Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros 9/3/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels meet Saturday in MLB action at Angel Stadium. The Houston Astros look to build on their 4-game winning streak. The Los Angeles Angels look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.

The Houston Astros have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 8 of their last 11 games. The Astros have won 7 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Jose Altuve leads the Astros with 122 hits and 48 RBI, while Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker have combined for 233 hits and 161 RBI. Luis Garcia gets the ball, and he is 11-8 with a 4.14 ERA and 132 strikeouts this season. Garcia is 2-2 with a 3.61 ERA and 33 strikeouts in his career against the Angels.

The Los Angeles Angels have scored 9 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 11 games. The Angels have lost 7 of their last 9 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Shohei Ohtani leads the Angels with 126 hits and 82 RBI, while Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo have combined for 196 hits and 86 RBI. Shohei Ohtani gets the ball, and he is 11-8 with a 2.67 ERA and 176 strikeouts this season. Ohtani is 2-3 with a 4.21 ERA and 56 strikeouts in his career against the Astros.

The Astros are 5-2 in their last 7 road games and 47-23 in their last 70 overall. The Angels are 13-29 in their last 42 home games and 5-1 in their last 6 overall. The under is 4-1 in Astros last 5 overall. The under is 5-1 in Angels last 6 on grass. The Astros are 39-19 in the last 58 meetings in Los Angeles and 52-24 in the last 76 meetings.

The Los Angeles Angels are going to get the benefit of the doubt at home with Shohei Ohtani on the mound, but they’re still an underachieving team that’s lost 5 of their last 7 tries with him pitching. The Houston Astros are simply the better team, playing the better ball right now, and Luis Garcia has actually been better on the road than at home this season. The value is going to be with the Astros and the even money.