ON DECK: ASTROS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
When/where: Today at 8:10 p.m., Saturday doubleheader at 6:07 p.m., Sunday at 3:10 p.m.; Angel Stadium. TV/radio: ATTSW all three days, TBS on Sunday; 740 AM Saturday, 790 AM all three days, 101.7 FM (Spanish) on Friday, 850 AM (Spanish) on Saturday and Sunday. Pitchers: Today, RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (3-2, 5.06) vs. RHP Dylan Bundy (4-2, 2.47); Saturday, first game, TBD vs. TBD; second game, TBD vs. RHP Griffin Canning (0-3, 4.04); Sunday, LHP Framber Valdez (3-2, 2.58) vs. TBD. Astros (21-15) update: Saturday’s twin bill includes a game postponed in Houston last week because of Hurricane Laura precautions. The Astros will be the home team in the nightcap. … Jose Urquidy is expected to make his season debut as one of the starting pitchers in the doubleheader. … The Astros have gone 15-6 from Aug. 10 forward. Only the Rays (18-4) and Dodgers (18-5) have been better in that span. … In eight games since he was activated from the IL with right quad discomfort, Michael Brantley has hit .379 (11-for-29) with two homers, five doubles and 10 RBIs.
Angels (13-25) update: With 298 career home runs, Mike Trout needs one to tie Tim Salmon’s franchise record and two to become the 151st major leaguer with 300. Trout is tied for the MLB lead this year with 13 homers and ranks second in the American League with 34 RBIs. … Albert Pujols has 667 career doubles, one shy of tying Craig Biggio for fifth all-time and most among righthanded hitters. … Bundy, whom the Astros missed facing in Houston last week, has been a bright spot in a hard-hit Angels rotation. He has 47 strikeouts in 432⁄3 innings, and his 0.94 WHIP ranks fourth in the AL.