Nick Tropeano

Nick Tropeano (shoulder) will return to Angels' hill on Saturday

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Tropeano (shoulder) will start against the Houston Astros on Saturday.

What It Means:

Tropeano last pitched for the Angels on June 10 before being placed on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. The 27-year-old right-hander owns a 3-4 record through 10 starts on the year. Tyler Skaggs will start in Friday's opener for Los Angeles and Andrew Heaney will close things out on Sunday.

Tropeano twirled a 4.83 ERA and 1.35 WHIP with 44 strikeouts and 20 walks across 54 innings in the first half while averaging 24.1 FanDuel points per start.