Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels
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Alvarez homers in first inning and hits RBI single in ninth to lead Astros to 3-2 win over Angels
Christian Walker added a solo homer while Houston relievers Enyel De Los Santos, Bryan Abreu, Steven Okert and Josh Hader combined for four hitless innings. Okert (4-1) threw a scoreless eighth to earn the win and Hader threw a four-pitch ninth for his 14th save.
The Astros won for the seventh time in eight games to remain two games behind Texas in the American League West. The last-place Angels have lost 17 of 22 games.
Nick Allen started the winning rally with a pinch-hit double off Angels left-hander Mitch Farris (0-2). Christian Vázquez flared a one-out single to shallow right, advancing Allen to third. After Jeremy Peña struck out, Alvarez lined a single to right-center.
Angels left-hander Red Detmers allowed two runs and four hits in five innings, striking out nine and walking none. Astros right-hander Peter Lambert gave up two runs and seven hits in five innings, striking out six and walking one.
Alvarez drove a first-pitch fastball from Detmers 427 feet to right for his major league-leading 35th homer in the first.
The Angels tied it in the third on Vaughn Grissom's RBI single to left.
Walker’s 21st homer, a 411-foot shot to left, gave Houston a 2-1 lead in the fourth. But the Angels tied it 2-all in the fifth when Mike Trout singled and scored from first on Jorge Soler’s double down the left-field line.
Grissom singled to put runners on first and third, but Lambert struck out Wade Meckler to end the inning.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Neto grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | O'Hoppe flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Peraza grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Allen at third base. |
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9th Inning | Hader relieved Paredes |
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9th Inning | Alvarez in left field. |
Statistics
 HOU |
 LAA |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 5 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 17 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 34 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 20 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 164 | Pitches | 144 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 8 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 5.0 | Runs Created | 2.3 |
| .250 | Batting Average | .206 |
| .500 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .444 | Slugging Percentage | .235 |
| .278 | Secondary Average | .088 |
| .308 | On Base Percentage | .270 |
| .752 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .506 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 5.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.3 |
| 29.0 | Batter Rating | 18.0 |
| 18.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.21 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.89 |
| .194 | Isolated Power | .029 |
| 0.18 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.09 |
| .077 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .027 |
| .028 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.118 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 79.8 | MLB Rating | 69.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Anaheim, California
Attendance: 32,051 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston |
- | 80 | L1 | 0.49367088 | 78 |
 Texas |
- | 80 | L3 | 0.49367088 | 78 |
 Seattle |
4 | 84 | W1 | 0.46835443 | 74 |
 Athletics |
15 | 95 | W2 | 0.39873418 | 63 |
| Los Angeles |
18 | 98 | L3 | 0.37974682 | 60 |