The San Diego Padres will face the Houston Astros on Monday, with Yu Darvish and Spencer Arrighetti as the starting pitchers. On the same day, the Los Angeles Angels will host the Chicago White Sox, with Reid Detmers and Jonathan Cannon taking the mound. The Angels aim to end a four-game losing streak against the Astros, who recently defeated them 5-3 with key contributions from Justin Verlander and Yordan Alvarez. Yusei Kikuchi has been a standout acquisition for the Astros, remaining unbeaten in his outings and significantly boosting their playoff aspirations. The Astros also secured a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics, highlighted by Jason Heyward's two-run homer and Jon Singleton's tiebreaking RBI. Meanwhile, the Athletics' Kyle McCann hit a two-run homer in a recent 5-4 win over the Astros.