The Angels rode their hot start to the top of the AL West standings - until last week. Now, the Astros sit op top at 1.5 games ahead of the Angels. Likely, the Astros will stay there after this series - barring an Angels sweep, but this matchup is a good one in the battle for the AL West in 2018.
For on offense that had been on such a tear, it was a bit disheartening to see the Angels score only 9 runs in 6 games last week. Blame on 2 days off.