Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros
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Rookie George Klassen dazzles with 7 scoreless innings as Angels beat AL West-leading Astros 3-1
Klassen (2-1), who was making his fifth career start, also set a career mark by striking out seven. He allowed only a first inning single to Jose Altuve.
Cam Smith hit a solo homer off José Fermin with no outs in the eighth to cut the lead to 3-1. But Ben Joyce pitched a scoreless ninth to get his third save and send the AL West leaders to their third straight loss.
Houston starter Cristian Javier (1-4) allowed five hits and two runs in four innings.
The Angels scored all three of their runs with two outs for their second win in three games.
Los Angeles had runners on first and second with two outs in the third when an RBI single by Nolan Schanuel made it 1-0.
Lowe extended the lead to 2-0 with his shot to the seats in left field with two outs in the fourth.
The Angels got things going again with two outs in the fifth when Schanuel singled to right field. Zach Neto followed with an RBI double that left Los Angeles up 3-0.
Isaac Paredes walked with two outs in the first before Altuve’s single, but Klassen struck out Daulton Varsho to end the inning. The Astros didn’t have another baserunner until Paredes walked to start the fourth. Klassen walked Altuve with no outs in the seventh, but retired the next three batters, with two strikeouts, to end his night.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Walker struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Varsho flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Altuve struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Joyce relieved Watson |
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9th Inning | Peraza at second base. |
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9th Inning | Siri in left field. |
Statistics
 LAA |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 3 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 1 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 30 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 6 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 153 | Pitches | 119 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 6 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 2.9 | Runs Created | 0.6 |
| .235 | Batting Average | .100 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .353 | Slugging Percentage | .200 |
| .176 | Secondary Average | .200 |
| .257 | On Base Percentage | .182 |
| .610 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .382 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 2.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.6 |
| 26.0 | Batter Rating | 10.0 |
| 34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 30.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.37 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.61 |
| .118 | Isolated Power | .100 |
| 0.13 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.30 |
| .029 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .091 |
| -.059 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .100 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 77.0 | MLB Rating | 61.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 22,767 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston |
- | 79 | W1 | 0.4968153 | 78 |
 Texas |
- | 79 | L2 | 0.4968153 | 78 |
 Seattle |
5 | 84 | L1 | 0.46496814 | 73 |
 Athletics |
16 | 95 | W1 | 0.39490446 | 62 |
| Los Angeles |
18 | 97 | L2 | 0.3821656 | 60 |