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Verlander gets 1st win since May as Astros beat Angels 5-3

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Justin Verlander picked up his first win since returning from a neck injury and Yordan Alvarez hit a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning as the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Saturday night.

Kyle Tucker added a pinch-hit homer, Jose Altuve had two hits and two runs scored, and the Astros won their third straight to remain 4 1/2 games ahead of second-place Seattle in the AL West.

Tucker's home run was his first in seven games since returning from a shin fracture. He has yet to play the outfield in consecutive games since coming back Sept. 6.

“To have a guy like that on the bench, you'd rather have him on the field, but when you have him on the bench, you can't wait to throw him out there,” Astros manager Joe Espada said.

Verlander (4-6) gave up two runs and four hits over five innings after he was 0-4 with a 9.69 ERA in four starts since returning Aug. 21 following a 2 1/2-month absence due to neck stiffness. He had two walks and two strikeouts while earning his first win since May 24 against Oakland.

Ryan Pressly pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings for his fourth save.

Despite the win, the 41-year-old Verlander is still looking for more from his outings as October approaches.

“It's start to start at this point, trying to play catchup,” the three-time Cy Young Award winner said. “Unfortunately, before I got hurt, I got on a little bit of a good run there, kind of found my mechanics and then the neck injury, and I kind of lost it. Obviously, I lost a lot of time. I'm trying as quickly as I can to get back to that version where I'm tougher to hit than I am right now.”

Los Angeles starter Tyler Anderson (10-13) gave up four runs and seven hits over five innings. Eric Wagaman delivered the first hit and RBI of his career in his fifth game for the Angels on a double in the fourth.

“That's awesome; now he can relax a little bit,” manager Ron Washington said.

Wagaman began his major league career 0 for 9 with two strikeouts.

Altuve got the Astros going by leading off the game with a bunt single and stealing second base. He went to third on a groundout and scored on Anderson's wild pitch.

Verlander walked his first two batters before Nolan Schanuel gave the Angels their first run on an RBI single.

Houston's defense picked up Verlander from there, starting with a diving catch in center field from Jake Meyers. That began a run in which Verlander retired nine of the next 10 Angels batters.

Astros right fielder Ben Gamel slammed into the short wall in right field in the fourth to take away a potential RBI from Mickey Moniak, although Wagaman followed with his RBI double for a 2-1 Angels lead.

“There's been some starts now when the ball hasn't gone my way, so it was nice to have some of those (defensive plays)," Verlander said. “It felt great.”

Verlander is lined up for at least two more starts before the regular season ends and the Astros put together potential roles for the postseason.

“We'll evaluate this one over the next few days and just continually try to add brick by brick in the right direction,” Verlander said. “Continue to try to improve.”

The Astros moved in front in the fifth when Alvarez followed a leadoff single from Altuve with a home run to right field, his 34th. With two outs, Jeremy Peña singled, stole second and scored on Victor Caratini's single.

The Angels nearly tied it in the eighth but Schanuel was thrown out at home plate by Meyers while trying to score from second base on Logan O’Hoppe’s RBI single that cut Los Angeles' deficit to 4-3.

Tucker connected for his 20th homer in the ninth, his first since June 1 before a long injury layoff.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Astros: Meyers appeared to injure his left leg while tracking down a flyball on the warning track from Wagaman in the ninth, but remained in the game after a visit from the athletic training staff. ... OF Chas McCormick is optimistic he can return from a broken right hand before the regular season ends Sept. 29.

Angels: RHP Carson Fulmer (elbow inflammation) is optimistic he can return to a bullpen role by Tuesday after spending the past two weeks on the injured list. ... Angels infielders Michael Stefanic (calf) and Brandon Drury (hamstring) were out of the lineup.

UP NEXT

Astros: RHP Ronel Blanco (10-6, 2.99 ERA) has not given up more than two earned runs in any of his last three road starts.

Angels: RHP Caden Dana (1-1, 9.00) lasted just one inning in his second career start last Sunday against the Rangers.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU80-68	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	5	10	0
Angels LAA60-88	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	0

Angel Stadium of AnaheimAnaheim, CA

W: J. Verlander (4-6)L: T. Anderson (10-13)S: R. Pressly (4)
HR: HOU - K. Tucker (23), Y. Alvarez (35)

HOUAstros

LAAAngels

.J. VerlanderJustin Verlander
P
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 89 P
.R. PresslyRyan Pressly
P
1.2 IP, 12 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	.303	.357	.448	.805	5.5
Y. Alvarez DH	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	.310	.393	.572	.964	7.5
Y. Diaz 1B	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	.303	.330	.453	.783	1.0
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.256	.313	.443	.757	0.0
J. Pena SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.270	.308	.402	.710	6.0
V. Caratini C	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	.277	.344	.411	.755	2.5
J. Meyers CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	.222	.286	.364	.651	0.5
B. Gamel RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.247	.384	.333	.717	-0.5
a- J. Heyward PH-LF	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.204	.284	.388	.672	0.5
M. Dubon LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.268	.296	.365	.660	0.0
b- K. Tucker PH-RF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.269	.395	.577	.972	6.0

