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MLB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 5/7/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
HOUSTON  MCHUGH )
 
LA ANGELS  SANTIAGO )
-1.5  +135

+1.5  -155
-110

+100

7.5un
 
3
Final
2

HOUSTON (18 - 10) at LA ANGELS (13 - 15)
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Thursday, 5/7/2015 10:05 PM
COLLIN MCHUGH (R) vs. HECTOR SANTIAGO (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
971HOUSTON-105Ov 7.5,-120-105Ov 7.5,-105
972LA ANGELS-105Un 7.5,+100-105Un 7.5,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games18-10+8.613-144.60.2380.3100.4310.7413.90.2290.2780.3800.659
Road Games10-2+10.39-36.60.2780.3440.4870.8313.70.2110.2690.3020.571
vs Left-handed Starters8-4+3.44-83.80.2280.3000.4100.7103.60.2390.2830.3880.671
Past 7 Games4-3-0.73-44.30.2340.2920.4730.7655.00.2720.3180.5060.824
Grass Games18-10+8.613-144.60.2380.3100.4310.7413.90.2290.2780.3800.659
Night Games11-9+1.98-114.20.2410.3090.4290.7383.90.2350.2810.3960.677
Division14-8+6.110-114.40.2430.3120.4330.7454.20.2370.2900.3940.684
HOUSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.60.2380.31028952227513420.431124992573318023142113
Road Games6.60.2780.34412460128322200.4877446113199410744
Lefty Starters3.80.2280.3001239089181170.4104640109126896127
HOUSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.160.79791.72422558181028-29469.2%
Road Games2.390.92937.7111023112355-05362.5%

LA ANGELS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games13-15-3.914-123.80.2260.2870.3500.6374.00.2460.3030.3940.696
Home Games6-7-2.97-63.90.2300.2970.3660.6634.10.2550.3120.3890.701
vs Right-handed Starters7-13-7.612-73.50.2180.2770.3230.6004.50.2660.3220.4340.755
Past 7 Games3-4-0.93-43.30.2270.2810.3560.6374.00.2550.3040.4200.724
Grass Games13-15-3.914-123.80.2260.2870.3500.6374.00.2460.3030.3940.696
Night Games10-9-0.19-83.90.2280.2880.3550.6433.80.2360.2900.3740.664
Division13-9+2.911-94.20.2390.3030.3670.6703.60.2300.2910.3670.658
LA ANGELS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.80.2260.28728914207342250.350101772001015920161723
Home Games3.90.2300.2971342197161130.366474090376117811
Righty Starters3.50.2180.27720650142211150.3236853139810915101419
LA ANGELS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.421.17581.7333171925735-39564.3%
Home Games3.741.17743.3191841310333-23350%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
HOUSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/24/2015KEUCHEL(L)@ OAKLANDKAZMIR(L)5-4W1207 unO11110851
4/25/2015FELDMAN(R)@ OAKLANDGRAVEMAN(R)9-3W1008.5 unO1180672
4/26/2015WOJCIECHOWSKI(R)@ OAKLANDPOMERANZ(L)7-6W1508 unO1080741
4/27/2015MCHUGH(R)@ SAN DIEGOSHIELDS(R)9-4W1056.5 unO10601062
4/28/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ SAN DIEGOROSS(R)14-3W1457 unO1791661
4/29/2015KEUCHEL(L)@ SAN DIEGOCASHNER(R)7-2W1056.5 ovO962322
4/30/2015FELDMAN(R)SEATTLEPAXTON(L)3-2W+1008.5 ovU7601170
5/1/2015DEDUNO(R)SEATTLEELIAS(L)4-3W+1008.5 ovU940650
5/2/2015MCHUGH(R)SEATTLEWALKER(R)11-4W-1358 unO1460743
5/3/2015HERNANDEZ(R)SEATTLEHAPP(L)7-6W+1109 ovO8321030
5/4/2015KEUCHEL(L)TEXASDETWILER(L)1-2L-1958.5 ovU440760
5/5/2015FELDMAN(R)TEXASRODRIGUEZ(L)1-7L-1559 unU3311130
5/6/2015DEDUNO(R)TEXASLEWIS(R)3-11L-1258.5 ovO7401340
5/7/2015MCHUGH(R)@ LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L) 
5/8/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ LA ANGELSWEAVER(R) 
5/9/2015KEUCHEL(L)@ LA ANGELSSHOEMAKER(R) 
5/10/2015FELDMAN(R)@ LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R) 
5/12/2015 SAN FRANCISCO  
5/13/2015 SAN FRANCISCO  
5/14/2015 TORONTO  

