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00:05 If it is ever going to happen, it really has to start happening.
00:08 The fork is slightly out of the drawer right now for the Houston Astros.
00:14 This weekend in Anaheim taking on the Angels.
00:17 The Angels have won three straight games entering this weekend set against Houston.
00:21 But with Frommer Valdez on the bump, the Astros a hefty favor tonight in Anaheim.
00:26 Valdez and Verlander, really the only two healthy arms that Houston still has left.
00:31 Can it result in a win tonight against the Halos?
00:35 >> Yeah, not big on canning here.
00:36 But the one thing that's interesting about Griffin canning here is the right
00:38 handed pitchers struggling with left handed batters.
00:40 But really good over the past 30 days and on the season against right handed bats.
00:44 The issue is going to be is how many lefties can we squeeze into the lineup
00:47 here for the Astros?
00:48 You take a look at Jordan Alvarez will be in there and
00:50 also switch hitter with Caratini.
00:53 Everybody else will be from the right side.
00:55 So that's an interesting matchup.
00:56 Now granted, your Navarro should be on your card tonight, people.
00:59 73 at bats against right handed pitching over the past month as a lefty.
01:02 313, Iso and a weighted on base percentage of 451.
01:05 That really checks out.
01:06 By the way, Tucker still not in that lineup.
01:08 He would be a phenomenal start tonight going up against Griffin canning.
01:12 Flip it over to the opposite side and take a look at Framer Valdez.
01:15 He actually has been very good against right handed batters for
01:18 the season and the past 30 days.
01:20 But really struggles as a left handed pitcher with left handed bats.
01:23 The only issue is most teams aren't going to line up left handed batters against
01:26 left handed pitchers.
01:27 The only one in this lineup here, Shanwell.
01:30 Did I get that correctly this time here?
01:32 Shanwell?
01:33 Remember you had the correct.
01:35 Yeah, it's a tough.
01:36 >> Damn it.
01:36 I gotta look it up now.
01:39 Yeah, yeah.
01:40 Yeah, that's fine.
01:40 I'll look it up.
01:41 I'll look it up and get back to you.
01:43 >> As a lefty, he's actually been legitimate.
01:45 >> Yeah. >> Right handed batters, Ben.
01:47 Shanwell, there we go.
01:49 So Nolan Shanwell at the top of that lineup might be on your list.
01:52 But this team, talking about the Angels, has really hit Ben,
01:56 left handed pitching over the past month, extremely well.
01:58 But the issue's gonna be, they're mostly right handed batters.
02:01 When I just told you, Valdez has been really good against right handed batters.
02:05 Something has to give tonight.
02:06 I look at that eight and a half and I think what gives are the two pitchers here,
02:09 and they're giving up runs.
02:10 Let's go over nine.
02:11 >> The Angels still in the cellar of the American League West,
02:15 which has not been a good division outside of the Seattle Mariners.
02:18 But the Halos did sweep the San Diego Padres during this week.
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