Yusei Kikuchi has pitched well at home thus far, 1.05 ERA. However, he’s allowed at least three runs in two of his three last starts. Houston is currently 4th in the majors when facing lefties, batting .265 with a .822 OPS. The Angels offense hasn’t been the best to this point at home, hitting .217 as a team, currently last in the majors. Hunter Brown has pitched very well on the road, 2.42 ERA, and has only allowed three runs, or more, in two of his 14 starts this season.

DraftKings. Playable up to -155. Hunter Brown gets a nice matchup tonight against the Angels. The Halos have the highest strikeout rate against right-handers this season at 26.1% (26.8% over the last two weeks). Against power pitchers, the Angels strikeout at a 32% rate, while only accruing a .623 OPS. Brown has cleared this line in eight of ten games, reaching at least eight punchouts in each of those eight outings.

When the streaky Angels end a win streak, they tend to do the same in their next game--lose--so Thursday's 7-3 setback in the Bronix sets an awkward frame for tonight at the Big A vs. Houston. Halos starter Yusei Kikuchi faces his old employer (at least the second half of last season) and has shown signs of wobbling, such as last Sunday in Baltimore when strafed by the Birds, allowing five runs and seven hits across 5 2/3 IP of an eventual 11-2 loss. Meanwhile, the Astros, cooled briefly last night by the A's, are always worth a look behind Hunter Brown, in whose last four starts Houston has won, while he's posted a 1.47 ERA thus far in June. Play Astros on Run Line