Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros
· Major League Baseball
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Neto homers in 5-hit, 7-RBI night to help the Angels rout the Astros 18-3
The Angels had a season-high 18 hits and scored their most runs since a 25-1 victory over Colorado on June 24, 2023.
Angels starter Grayson Rodriguez (4-5) gave up just two unearned runs across seven innings while striking out six.
Peter Lambert (8-7) entered as Houston’s most consistent starter but had his worst outing of the season, giving up eight hits and nine runs in 3 2/3 innings.
Houston slipped to 64-64 and saw its two-game lead in the AL West drop to one as Texas beat Washington.
In a scary moment in the fifth, Angels left fielder Wade Meckler was hit in the head by a 90-mph sinker from reliever Bryan King. The pitch appeared to hit Meckler on the helmet over his right ear. He was on the ground near home plate for a few minutes and was attended by medical staff before walking to the dugout and exiting the game.
Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel left in the sixth with right side soreness.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Vázquez struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Allen to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Allen singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Smith hit sacrifice fly to center, Varsho scored. |
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9th Inning | Trammell grounded out to second, Varsho to third. |
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9th Inning | Varsho doubled to right. |
Statistics
 LAA |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 18 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 18 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 2 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 18 | Hits | 8 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 18 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 44 | At Bats | 33 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 24 | Runners Left On Base | 20 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 5 | Doubles | 3 |
| 21 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 184 | Pitches | 134 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 29 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 51 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 7 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 12.2 | Runs Created | 2.5 |
| .409 | Batting Average | .242 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .659 | Slugging Percentage | .333 |
| .341 | Secondary Average | .152 |
| .469 | On Base Percentage | .278 |
| 1.128 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .611 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 11.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.4 |
| 107.0 | Batter Rating | 22.0 |
| 22.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.50 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.61 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.72 |
| .250 | Isolated Power | .091 |
| 0.57 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.22 |
| .078 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .056 |
| -.068 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.091 |
| 36.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.5 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 135.5 | MLB Rating | 74.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 20,934 | 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 |