Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels

Kai-Wei Teng (3-4, 3.06) gets the Tuesday assignment in Anaheim opposite Angels rookie Walbert Ureña (3-4, 2.68). Teng's last time out was a clunker — 5 innings, 4 earned, 1 strikeout against the Pirates on June 4 — but the underlying season line is still very playable. Ureña, meanwhile, has quietly turned into one of the only stable rotation pieces the Halos have, and his last start against Colorado was a 6-inning, 7-K outing with one walk too many for comfort.

First pitch is 8:38 PM CT and the market has Houston as a slight road favorite at -120 with the total parked at 8.5. Pinnacle's fair probability pegs the Astros at 53.3%, which tracks for a team that just took the opener 5-4 on the same field 24 hours ago. The Angels at 25-42 are very much the team you'd expect to be staring up at that number.

Houston Astros

(31-37)

Jun 9W@ Angels5-4

Jun 7Lvs Athletics0-5

Jun 6Wvs Athletics13-2

Jun 6Wvs Athletics5-1

Jun 5Lvs Pirates1-5

Los Angeles Angels

(25-42)

Jun 9Lvs Astros4-5

Jun 7W@ Dodgers13-5

Jun 7L@ Dodgers2-9

Jun 6L@ Dodgers0-1

Jun 4Wvs Rockies11-4

The injury sheet is where this one tilts. The Astros are without Hunter Brown, Lance McCullers Jr., Cristian Javier, Ronel Blanco, Hayden Wesneski and Brandon Walter — that's basically a whole rotation in rehab gear, which is why Teng is making starts in the first place. Yainer Diaz is close to a rehab assignment but isn't walking through the door tonight, and LaMonte Wade Jr. is now day-to-day after leaving Monday's game with right hamstring soreness.

Houston Astros

(13)

• Day-To-DayLaMonte Wade Jr. 1B — Wade left Monday's game against the Angels with right hamstring soreness, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
• Day-To-DayWalker Janek C — Double-A Corpus Christi placed Janek on its 7-day injured list Sunday due to an unspecified injury.
• 10-Day-ILNick Allen SS — Allen was removed from Sunday's game against the Athletics due to left hamstring discomfort.
• 10-Day-ILYainer Diaz C — Diaz (oblique) has been hitting, throwing and catching bullpen sessions during workouts this week and is close to heading out on a rehab assignment, MLB.com reports.
• 10-Day-ILBraden Shewmake SS — Shewmake (groin) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
• 15-Day-ILBennett Sousa RP — The Astros announced Friday that Sousa (elbow) has begun a throwing progression, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
• 15-Day-ILLance McCullers Jr. SP — The Astros announced Friday that McCullers (shoulder) began a throwing progression, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
• 60-Day-ILHunter Brown SP — Brown (shoulder) will make his next start at Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Los Angeles Angels

(12)

• Day-To-DayNolan Schanuel 1B — The Angels activated Schanuel (ankle) from the 10-day injured list Saturday.
• 10-Day-ILAdam Frazier 2B — Frazier is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
• 10-Day-ILVaughn Grissom 2B — The Angels placed Grissom on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left oblique strain.
• 10-Day-ILGustavo Campero C — The Angels selected Campero's contract from Double-A Rocket City and placed him on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a fractured hand.
• 10-Day-ILJorge Soler DH — The Angels placed Soler (oblique) on the 10-day injured list Saturday (retroactive to June 4).
• 15-Day-ILJack Kochanowicz SP — The Angels placed Kochanowicz on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to right elbow inflammation.
• 60-Day-ILYoan Moncada 3B — Moncada will need surgery on his right knee, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
• 60-Day-ILTravis d'Arnaud C — D'Arnaud (foot) told reporters Saturday that he does not have a timetable for his return from the 10-day injured list, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

The Angels' list isn't any prettier. Yoan Moncada is headed for knee surgery, Jorge Soler is on the 10-day with an oblique, and both Adam Frazier and Vaughn Grissom are down at second base. Nolan Schanuel just got activated from the IL, which at least gives Kurt Suzuki's lineup a real first baseman again. Travis d'Arnaud still doesn't have a return timetable behind the plate.

The honest read: Houston is shorthanded but the Angels are worse off and just lost to this same group last night. If Teng gives them 5 useful innings the bullpen should be able to close it out and ship LA to 25-43. The Astros aren't running away from the AL West at 31-37, but games like this one are how you stop the bleeding.