Astros vs. Angels Game Discussion: 6/8/2026

TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (30-37) begin a six-game road trip with the first game of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels (25-41) tonight at Angel Stadium.

The May AL Pitcher of the Month, Spencer Arrighetti (7-1, 1.94) will be on the mound for the Astros, opposite RHP Grayson Rodriguez (2-2, 9.50) and the Halos. The Astros have won 10 of their last 16 games.

HOT SPAGHETTI: Tonight’s Astros starter RHP Spencer Arrighetti made his season debut on April 15 and has since gone 7-1 with a 1.94 ERA (11ER/51IP) and a .184 opponent average while allowing one-or-fewer earned runs in seven of his nine starts. Among AL pitchers with 50+ innings pitched, he’s posted the lowest opponent average, while ranking second in ERA and tied for third in wins.

PITCHER OF THE MONTH: RHP Spencer Arrighetti was named the AL Pitcher of the Month for May after going 4-1 with a 0.93 ERA (3ER/29IP) and a .165 opponent average (16×97) in five starts in the month. In May, he posted the lowest ERA and opponent average among AL starters, while ranking tied for third in wins.

ROAD TRIP: Tonight is the first game of six game road trip for the Astros. The Astros will face the Angels for a three-game series before traveling to Kansas City to face the Royals for another three-game series. The Astros are 14-18 on the road this season but went 7-3 on their last road trip.

THE LAST 22: Since May 15, the Astros are 13-9 thanks in large part to their pitching, which has produced a 3.54 ERA (77ER/196IP) and a .194 opponent average, which ranks second in the Majors in that span. Their bullpen has been even better in those last 22 games, working to a 2.77 ERA (23ER/74.2IP) and posting a league-best .160 opponent average.

MAKING THE PLAYS: The Astros have committed the fewest errors in the AL (25) and have posted the best fielding percentage (.989) in the AL, topping the Royals (.989) by a few percentage points. Among all Major League teams, only the Padres (20) and Dodgers (22) have committed fewer errors than the Astros.

VS. THE HALOS: The Astros and Angels will face off 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 140-90 all-time record against the Angels, including a 6646 record at Angel Stadium.

TODAY’S ROSTER MOVES: The Astros placed IF Nick Allen on the 10-day IL due to a left hamstring strain. To take his place on the active roster, the Astros recalled IF Shay Whitcomb from Triple A Sugar Land.

ON THE LEADERBOARD: DH Yordan Alvarez leads the Majors in OPS (1.080), SLG (.650) and total bases (154) and leads the AL in home runs (22) and RBI (48).

Also in the AL, he ranks tied for first in extra-base hits (35), second in batting average (.316), second in OBP (.431), second in hits (75), fourth in runs (45), and tied for fourth in walks (44).

KEYSTONE FLIGHTS: 2B Jose Altuve hit the 260th home run of his career on Saturday and his 240th while playing the second base position, surpassing 2B Lou Whitaker for the 10th-most home runs by a second baseman in MLB history. Per Elias, Altuve now immediately trails 2B Ian Kinsler (246) and 2B Joe Gordon (246) on that all-time list.

YOR-GONE!: DH Yordan Alvarez hit his 192nd career regular season home run on Saturday, which moved him into sixth in Astros history in home runs, surpassing 3B Alex Bregman.

EVERYDAY OKERT: LHP Steven Okert worked 1.0 scoreless innings yesterday, giving him 31 appearances this season, which ranks tied for sixth in the Majors. Since May 3, he’s recorded a 1.69 ERA (3ER/16IP) with 17 strikeouts, four walks, a 0.69 WHIP and a .130 opponent batting average.

AL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: OF Yordan Alvarez has been named the AL Player of the Week for the week of June 1-7. For the week, he batted .476 (10×21) with 6 runs, 1 double, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 5 walks and a 1.386 OPS. This marked his second AL Player of the Week award this season, also won for the week March 30-April 5.

DOWN ON THE FARM: RHP Javier Perez was named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 1-7. Perez made one start for Single A Fayetteville on June 5, where he allowed two hits and struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings against Columbia. This season, Perez has posted a 2.82 ERA (17ER/54.1IP) with 64 strikeouts, a 0.83 WHIP and a .181 opponent batting average in 10 appearances .

TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 1990 – In a pitcher’s duel in the Dome, OF Glenn Wilson walks off the Reds with a 3-run HR in the 11th inning off closer Randy Myers for a 3-1 victory. Astros starter Mike Scott goes all 10.0 innings, tallying 10 K’s along the way to earn the win. Reds starter Tom Browning hurled 9.0 scoreless frames.

Game Date/Time: Monday, June 8, 8:38 p.m. CT

Location: Angels Stadium, Anaheim, CA

TV: Space City Home Network, SCHN2 (Spanish)

Radio: KTRH 740 AM, KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)