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	5
Y. Alvarez DH	4
Y. Diaz 1B	5
A. Bregman 3B	4
J. Pena SS	4
V. Caratini C	3
J. Meyers CF	3
B. Gamel RF	2
a- J. Heyward PH-LF	2
M. Dubon LF	3
b- K. Tucker PH-RF	1

a-singled for Gamel in the 6th
b-homered for Dubon in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
T. Ward LF	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	.245	.320	.432	.752	4.0
Z. Neto SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.253	.324	.445	.769	1.0
N. Schanuel 1B	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.249	.344	.365	.709	5.0
N. Kavadas DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.197	.290	.361	.651	0.5
B. Teodosio PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	0.0
L. O'Hoppe C	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.240	.296	.405	.701	3.5
M. Moniak CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	.224	.264	.389	.654	-0.5
E. Wagaman 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	2.5
J. Adams RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.250	.294	.438	.732	0.5
J. Lopez 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.069	.100	.069	.169	1.0
a- M. Thaiss PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.212	.327	.318	.645	0.0

HITTERS	AB
T. Ward LF	2
Z. Neto SS	3
N. Schanuel 1B	3
N. Kavadas DH	3
B. Teodosio PR-DH	0
L. O'Hoppe C	4
M. Moniak CF	4
E. Wagaman 3B	4
J. Adams RF	4
J. Lopez 2B	3
a- M. Thaiss PH	1

a-grounded out for Lopez in the 9th

2B - J. Pena (25)
HR - Y. Alvarez (34), K. Tucker (20)
RBI - Y. Alvarez 2 (84), V. Caratini (23), K. Tucker (43)
2-Out RBI - V. Caratini
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Bregman, J. Meyers 2 (2), M. Dubon

2B - E. Wagaman
RBI - N. Schanuel (51), L. O'Hoppe (55), E. Wagaman
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Moniak 3 (3), J. Lopez

SB - J. Altuve (21), J. Pena (17)

SB - N. Schanuel (8)

Outfield Assist - J. Meyers
DP - (Altuve-Pena-Diaz)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Verlander (W, 4-6)	5.0	4	2	2	2	2	5.20	1.37	15.0
H. Neris (H, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.76	1.39	3.5
K. Ort (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	1.27	0.56	4.0
T. Scott (H, 10)	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	2.13	1.14	-3.0
R. Pressly (S, 4)	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	3.54	1.35	10.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Verlander (W, 4-6)	5.0
H. Neris (H, 5)	1.0
K. Ort (H, 2)	1.0
T. Scott (H, 10)	0.1
R. Pressly (S, 4)	1.2

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Anderson (L, 10-13)	5.0	7	4	4	3	4	1	3.60	1.25	-2.0
H. Strickland	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.33	1.05	2.0
R. Zeferjahn	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.59	0.62	4.0
G. Zuniga	2.0	2	1	1	1	4	1	5.40	1.60	4.0

PITCHERS	IP
T. Anderson (L, 10-13)	5.0
H. Strickland	1.0
R. Zeferjahn	1.0
G. Zuniga	2.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Verlander 89-58, H. Neris 5-5, K. Ort 16-12, T. Scott 17-6, R. Pressly 12-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Verlander 6-7, H. Neris 1-1, K. Ort 0-1, T. Scott 0-1, R. Pressly 2-1
Batters Faced - J. Verlander 21, H. Neris 3, K. Ort 3, T. Scott 4, R. Pressly 5

Pitches-Strikes - T. Anderson 97-63, H. Strickland 9-8, R. Zeferjahn 12-9, G. Zuniga 33-19
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Anderson 9-3, H. Strickland 1-1, G. Zuniga 2-1
Batters Faced - T. Anderson 25, H. Strickland 3, R. Zeferjahn 3, G. Zuniga 9

.J. VerlanderJustin Verlander
P
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 89 P
.R. PresslyRyan Pressly
P
1.2 IP, 12 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU80-68	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	5	10	0
Angels LAA60-88	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	0

