Angels Series Preview at Chicago Cubs: Where to watch, Game details, Injury Report & Odds
Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto (9) and first baseman Nolan Schanuel (18) celebrate a home run in Sunday's game against the Houston Astros on March 29, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Following an uneasy series split to open the season against the Houston Astros, the Los Angeles Angels remain on the road to take on the Chicago Cubs in a three-game set starting on Monday. Below, you can find the team previews, including where to watch, game details, injury reports, and odds.
TEAM PREVIEWS: Angels (2-2): After winning their first two games to open a season for the first time in nineteen years, the Angels fell in their last two of the four-game set in familiar fashion. The Astros came from behind in each of their wins. It was the Angels’ bullpen that melted down in Saturday’s game, and the bats could not keep up on Saturday.
For what it is worth, the positives from the series are loud ones — the Angels produced a league-leading nine home runs, while displaying discipline as a team with 28 walks. Mike Trout has seemed to turn back the clock. As most anticipate a resurgence, Trout has accumulated a league-leading 0.
6 fWAR in the series and hit two home runs, looking like himself in center field. Nolan Schanuel has also had a strong start at the plate, hitting two homers and knocking in five RBI, an encouraging start for the lefty who has lacked power in his first two full seasons. Zach Neto also swatted two homers and walked five times.
The Angels are sending righty Ryan Johnson to the mound in Monday’s series opener. Johnson earned the fifth spot in the rotation after an impressive spring and will be making his first career start, having served as a reliever prior. José Soriano and Yusei Kikuchi will respectively follow in games two and three of the series.