LA ANGELS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/23/2015TROPEANO(R)OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R)2-0W-1158 unU1308101
4/24/2015RICHARDS(R)TEXASRODRIGUEZ(L)3-2W-1708 unU881340
4/25/2015WILSON(L)TEXASLEWIS(R)4-1W-1457.5 unU8608100
4/26/2015SANTIAGO(L)TEXASMARTINEZ(R)4-5L-1558 ovO151429141
4/28/2015WEAVER(R)@ OAKLANDGRAY(R)2-6L1357.5 unO621730
4/29/2015SHOEMAKER(R)@ OAKLANDHAHN(R)6-3W1007.5 unO842860
4/30/2015RICHARDS(R)@ OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R)6-5W1157.5 ovO1291971
5/1/2015WILSON(L)@ SAN FRANCISCOHESTON(R)2-3L1057 ovU780771
5/2/2015SANTIAGO(L)@ SAN FRANCISCOHUDSON(R)4-5L1107.5 unO6201180
5/3/2015WEAVER(R)@ SAN FRANCISCOLINCECUM(R)0-5L-1057.5 ovU3501071
5/4/2015SHOEMAKER(R)SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R)2-3L+1257 ovU850430
5/5/2015RICHARDS(R)SEATTLEPAXTON(L)5-4W-1408 unO860980
5/6/2015WILSON(L)SEATTLEELIAS(L)4-3W-1458 ovU741970
5/7/2015SANTIAGO(L)HOUSTONMCHUGH(R) 
5/8/2015WEAVER(R)HOUSTONHERNANDEZ(R) 
5/9/2015SHOEMAKER(R)HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L) 
5/10/2015RICHARDS(R)HOUSTONFELDMAN(R) 
5/12/2015 COLORADO  
5/13/2015 COLORADO  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
HOUSTON: HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros moved out of the major league basement last season.
Now the question is whether Jose Altuve and his teammates are ready to contend this year or if they still need a couple of seasons to complete their rebuild and get back to the postseason.
Owner Jim Crane is confident the time is now.
''This is our year,'' he said, adding that their goal is to make the playoffs.
The Astros made a 19-game improvement in 2014 to win 70 games and snap a streak of three straight 100-loss seasons. They beefed up a bullpen that struggled last year and added more pop to a lineup that was fourth in the majors with 163 homers in 2014 in an attempt to take another step in 2015.
''These guys are all professional baseball players and they all want to win,'' general manager Jeff Luhnow said. ''We're not going to set any limitations on them. It's up to them at this point. We've done our work for the offseason.''
The Astros blew 25 saves last season, a statistic that troubled Crane more than any other number associated with his team. His first order of business this offseason was to bring in players to get that number down this year.
To that end, Houston added relievers Luke Gregerson and Pat Neshek. Gregerson appeared in 72 games for the Athletics last season and posted a 2.12 ERA and Neshek saw action in 71 games for St. Louis in 2014 with a 1.87 ERA.
A lineup that already had power aplenty with Chris Carter, whose 37 homers tied for second in the majors last season, and George Springer, who hit 20 in just 78 games, now has more sluggers with the addition of Evan Gattis and Colby Rasmus. Gattis has hit 43 homers combined in his first two major league seasons and Rasmus has hit at least 22 home runs in two of the last three years.
That power is what excites first-year manager A.J. Hinch most about his team.
''We have a chance to be a dangerous lineup,'' Hinch said with a smile.
Some things to know about the 2015 Astros:
EXPECTATIONS FOR ALTUVE: Altuve became the first Astros player to win a batting title by hitting .341 last season. He set a team record with 225 hits, was third in the majors with 47 doubles, had 59 RBIs and tied for second in the league with 56 stolen bases.
So what does Luhnow expect the 24-year-old second baseman to do for an encore?
''He's going to be a .300 career hitter, which are few and far between,'' Luhnow said. ''So there's going to be years like with most of these great hitters where they hit .340 and years that they hit .305. In my mind Altuve is an elite major league hitter and we're going to see it year in and year out.''
SPRINGER'S SECOND YEAR: Springer, the 11th overall pick in the 2011 draft, hit .231 with 20 homers and 51 RBIs in 78 games as a rookie. He injured his left quadriceps on July 20 and he didn't play again. The Astros are eager to see what the right fielder can do in a full season.
''He's got a ton of potential,'' Hinch said. ''He's a dynamic player. He can do a lot of different things in a lot of different ways. Everybody sort of sits up in their seats when he comes up to bat. I think there's a chance for him to have impact in all (areas) of the game, which is hard to come by.''
CAN ROTATION BE CONSISTENT?: Dallas Keuchel (12-9, 2.93 ERA) and Collin McHugh (11-9, 2.73) had breakout seasons in 2014, but can they perform at that level in a second year to lead the rotation? Keuchel posted ERAs of over 5.00 in both of his first two seasons before being chosen this year's opening day starter with his work last year, and McHugh had ERAs of 7.59 and 10.04 in his first two years before his success in 2014.
