The Angels will face the Astros for the second time in three series after an ugly sweep at home. They would go quietly in all three of those games, never holding the lead or coming closer than 2 runs behind Houston. LA would go off with 10 runs against the Rockies right after that series but would only manage two runs and a two-game series split in the finale. Overall the Angels’ lineup has been a lesson in futility this past week with the only players performing at an above-average rate being Trout and Ohtani.
Fortunately for the Angels, those two players have performed at an elite level.