The Angels rookie story from Monday is worth flagging: 22-year-old Walbert Ureña threw 5 shutout innings with 7 strikeouts in his start, pushing his ERA down to 2.44. Anaheim hasn't had many feel-good developments at 26-42, but the kid pitching and Jo Adell driving in runs is at least something. Nolan Schanuel is back at first base tonight after the ankle scare, and Sebastian Rivero is day-to-day after a 5-for-5, 6-RBI eruption in the Dodgers series.
- Day-To-DayWalker Janek (C) — Double-A Corpus Christi placed Janek on its 7-day injured list Sunday due to an unspecified injury.05/08
- 10-Day-ILYainer Diaz (C) — Diaz (oblique) is starting a minor-league rehab assignment Tuesday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.06/09
- 10-Day-ILLaMonte Wade Jr. (1B) — Wade left Monday's game against the Angels with right hamstring soreness, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.06/09
- 10-Day-ILNick Allen (SS) — Allen was removed from Sunday's game against the Athletics due to left hamstring discomfort.06/08
- 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.06/02
- 15-Day-ILBennett Sousa (RP) — The Astros announced Friday that Sousa (elbow) has begun a throwing progression, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.06/04
- 15-Day-ILLance McCullers Jr. (SP) — The Astros announced Friday that McCullers (shoulder) began a throwing progression, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.06/04
- 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.06/06
- 60-Day-ILBrandon Walter (SP) — The Astros announced Friday that Walter (elbow) is in the midst of a throwing progression at the team's complex in West Palm Beach, Fla., Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.06/04
- 60-Day-ILCristian Javier (SP) — Javier (shoulder) recorded two outs -- both via strikeout -- and was charged with two earned runs on two hits and two walks in a rehab start Wednesday with Double-A Corpus Christi.06/04
- 60-Day-ILCarlos Correa (SS) — Correa is scheduled to undergo surgery Monday in Houston to repair the tendon in his left ankle, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.06/02
- 60-Day-ILHayden Wesneski (SP) — Wesneski (elbow) has progressed to throwing live batting practice this week, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.05/29
- 60-Day-ILRonel Blanco (SP) — Blanco (elbow) has progressed to throwing live batting practice this week, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.05/29
- Day-To-DaySebastian Rivero (C) — Rivero went 5-for-5 with a double, six RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 13-5 win over the Dodgers.06/10
- Day-To-DayNolan Schanuel (1B) — Schanuel (ankle) is starting at first base and batting fifth versus the Astros on Tuesday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register.06/10
- 10-Day-ILAdam Frazier (2B) — Frazier is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.06/08
- 10-Day-ILVaughn Grissom (2B) — The Angels placed Grissom on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left oblique strain.06/08
- 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.06/06
- 10-Day-ILJorge Soler (DH) — The Angels placed Soler (oblique) on the 10-day injured list Saturday (retroactive to June 4).06/06
- 15-Day-ILJack Kochanowicz (SP) — Kochanowicz (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.06/09
- 60-Day-ILBen Joyce (RP) — Joyce (shoulder) was sent to Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Tuesday to resume a rehab assignment.06/10
- 60-Day-ILYoan Moncada (3B) — Moncada will require surgery on his right knee, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.06/09
- 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.06/03
- 60-Day-ILYusei Kikuchi (SP) — Kikuchi (shoulder) said Wednesday that he's slated to begin a throwing program soon and expressed hope that he'll be able to return to the Angels early in the second half of the season, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/22
- 60-Day-ILRobert Stephenson (RP) — The Angels announced that Stephenson underwent ligament and flexor repair surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and is likely to miss the remainder of the season, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILAnthony Rendon (3B) — The Angels placed Rendon (hip) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
Houston's injury list reads like a depth chart got run through a shredder. Carlos Correa had ankle surgery, Yainer Diaz is rehabbing in the minors, LaMonte Wade Jr. left Monday's game with a hamstring, and Nick Allen is on the IL with his own hamstring issue. GM Dana Brown publicly backed Joe Espada this week, which is the kind of vote of confidence you usually only need when things are going sideways — and at 31-38, things are going sideways.
Pinnacle has the Angels as a slight home favorite at -111 with the total sitting at 8.5. Detmers vs a Houston lineup missing Diaz, Wade, Correa and Allen is a fair edge to home. The split should come down to whether Lambert's command holds — when he walks 4, the rotation depth behind him is non-existent.