ANOTHER NEW SKIPPER: Counting interim managers, Hinch is the seventh manager the Astros have had since 2009. He was hired just after last season following the firing of Bo Porter, who was let go near the end of his second season.
This is the second time the 40-year-old Hinch has led a team after he managed Arizona from May 2009 until July 2010, when he was fired after 31-48 start. He was the vice president of professional scouting for San Diego from 2010 until August.
LA ANGELS: ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels had the majors' best record last year, and they return this season with baseball's best player at the center of largely the same roster.
Yet the Angels accomplished none of their biggest goals last year when they were swept out of the division series, and their sky-high payroll makes those unmet expectations even more painful.
So are the Angels a legitimate power or an unbalanced, aging team with a rapidly closing window? Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and manager Mike Scioscia can only figure it out by going back to work to find the right combination to contend again.
The Angels are difficult to evaluate because everything depends on the window from which they're viewed.
They have an enormous payroll topped by some of baseball's highest-paid players at their positions - Pujols, Josh Hamilton, C.J. Wilson and Trout, the reigning AL MVP. For all that money, consistent winning and championship contention is expected, which means the Angels' inability to win a single playoff game in five seasons is a disaster.
Yet the Angels still won 98 games last season despite losing budding ace Garrett Richards to a knee injury in August, and general manager Jerry Dipoto has restocked his roster while breathing life into what was considered the majors' worst farm system in recent years. From the bullpen to the heart of the order, Los Angeles has an undeniably solid complement of talent around Trout, the best player in baseball at 23 years old.
But just when the Angels look sharp, new worries arise. The biggest problem in 2015 is the fate of Hamilton, who is likely to be hit by a lengthy suspension for an apparent drug relapse before opening day. His recovery from shoulder surgery would have kept him out anyway.
Hamilton still has three years left on his $125 million contract, but at least his absence is cushioned by the grim fact that he has made no significant, consistent impact on the Angels' offense in two expensive seasons. Los Angeles acquired veteran Matt Joyce from Tampa Bay in the offseason, and returning outfielder Collin Cowgill also can fill in capably.
Some other things to watch when the Angels embark on their 55th season:
WHAT'S ON SECOND: The Angels' biggest problem is at second base, where Howie Kendrick leaves a gaping hole after nearly a decade entrenched in the job. With just a year left on Kendrick's contract, Dipoto traded him to the Dodgers to get promising young starter Andrew Heaney. But the lineup that led the AL in runs has lost its top hit producer - yes, Kendrick had even more than Trout - with no real plan to replace him. Josh Rutledge, Grant Green and Johnny Giavotella are among the light-hitting infielders getting a look in the spring, but none is likely to replace Kendrick's big bat.
RICH MAN: After leading the AL in RBIs and runs last season while winning the MVP trophy, Trout already has accomplished more than pretty much any 23-year-old in baseball history - and he's about to get paid for it. The outfielder's six-year, $144.5 million contract begins this year, albeit at a modest $5.25 million salary for 2015 before the deal skyrockets. Yet Trout hasn't shown any signs of complacency in the offseason, and he is working aggressively with hitting coach Don Baylor on limiting his strikeouts, which jumped to an AL-worst 184 last year.
WEAKNESS TO STRENGTH: After years of ineptitude, the Angels are confident their bullpen will again be among the majors' tops this season. Closer Huston Street and setup man Joe Smith are among the best in the business, while Mike Morin is expected to move into a bigger role with Kevin Jepsen's departure. Fernando Salas, Vinny Pestano and newcomer Cesar Ramos - Jered Weaver's college teammate - all are angling for innings, likely making the bullpen into a source of comfort for Scioscia.
GOTTA PITCH: The Angels' rotation has a high ceiling and a low floor - just like the rest of this team. Weaver and Wilson are on top of the rotation, but many believe both 30-something veterans took a step backward last season. Richards faces an uncertain mid-April return from a long rehabilitation, while Matt Shoemaker must prove he can replicate his shocking 16-victory performance that made him second on AL Rookie of the Year voting. Scioscia also must pick a fifth starter among Heaney, Hector Santiago and Nick Tropeano.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (HOUSTON-LA ANGELS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Astros-Angels Preview* =======================

