Houston Chronicle

On deck: L.A. Angels at Astros

- Steve Schaeffer

When/where: 7:10 p.m. Friday, 6:10 p.m. Saturday, 1:10 p.m. Sunday; Minute Maid Park.

TV/radio: ATTSW; 790 AM and 1010 AM (Spanish) all three games, 740 AM on Friday.

Pitchers: Friday, LHP Framber Valdez (9-5, 3.08) vs. RHP Shohei Ohtani (9-1, 2.97); Saturday, RHP Luis Garcia (10-6, 3.29) vs. LHP Jose Suarez (6-7, 3.74); Sunday, RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (11-4, 3.19) vs. RHP Jaime Barria (2-3, 5.16). Astros (81-58) update: Kyle Tucker has had multiple hits in five of his past six games. In 14 games since coming off the injured list, he’s hitting .438 (21 for 48) with 10 extrabase hits. … Alex Bregman’s pinch homer Wednesday extended his hitting streak to nine games, during which he’s batting .394 (13 for 33). … Carlos Correa’s walkoff hit against the Mariners on Tuesday was the eighth of his career. Since his 2015 debut, he’s tied with Bryce Harper for most in the majors. Correa also has three walkoff hits in the postseason, most in Astros history. … Over his past six games, Jose Altuve has four doubles and two home runs. With 332 career doubles, he’s sixth on the franchise’s all-time list, three shy of Jose Cruz.

Angels (69-71) update: Los Angeles is 4-8 against the Astros this year, including 2-5 at Minute Maid Park. … Ohtani has won eight consecutiv­e decisions and five of his past six starts, but he is 0-1 with a 4.96 ERA in four career starts vs. the Astros. … With an MLB-best 43 home runs, Ohtani has the third-highest single-season total in Angels history. Troy Glaus holds the club record with 47 in 2000. Mike Trout hit 45 in 2019. … Trout has missed 100 games since going on the injured list May 18 with a right calf strain. … Jared Walsh has an eight-game hitting streak in which he is 12 for 30 (.400) with two home runs, three doubles and seven RBIs. … Raisel Iglesias is second in the American League with 30 saves. … Pitcher Oliver Ortega on Wednesday became the 62nd player to see action for the Angels this season. The previous club mark was 60 in 2018.

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