Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Los Angeles AngelsLAA

3–1

Final

Houston AstrosHOU

Daikin Park

Team Season Averages

Los Angeles AngelsLeads 8 of 18

Houston AstrosLeads 10 of 18

Batting

4.06Runs per game4.61
0.235Batting average0.244
0.310On-base percentage0.319
0.374Slugging percentage0.413
0.684OPS0.732
1.00Home runs per game1.34
7.85Hits per game8.22
125Home runs168
65Stolen bases40

Pitching

4.40ERA4.58
1.35WHIP1.36
9.17Strikeouts per nine8.85
4.26Walks per nine4.20
4.30Runs allowed per game4.52
0.234Opponent batting average0.239
1122Pitching strikeouts1090
37Quality starts36
19Saves38

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (HOU)	Total	LAA ML	HOU ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	9	+152	-163
FFanDuel	-1.5	9	+148	-160
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+145	-175
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+147	-157
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+149	-165
BBetRivers	-1	9	+145	-165
BBetus	-1.5	9	+146	-164
BBovada	-1.5	9	+143	-174
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+140	-170
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+149	-165
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+141	-166

Game Information

Daikin Park

Stadium

Aug 18, 2026

8:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 6 mph

89°

Lineups

LAA

Starters

HOU

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
LAA	27th	21st
HOU	11th	25th

Matchup

LAAHOU

49-76Record63-62
39.2%Win %50.4%
29-36Home record31-31
20-40Road record32-31
5-5Last 104-6
-1Streak-2
-86Run diff-30
18-19Division20-20
2Rest days2

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
LAA	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Team Stats

LAAStatHOU

3Runs1
8Hits3
0Errors0
1Home runs1
3RBI1
1Stolen bases0
8K (bat)10
10K (pit)8
3BB (pit)1

Player Stats

LAA — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Josh LoweLF	4	1	1	1	1	0
Zach NetoSS	4	0	2	0	1	0
Wade MecklerLF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Denzer Guzman3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Nolan Schanuel1B	4	1	2	0	1	0
Vaughn Grissom2B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Moises BallesterosC	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike TroutCF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tyler HeinemanC	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jose SiriCF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oswald Peraza2B	0	0	0	0	0	0

LAA — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
George KlassenSP	7.0	1	0	0	3	7
Ben JoyceRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Ryan WatsonRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1
Jose FerminRP	0.1	2	1	1	0	0

HOU — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Jeremy PenaSS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Daulton VarshoCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Walker1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cam SmithRF	3	1	1	1	1	0
Jose Altuve2B	3	0	1	0	0	1
Yainer DiazC	3	0	1	0	0	0
Taylor TrammellCF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac Paredes3B	2	0	0	0	0	2

HOU — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Cristian JavierSP	4.0	5	2	2	1	5
AJ BlubaughRP	2.0	1	0	0	0	0
Enyel De Los SantosRP	1.1	1	0	0	0	0
Miguel UllolaSP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Bryan KingRP	0.2	1	1	1	0	1

Scoring Summary

78 events · 4 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Meckler popped out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Trout flied out to right.
0-0
Top
Schanuel lined out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Peña flied out to left.
0-0
Bottom
Alvarez struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Paredes walked.
0-0
Bottom
Altuve singled to right, Paredes to third.
0-0
Bottom
Varsho struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Neto struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Ballesteros struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Grissom singled to right.
0-0
Top
Lowe struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Walker popped out to third.
0-0
Bottom
Trammell struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Smith flied out to left.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Guzman struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Heineman fouled out to first.
0-0
Top
Meckler singled to center.
0-0
Top
Meckler stole second.
0-0
Top
Trout walked.
0-0
Top
Schanuel singled to center, Meckler scored, Trout to third.
1-0
Top
Neto grounded out to third.
1-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Diaz grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Peña grounded out to third.
1-0
Bottom
Alvarez grounded out to shortstop.
1-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Ballesteros flied out to left.
1-0
Top
Grissom grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Top
Lowe homered to left (345 feet).
2-0
Top
Guzman singled to left.
2-0
Top
Heineman struck out swinging.
2-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Paredes walked.
2-0
Bottom
Altuve grounded into fielder's choice to third, Paredes out at second.
2-0
Bottom
Varsho popped out to shortstop.
2-0
Bottom
Walker flied out to right.
2-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
King relieved Javier
2-0
Top
Meckler struck out looking.
2-0
Top
Trout grounded out to first.
2-0
Top
Schanuel singled to right.
2-0
Top
De Los Santos relieved King
2-0
Top
Neto doubled to shortstop, Schanuel scored.
3-0
Top
Ballesteros fouled out to third.
3-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Trammell struck out swinging.
3-0
Bottom
Smith grounded out to third.
3-0
Bottom
Diaz grounded out to third.
3-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Grissom flied out to left.
3-0
Top
Lowe grounded out to third.
3-0
Top
Guzman grounded out to first.
3-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Peña struck out swinging.
3-0
Bottom
Alvarez lined out to center.
3-0
Bottom
Paredes lined out to left.
3-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Blubaugh relieved De Los Santos
3-0
Top
Heineman flied out to right.
3-0
Top
Meckler grounded out to second.
3-0
Top
Trout flied out to right.
3-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Altuve walked.
3-0
Bottom
Varsho lined out to center.
3-0
Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
3-0
Bottom
Trammell struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 8 Top

Top
Schanuel flied out to center.
3-0
Top
Neto singled to left.
3-0
Top
Ballesteros grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Neto out at second.
3-0

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Fermin relieved Klassen
3-0
Bottom
Smith homered to left (415 feet).
3-1
Bottom
Diaz singled to center.
3-1
Bottom
Peña grounded into fielder's choice to third, Diaz out at second.
3-1
Bottom
Watson relieved Fermin
3-1
Bottom
Alvarez struck out looking.
3-1
Bottom
Paredes flied out to left.
3-1

Inning 9 Top

Top
Ullola relieved Blubaugh
3-1
Top
Grissom struck out looking.
3-1
Top
Lowe flied out to center.
3-1
Top
Guzman struck out swinging.
3-1

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Siri in left field.
3-1
Bottom
Peraza at second base.
3-1
Bottom
Joyce relieved Watson
3-1
Bottom
Altuve struck out swinging.
3-1
Bottom
Varsho flied out to center.
3-1
Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
3-1

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Player props

Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Carlos Correa
RBIs: 6/22 over · last line 0.5
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Daulton Varsho
Home Runs: 3/22 over · last line 0.5
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Jorge Soler
Hits: 12/21 over · last line 0.5
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Walbert Urena
Hits Allowed: 8/20 over · last line 5.5
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Yainer Diaz
Hits: 12/20 over · last line 0.5
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Reid Detmers
ER: 5/19 over · last line 1.5
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Wade Meckler
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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Denzer Guzman
Hits: 8/18 over · last line 0.5
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Christian Vazquez
Hits: 8/17 over · last line 0.5
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Moises Ballesteros
Hits: 9/17 over · last line 0.5
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Hunter Brown
Outs: 6/15 over · last line 15.5
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Peter Lambert
Hits Allowed: 7/14 over · last line 5.5
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Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros: Final Score & Recap

The Los Angeles Angels beat the Houston Astros 3-1 in this MLB game at Daikin Park on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Odds

DraftKings lists the Houston Astros at HOU -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 9. Moneylines are Los Angeles Angels +152 and Houston Astros -163. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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