By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer

Houston (18-10) at Los Angeles (13-15), 10:05 p.m. EDT

The Los Angeles Angels continue to be mediocre offensively, but timely hitting has them in position to win three straight after their longest losing streak this season.

They'll try to hand Collin McHugh his first loss in 16 starts Thursday night when he takes the mound for the visiting Houston Astros.

Los Angeles (13-15) has won back-to-back games in walkoff fashion, taking a 4-3 victory Wednesday on Johnny Giavotella's double. Carlos Perez helped end a four-game skid when he homered in the ninth inning of his major league debut in Tuesday's 5-4 win.

One of baseball's worst hitting teams with a .226 average, the Angels only combined for 15 hits in those victories, though they were 4 for 7 with runners in scoring position.

"It's very exciting for us to get two big wins against a Seattle team that's as good as they are," Giavotella said. "It was big for us, especially since we got off to such a slow start to the season. Hopefully we can keep it rolling."

McHugh (4-0, 3.41 ERA) extended the majors' longest active undefeated streak Saturday despite allowing four solo homers over seven innings in an 11-4 victory over Seattle. The four home runs were one fewer than he had given up in his previous 16 starts.

"Let's be honest, it was not a good night to pitch," he told MLB's official website. "It was probably the toughest seven innings of my career."

Houston has won McHugh's last 10 starts and he's 11-0 in 15 outings since a July 27 defeat to Miami. The winning streak is the longest by an Astros pitcher since Wade MIller won 12 straight decisions from July 7-Sept. 21, 2002.

McHugh's run includes a 4-1 win against the Angels on Sept. 3. He gave up one run in 7 2-3 innings, improving to 2-2 with a 1.90 ERA in four career matchups.

Unlike McHugh, Houston's good fortune has vanished. The Astros (18-10) lost 11-3 to Texas on Wednesday and totaled five runs while being swept in three games after winning 14 of their previous 15, including 10 straight. Jose Altuve is 1 for 13 in his last four games after driving in 15 runs during an 11-game hitting streak.

"This is just a series to forget," manager A.J. Hinch said. "A day to forget."

The Astros hope Los Angeles' Hector Santiago (2-2, 3.14) is off his game again. He allowed four earned runs over five innings in a 5-4 loss Saturday at San Francisco after giving up three in his last three outings.

Santiago is 0-2 with a 7.47 ERA in five games versus Houston, including three starts. He lasted two-plus innings in his last start against the Astros, giving up three runs and walking five in a 6-1 loss on Sept. 14.

Chris Carter, who homered Wednesday, is 4 for 8 off Santiago, as is Jason Castro.

Houston will be without George Springer, who was placed on the seven-day concussion list after sitting out Wednesday's game. He was injured when crashing into the outfield wall on a catch in Tuesday's 7-1 loss. Springer is hitting .192 with four homers and 12 RBIs.

"Hopefully, he bounces back quickly," Hinch said. "He'll go through the exercise of getting cleared to play again. We lose a lot of energy. We lose great defense."

The Angels have won eight of nine at home against the Astros.


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