ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Jeremy Peña brings a scorching July to Anaheim for a three-game series when the Houston Astros face the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night at Angel Stadium. The Astros (52-55) enter with a half-game lead over the Angels (42-64) in the American League West standings. Houston is coming off a 12-3 loss at the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, a game in which Peña went 2 for 4 with two home runs and two RBIs. He is 15 for 29 with four homers and eight RBIs over his last eight games. Left-hander Framber Valdez is scheduled to start for Houston. He is 8-6 with a 3.78 ERA and has won his last three decisions. The Angels snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 win at San Francisco on Sunday. Right-hander José Soriano, who will start Monday, earned the victory in that game, allowing three hits and no earned runs over five innings with five strikeouts. Soriano is 4-6 with a 4.01 ERA this season. He has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last four starts. Jorge Soler provided the offense Sunday for Los Angeles with a home run and two RBIs. The Angels rank last in the AL in runs scored and batting average. Houston won the season series 2-1 in a three-game set June 8-10 at Angel Stadium. In the most recent meeting, the Angels won 3-2 on June 10. A simulation from Interstat projects a 6-3 Astros victory. Houston is a minus-1.5 run favorite on the spread, with the over/under set at 8.5 total runs. The game is the first of a three-game series. Houston then returns home for six games against Texas and Toronto. Los Angeles hosts Milwaukee for three games starting Friday.