TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (31-38) continue a six-game road trip with the final game of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels (26-42) tonight at Angel Stadium.
RHP Peter Lambert (5-4, 3.55ERA) will be on the mound for the Astros, opposite LHP Reid Detmers (2-5, 4.26ERA) and the Halos. The Astros have won 11 of their last 18 games.
DRIVING THE LAMBO: Tonight’s Astros starter RHP Peter Lambert has been solid in his nine starts for the Astros, going 5-4 with a 3.55 ERA (19ER/45.1IP)
with 47 strikeouts and a .212 opponent average.
Lambert pitched last year for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the NPB, posting a 3.98 ERA (55ER/124.1IP) with 111 strikeouts in 23 appearances in Japan.
He began this season at Triple A Sugar Land (1.84 ERA in three appearances) before being called up to join the rotation on April 17.
ROAD TRIP: Tonight is the third game of six game road trip for the Astros. The Astros are facing the Angels for a three-game series before traveling to Kansas City to face the Royals for another three-game series. The Astros are 15-19 on the road this season and went 7-3 on their last road trip.
PEN PALS: Since May 15, the Astros bullpen has recorded a 2.61 ERA (24ER/82.2IP) with 81 strikeouts, a 0.98 WHIP and a .167 opponent batting average. Among AL teams since May 15, the Astros bullpen ranks first in opponent batting average, first in WHIP and first in ERA. The Astros are also 14-10 during since May 15.
MAKING THE PLAYS: The Astros are tied for the fewest errors in the AL (28) with the Athletics. Houston has posted the best fielding percentage (.988) in the AL, topping the Athletics (.988) by a few percentage points.
VS. THE HALOS: The Astros and Angels are facing each other for the second time this season. The last time was on Opening Weekend at Daikin Park, where the two teams split the four-game series.
The Astros went 8-5 against the Angels last season, including a 4-2 record at Angel Stadium. The Astros own a 141-91 all-time record against the Angels, including a 67-47 record at Angel Stadium.
TRADE WINDS: Earlier today, the Astros acquired minor league IF Raynel Delgado from Tampa Bay in exchange for cash considerations. Delgado batted .250 (56×224) with three home runs, 33 RBI and a .682 OPS in 61 games at Triple A Durham this season. He will report to Triple A Sugar Land.
ON THE LEADERBOARD: DH Yordan Alvarez leads the Majors in OPS (1.074), SLG (.642) and total bases (156) and leads the AL in home runs (22). Also in the AL, he ranks tied for first in extra-base hits (25), second in RBI (48), second in OBP (.432), second in hits (77), second in batting average (.317), fourth in walks (46) and fifth in runs (46).
ON THE MEND: C Yainer Diaz and RHP Cristian Javier each made a rehab appearance with Triple-A Sugar Land last night.
Diaz went 1×3 with a run scored and caught six innings. Javier struck out three in three scoreless innings (44 total pitches, 29 strikes).
RHP Hunter Brown will also continue his rehab assignment with Triple A Sugar Land tonight.
ON BASE MACHINE: OF Yordan Alvarez is on a 17-game on-base streak. During the streak, he’s batting .362 (21×58) with 16 runs, two doubles, seven home runs, 17 RBI, 15 walks and a 1.252 OPS. It is his second-longest on-base streak this season, behind a 22-game on-base streak from April 4-28.
AL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: On Monday, OF Yordan Alvarez was named the AL Player of the Week for the week of June 1-7. For the week, he batted .476 (10×21) with six runs, one double, two HR, nine RBI, five walks and a 1.386 OPS. It marked his second AL Player of the Week award this season, also won for the week March 30-April 5.
WALKER, TEXAS HAMMER: 1B Christian Walker ranks tied for second in the AL in RBI with teammate DH Yordan Alvarez (48). Walker also ranks tied for sixth in the AL in total bases (125), tied for sixth in extra-base hits (29), tied for sixth in total bases (125), tied for seventh in home runs (16) and 13th in SLG (.494).
In the field, Walker has not committed an error in 67 games.
MOVIN’ ON UP: RHP Bryan Abreu (342 G) is one appearance shy of surpassing RHP Ryan Pressly (342 G) for the sixth-most relief appearances in Astros history. Abreu is also six appearances shy of tying LHP Joe Sambito (348) for the fifth-most relief appearances in franchise history.
HIT PAREDES: IF Isaac Paredes is one double away from recording his 100th career double. He is looking to become just the 4th Mexican-born player in MLB history with 500 career hits, 100 doubles and 100 home runs, joining IF Vinny Castilla, IF Jorge Orta and IF Aurelio Rodríguez.
TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 1962 – SS Dan Buddin hits the first grand slam in Astros franchise history in a 9-7 Colts loss to the Dodgers in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Colt Stadium. Buddin hit only two homers in his Astros tenure, which lasted just the 1962 season.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Wednesday, June 10, 8:38 p.m. CT
Location: Angel Stadium, Anaheim, CA
TV: Space City Home Network
Radio: KTRH 740 AM, KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
