streak for the favored Astros (-118), and Jo Adell has also hit home runs in two consecutive games for the underdog Angels (-101). Houston’s Brandon Walter and Los Angeles’ Jose Soriano pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Astros vs. Angels betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-118)
• Underdog: Angels (-101)
• Over/under: 8.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have won 30 of the 52 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (57.7%).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -118 or shorter, Houston has a 27-17 record (winning 61.4% of its games).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Astros’ implied win probability is 54.1%.
• Houston has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 75 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 30 of those games (30-42-3).
• The Astros have a 40-35-0 record ATS this season.

Astros hitting info

• Jeremy Pena paces the Astros with a team-best batting average of .322.
• In MLB, Pena ranks 83rd in homers and 68th in RBI.
• Pena brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .238 with two walks and three RBIs.
• Isaac Paredes’ 15 home runs and 44 runs batted in both pace his team.
• Paredes ranks 16th in home runs and 28th in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Jose Altuve has 10 doubles, 12 home runs and 20 walks while hitting .273.
• Jake Meyers is batting .304 with 13 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 23 walks.
• Meyers brings a seven-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .316 with two doubles, four walks and three RBIs.

Astros pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 10.0 K/9 to pace MLB.
• Houston has a 3.43 team ERA that ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros have the second-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.153).
• Astros pitchers combine to allow 76 home runs (1.0 per game), the 10th-fewest in MLB.
• Houston struck out 11 Athletics batters while allowing 11 hits in a 6-4 loss in its last game.

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• This season, the Angels have won 28 out of the 60 games, or 46.7%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Los Angeles is 26-30 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -101 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 50.2% chance of a victory for the Angels.
• Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 37 of its 74 opportunities.
• In 74 games with a spread this season, the Angels are 37-37-0 ATS.

Angels hitting info

• Nolan Schanuel leads Los Angeles in batting average (.278) this season while adding five home runs and 25 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Schanuel ranks 184th in homers and 153rd in RBI.
• Taylor Ward is batting .209 this season with a team-high 19 home runs and 50 RBI.
• Ward ranks ninth in homers and 12th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Zach Neto is slashing .268/.309/.465 this season for the Angels.
• Adell has collected 46 hits this season and has an OBP of .293. He’s slugging .471 on the year.
• Adell heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .118 with two home runs, a walk and three RBIs.

Angels pitching rankings

• The Angels have a 7.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the majors.
• Los Angeles pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.67 ERA this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• The Angels have a combined WHIP of 1.470 as a pitching staff, which is third-worst in baseball this season.
• With 97 homers allowed, the Angels rank 24th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Los Angeles suffered a 7-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out six Yankees batters while allowing 12 hits.