Los Angeles at Houston

Houston was stymied by the Angels' pitching on Thursday as it managed only three hits, and the Astros had nine strikeouts against Jose Soriano and four relievers. Mike Trout hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh and drew three walks. Houston has lost 11 of 14 games in March. Mike Burrows will make his first start for Houston after two years with Pittsburgh. He finished 2-4 with a 3.94 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP for the Pirates in 2025. Houston's bullpen allowed three runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings last night. The Angels' relievers were nearly perfect, surrendering one hit and no runs in three innings. Los Angeles is getting good line value in this matchup. Take the Angels.