TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (53-55) and Los Angeles Angels (42-65) will play the 2nd game of this 3-game set at Angel Stadium tonight.
RHP Peter Lambert (8-5) will make the start for the Astros as he takes on Angels LHP Reid Detmers (3-7).
Rematch: Lambert and Detmers went toe-to-toe against each other on June 10 at LAA in what ended up as a pitcher’s duel. Lambert allowed 2 R in 6.1 IP while Detmers allowed 1 R in 7.0 IP in an eventual 3-2 Angels win in 10 innings.
THE LAMMA: RHP Peter Lambert has been one of the top starters in the Majors this season, entering tonight’s game with an 8-5 record and a 3.03 ERA in his 17 starts. He has allowed just 72 hits in his 98.0 IP for a .201 opp. avg.
On the Road: Lambert is 3-1 with a 2.78 ERA (10ER/32.1IP) in his 6 road starts with 35 K’s in 32.1 IP.
Since May 24, Lambert is 6-1 in 11 starts with a 2,73 ERA, ranking 2nd in the AL in wins in that span.
RECENT STROS: The Astros have won 6 of their last 7 games. Their recent 5-game win streak (7/20-25) matched their longest win streak of the season (other was 3/28-4/1).
ROAD WARRIORS: Tonight is the 5th game (3-1 thus far) of a 6-game road trip for the Astros. HOU was 2-1 over the weekend at CWS on the first stop of the trip. The Astros are 20-13 (.606) on their last five road trips combined and are 26-19 (.578) on the road since going 1-9 on their first road trip of the season.
ROAD SLUGGING: Among AL clubs, the Astros are 1st in runs scored on the road (265), T-1st in road HR (77) and are 2nd in road OPS (.739) and road SLG (.415).
VS. THE HALOS: The Astros are 4-4 vs. LAA thus far in 2026. Over the years, the Astros have had success vs. the Angels. They are 142-92 all-time against the Halos, including a 68-48 record at Angel Stadium.
Note: The Astros were 2-0 vs. LAA in a 2-game, regular season series in Mexico, May 4-5 of 2019.
MEASURING UP: The Astros are 27-22 vs. teams currently at .500 or better. Additionally, HOU is a combined 20-11 vs. the 6 AL clubs currently holding playoff spots, with a 10-6 record vs. the 3 AL division leaders (2-1 vs. TB, 6-4 vs. TEX, 2-1 vs. CWS) and a 10-5 record vs. the 3 current AL Wild Card teams (5-1 vs. BOS, 4-2 vs. CLE, 1-2 vs. NYY).
9TH-INNING ROAD COMEBACKS: Last night was the 1st time that the Astros won a game in the 9th inning on the road after trailing by 2 or more entering the 9th since a 7-6 win on Aug. 8, 2023 at BAL (trailed 6-3). Earlier this season on June 23, HOU defeated TOR, 9-7, in 11.0 innings after trailing 6-4 entering the 9th. Source: Elias.
WHAT A RELIEF: RHP Cristian Javier’s 5.0 IP in relief last night were a career high for him and the most by an Astros reliever since Sept. 28, 2025 when LHP Colton Gordon also hurled 5.0 IP at LAA.
SLOW BUT STEADY CLIMB: After a 20-31 start to the season, the Astros are 33-24 (.579) since May 22, which is the 2nd-best record in the AL in that span, just 1/2 game behind BOS.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK!: Jeremy Peña was named AL Player of the Week yesterday. Peña posted incredible numbers last week, hitting .500 (13×26) in 6 games with 5 HR, 8 RBI and 10 R while posting
a 1.577. This is Peña’s 1st POTW Award.
PEÑA POWER: Jeremy Peña has hit safely in 9 straight games at a sizzling .472 (17×36) clip with 5 HR, 8 RBI and 14 R. He has raised his avg. from .287 to .316. in those 9 games.
MVP-CALIBER: Yordan Alvarez is a strong AL MVP candidate as he enters tonight leading the league in all three Triple Crown categories, ranking 1st in batting average (.323), HR (34), and RBI (78). Additionally, he currently leads all of baseball in OPS (1.074), OBP (.433), SLG (.631) and TB (246), and in the AL, he also ranks 1st in hits (123) and runs (73) and 4th in walks (71).
CLOSE CALLS: The Astros are 32-20 in games decided by 2 runs or less. 23-12 in 2-run games, 9-8 in 1-run games.
TAPPING FOR SUCCESS: Astros hitters have won an MLB-best 73 ABS challenges and lead the Majors in challenge success rate (58%). Jose Altuve’s 15 successful challenges are T-3rd best among hitters. Isaac Paredes has been successful in 11 of 13 challenges (85%).
BRYAN’S BACK: RHP Bryan Abreu has a 1.59 ERA (2ER/11.1IP) in his last 11 apps. with just 7 hits allowed and 13 K’s in that span. Additionally, since May 1, he has a 2.39 ERA (7ER/26.1IP) in 27 apps., and is 5-for-5 in save opp. in that span. Prior to May 1, Abreu had a 12.54 ERA in his 1st 11 apps. of the season.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: The Astros lead the AL in fielding pct. (.988) and have the fewest errors in the AL (44). 1B Christian Walker has led the way, as he has not committed an error in his 100 games played at 1B. Dating back to last season, Walker has not made an error in his last 129 games at 1B (last error was Aug. 23, 2025 at BAL).
TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 2006 – Luke Scott becomes the 7th different player in Astros history to hit for the cycle in an 8-7, 11-inning loss to Arizona at Daikin Park. Scott ends up going 4×6 with five RBI on the night. His fourth and final hit was a single in the 11th and final inning. Currently, 9 different Astros players have hit for the cycle 10 times, with César Cedeño doing it twice.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Tuesday, July 27, 8:38 p.m. CT
Location: Angel Stadium, Anaheim, CA
TV: SCHN
Radio: KTRH 740 AM; KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
