The Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Angels square off on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET, opening a three-game series at loanDepot park. Tyler Phillips (3-5, 3.53 ERA) will start for the Marlins, who are 58-58 this season and third in the NL East. George Klassen (0-1, 11.57 ERA) is the expected starter for the Angels, who are 44-71 and fifth in the AL West.

How to watch Los Angeles Angels vs. Miami Marlins

Angels vs. Marlins odds

• Favorite Moneyline: Marlins -154
• Underdog Moneyline: Angels +125
• Total: 8.5
• Total Over Odds: -120
• Total Under Odds: +100

Injury reports

Marlins

Max Meyer: 15 Day IL (Neck), William Kempner: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Anthony Bender: 15 Day IL (Shin), Adam Mazur: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Andrew Nardi: 60 Day IL (Ribs), Robby Snelling: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Angels

Sebastian Rivero: 10 Day IL (Hand), Sam Bachman: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Jack Kochanowicz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yoan Moncada: 60 Day IL (Knee), Robert Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Anthony Rendón: 60 Day IL (Hip), Yusei Kikuchi: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)

Stats to know

• Otto Lopez is hitting for a .318 BA, .351 OBP and .474 SLG with a 13.2% strikeout rate and a 4.7% walk rate. His OPS is .825 and he has scored 69 runs. In 485 plate appearances, he has hit nine home runs and driven in 51 runs. Lopez has been crafty on the base paths, recording 23 steals on 27 attempts.
• In 484 plate appearances, Xavier Edwards has hit six long balls, tallied 41 RBIs and scored 52 runs. He is batting .288/.369/.395 and has posted a 13.2% strikeout rate and an 11.8% walk rate. Edwards has recorded 18 steals on 23 attempts.
• Los Angeles’ Mike Trout is slashing .239/.384/.441 this season with 18 home runs, 40 RBIs and an OPS of .825. He has a 25.6% strikeout rate and a 17.9% walk rate in 430 plate appearances, and he has scored 64 total runs. Trout has recorded eight steals on eight attempts.
• In 502 plate appearances, Zach Neto has slashed .230/.317/.426 this season. He has hit 20 long balls and driven in 50 runs with a strikeout rate of 31.9% and a walk rate of 9.8%. He has stolen 14 bases on 24 attempts and has scored 74 runs (8th in MLB).

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The San Diego Padres and Houston Astros square off on Friday at 9:40 p.m. ET, opening a three-game series at Petco Park. Robbie Ray (10-6, 3.08 ERA) will start for the Padres, who are 60-56 this season and third in the NL West. Ronel Blanco (0-1, 7.36 ERA) is expected to start for the Astros, who are 59-57 and first in the AL West.

How to watch Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres

Astros vs. Padres odds

• Favorite Moneyline: Padres -115
• Underdog Moneyline: Astros -105
• Total: 8.5
• Total Over Odds: -115
• Total Under Odds: -105

Injury reports

Padres

Miguel Andujar: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Samad Taylor: 10 Day IL (Oblique), David Morgan: 15 Day IL (Knee), Lucas Giolito: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jason Adam: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Joe Musgrove: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bryan Hoeing: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ramon Laureano: 60 Day IL (Hip), Nick Pivetta: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Astros

Brice Matthews: 10 Day IL (Knee), Mike Burrows: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Correa: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Stats to know

• Fernando Tatis Jr. is hitting for a .280 BA, .350 OBP and .403 SLG with a 19.4% strikeout rate and a 9.1% walk rate. His OPS is .753 and he has scored 61 runs. In 504 plate appearances, he has hit nine home runs and driven in 50 runs. Tatis has been crafty on the base paths, recording 26 steals on 37 attempts.
• In 480 plate appearances, Manny Machado is hitting .210/.294/.422 with a .717 OPS. He has hit 23 long balls, driven in 70 runs (15th in MLB) and scored 59 times.
• Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is slashing .329/.442/.640 this season with 35 home runs (1st in MLB), 85 RBIs (3rd in MLB) and an OPS of 1.083 (1st in MLB). He has a 17.3% strikeout rate and a 16.1% walk rate in 504 plate appearances, and he has scored 78 total runs.
• In 463 plate appearances, Isaac Paredes has slashed .249/.346/.412 this season. He has hit 15 long balls and driven in 60 runs with a strikeout rate of 14.7% and a walk rate of 9.7%. and has scored 44 runs.

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For Mike Trout, birthdays mean cakes, candles and homers.

A lot of them.

On Friday, the Los Angeles Angels center fielder marked his 35th birthday with a 400-foot solo shot in the first inning against the Miami Marlins in the opener of a three-game series, putting Los Angeles up 1-0. In doing so, he became the first player in MLB history to homer on six separate birthdays.

Trout broke a tie with Todd Helton, Derrek Lee, Mark Reynolds, Al Simmons and Alex Rodriguez, who each went deep on five different birthdays.

Mike Trout hits his 6th career birthday homer! 🎂 pic.twitter.com/VZcvdf5jcK

— MLB (@MLB) August 7, 2026

Trout had previously gone yard on his 21st, 22nd, 24th, 26th and 29th birthdays. His most recent birthday deep ball came on Aug. 7, 2020, against the Texas Rangers. He did not play on his birthday in 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024 due to injuries.

This was the first time the Marlins have been on the receiving end of a Trout birthday home run. He has done it twice against both the Rangers and the Baltimore Orioles.

Friday’s shot was his 19th of the season and produced his 41st RBI. It was the 423rd career home run for the three-time American League MVP, who has spent his entire 16-year MLB career with the Angels.

It set the early tone for an Angels team trying to rebound in Miami after losing 10 of its last 15 games. The Angels entered the series with the league’s worst record at 44-71. The Marlins, meanwhile, entered the series 58-58 but on a three-game losing streak.