Tonight at 8:10 p.m. ET, the Los Angeles Angels (55-43) and Houston Astros (55-45) open up a huge three-game set live from Minute Maid Park in Houston.
Los Angeles enters the series with a one-game lead in the American League West while second-place Houston is looking to overtake the division race and enters as the top wild-card team in the AL with a two-match cushion.
The Angels open up a six-game road trip having dropped three of their last four contests while the Astros begin a six-match homestand after losing two straight games.
This game can be live streamed for free here.
Los Angeles dropped two out of three games to the Texas Rangers over the weekend, but won Sunday's finale 13-7.
Houston dropped two out of three meetings with the Kansas City Royals, including two consecutive contests after bringing its previous winning streak to five matches on Friday.
C.J. Wilson (8-7, 3.59 ERA) takes the mound for the Angels tonight while the Astros counter with Collin McHugh and he is 11-5 with a 4.25 ERA on the campaign.
Wilson gave up a season-high seven runs in a season-low 3.1 innings on June 23 against Houston, but he owns a 2.56 ERA in his past five starts.
McHugh, meanwhile, is tied for second in the AL with his 11 victories and held Los Angeles to two runs in eight innings when he matched up against Wilson on June 23.
McHugh faces an Angels lineup that is paced by Mike Trout, who leads the majors with 31 homers and 75 RBI. The Los Angeles outfielder is also first in the AL in runs (75), slugging percentage (.635) and OPS (1.038).
Houston counters with a lineup that is paced by second baseman Jose Altuve, who is first in the AL with 28 stolen bases and leads the club with a .301 batting average.
It's a battle for the AL West lead when the Angels and Astros open up a three-game series live tonight from Minute Maid Park in Houston.
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