Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels: Injury Reports, Predicted Lineups- April 10, 2022 | MLB 2022

Jeremy Pena is the new Astros shortstop after Carlos Correa signed with Minnesota this offseason. Pena is a rookie this season.

The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels will square off in the final game of their four-game series this Sunday at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California. The Astros won the first two games of the series after their offense has looked like one of the best in all of baseball.

The Los Angeles Angels and the Houston Astros injury reports will be covered as well as the predicted lineup and starting pitching matchups for this Sunday's game.

Houston Astros Injury Report

Lance McCullers pitching during last years Division Series - Astros v Chicago White Sox - Game Four

The Astros injury report can be seen below.

Player Name	Status	Reason
Taylor Jones	Out	Back
Jake Meyers	Out	Torn Labrum
Tyler Ivey	Questionable	right elbow soreness
Lance McCullers	Out	right flexor pronator strain
Rafael Montero	Questionable	right shoulder discomfort
Pedro Baez	Questionable	right shoulder soreness
Niko Goodrum	Questionable	sore right arm
Edwin Diaz	Out	hamate fracture
Freudis Nova	Out	torn left ACL

Lance McCullers and Jake Meyers are among two key players on the Astros that are going to miss some time to start the 2022 season. Once McCullers returns to the rotation for the Astros, they will have among the deepest rotations in all of baseball.

Los Angeles Angels Injury Report

AJ Ramos pitching while as a member of the New York Mets. New York Mets v Miami Marlins

The Los Angeles Angels injury report can be seen below.

Player Name	Status	Reason
AJ Ramos	Out	torn capsule in right shoulder
Cooper Criswell	Questionable	right shoulder strain
Griffin Canning	Out	lower back stress fracture

AJ Ramos will be a key reliever for the Angels once he returns to the bullpen. The former All-Star has battled injuries the last several seasons and is hoping to get back midway through the season.

Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels Predicted Lineups

Houston Astros

Jose Altuve (left) congradulates rookie Jeremy Pena (right) after his first MLB home run. Astros v Los Angeles Angels

The Astros' Predicted lineup for Sunday's game can be seen below.

	Player	2022 Stats
1	Jose Altuve, 2B	1 HR, 2 RBI
2	Michael Brantley, LF	.333, 1 RBI
3	Alex Bregman, 3B	.500, 2 HR, 4 RBI
4	Yordan Alvarez, DH	.286, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
5	Yuli Gurriel, 1B	.250 avg
6	Kyle Tucker, RF	.250, 2 HR, 4 RBI
7	Chas McCormick, CF	.400, 1 RBI, 2 Doubles
8	Jeremy Pena, SS	.333, 1 HR
9	Martin Maldonado, C	1 BB

Kyle Tucker had a huge game Friday night, slugging two home runs in the Astros' victory.

Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels' predicted starting lineup can be seen below.

Player Name	2022 Stats
Shohei Ohtani, DH	1-for-9
Mike Trout, CF	1-for-6
Jared Walsh, 1B	3-for-8, 2 RBI
Anthony Rendon, 3B	1-for-7
Max Stassi, C	0-for-3
Brandon Marsh, LF	1-for-6
Jo Adell, RF	0-for-5, 5 strikeouts
Tyler Wade, 2B	1-for-5, 1 RBI
David Fletcher, SS	1-for-7, 1 RBI

Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels Projected Pitching Rotation

Houston Astros

Framber Valdez pitching during the Opening Night of the Astros v Los Angeles Angels game.

The Astros' current pitching rotation can be seen below.

1	Framber Valdez
2	Jake Odorizzi
3	Justin Verlander
4	Jose Urquidy
5	Luis Garcia

Justin Verlander is back in the Astros rotation this year after missing the last two years due to injury. The Astros already have one of the better rotations and they can now get their future Hall-of-Famer back.

Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels predicted pitching rotation can be seen below.

1	Shohei Ohtani
2	Patrick Sandoval
3	Noah Syndergaard
4	Jose Suarez
5	Michael Lorenzen
6	Reid Detmers

Shohei Ohtani headlines the rotation for the Los Angeles Angels. Last year's MVP had a brilliant Opening Day start, striking out nine batters.

Last year's MVP is joined by some new pieces in the rotation between Michael Lorenzen and Noah Syndergaard, who signed with the team this offseason.