Angel Stadium of AnaheimAnaheim, CA

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	.303	.357	.448	.805	5.5
Y. Alvarez DH	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	.310	.393	.572	.964	7.5
Y. Diaz 1B	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	.303	.330	.453	.783	1.0
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.256	.313	.443	.757	0.0
J. Pena SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.270	.308	.402	.710	6.0
V. Caratini C	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	.277	.344	.411	.755	2.5
J. Meyers CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	.222	.286	.364	.651	0.5
B. Gamel RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.247	.384	.333	.717	-0.5
a- J. Heyward PH-LF	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.204	.284	.388	.672	0.5
M. Dubon LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.268	.296	.365	.660	0.0
b- K. Tucker PH-RF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.269	.395	.577	.972	6.0
Total	36	5	10	4	2	4	10	14	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	5
Y. Alvarez DH	4
Y. Diaz 1B	5
A. Bregman 3B	4
J. Pena SS	4
V. Caratini C	3
J. Meyers CF	3
B. Gamel RF	2
a- J. Heyward PH-LF	2
M. Dubon LF	3
b- K. Tucker PH-RF	1
Total	36

a-singled for Gamel in the 6th
b-homered for Dubon in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
T. Ward LF	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	.245	.320	.432	.752	4.0
Z. Neto SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.253	.324	.445	.769	1.0
N. Schanuel 1B	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.249	.344	.365	.709	5.0
N. Kavadas DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.197	.290	.361	.651	0.5
B. Teodosio PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	0.0
L. O'Hoppe C	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.240	.296	.405	.701	3.5
M. Moniak CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	.224	.264	.389	.654	-0.5
E. Wagaman 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	2.5
J. Adams RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.250	.294	.438	.732	0.5
J. Lopez 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.069	.100	.069	.169	1.0
a- M. Thaiss PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.212	.327	.318	.645	0.0
Total	31	3	6	3	4	5	14	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
T. Ward LF	2
Z. Neto SS	3
N. Schanuel 1B	3
N. Kavadas DH	3
B. Teodosio PR-DH	0
L. O'Hoppe C	4
M. Moniak CF	4
E. Wagaman 3B	4
J. Adams RF	4
J. Lopez 2B	3
a- M. Thaiss PH	1
Total	31

a-grounded out for Lopez in the 9th

2B - J. Pena (25)
HR - Y. Alvarez (34), K. Tucker (20)
RBI - Y. Alvarez 2 (84), V. Caratini (23), K. Tucker (43)
2-Out RBI - V. Caratini
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Bregman, J. Meyers 2 (2), M. Dubon

2B - E. Wagaman
RBI - N. Schanuel (51), L. O'Hoppe (55), E. Wagaman
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Moniak 3 (3), J. Lopez

SB - J. Altuve (21), J. Pena (17)

SB - N. Schanuel (8)

Outfield Assist - J. Meyers
DP - (Altuve-Pena-Diaz)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Verlander (W, 4-6)	5.0	4	2	2	2	2	5.20	1.37	15.0
H. Neris (H, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.76	1.39	3.5
K. Ort (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	1.27	0.56	4.0
T. Scott (H, 10)	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	2.13	1.14	-3.0
R. Pressly (S, 4)	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	3.54	1.35	10.0
Total	9.0	6	3	3	4	5	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Verlander (W, 4-6)	5.0
H. Neris (H, 5)	1.0
K. Ort (H, 2)	1.0
T. Scott (H, 10)	0.1
R. Pressly (S, 4)	1.2
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Anderson (L, 10-13)	5.0	7	4	4	3	4	1	3.60	1.25	-2.0
H. Strickland	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.33	1.05	2.0
R. Zeferjahn	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.59	0.62	4.0
G. Zuniga	2.0	2	1	1	1	4	1	5.40	1.60	4.0
Total	9.0	10	5	5	4	10	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
T. Anderson (L, 10-13)	5.0
H. Strickland	1.0
R. Zeferjahn	1.0
G. Zuniga	2.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Verlander 89-58, H. Neris 5-5, K. Ort 16-12, T. Scott 17-6, R. Pressly 12-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Verlander 6-7, H. Neris 1-1, K. Ort 0-1, T. Scott 0-1, R. Pressly 2-1
Batters Faced - J. Verlander 21, H. Neris 3, K. Ort 3, T. Scott 4, R. Pressly 5

Pitches-Strikes - T. Anderson 97-63, H. Strickland 9-8, R. Zeferjahn 12-9, G. Zuniga 33-19
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Anderson 9-3, H. Strickland 1-1, G. Zuniga 2-1
Batters Faced - T. Anderson 25, H. Strickland 3, R. Zeferjahn 3, G. Zuniga 9

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
J. Altuve scored on wild pitch 1 0
Schanuel singled to shallow left, T. Ward scored, Neto to second 1 1
4TH INNING
Wagaman doubled to deep left, L. O'Hoppe scored 1 2
5TH INNING
Y. Alvarez homered to right, J. Altuve scored 3 2
Caratini singled to shallow left, J. Pena scored 4 2
8TH INNING
O'Hoppe singled to center, and T. Ward scored, Schanuel out at home, Teodosio to third 4 3
9TH INNING
K. Tucker homered to center 5 3

1ST INNING
	J. Altuve scored on wild pitch	1	0
	Schanuel singled to shallow left, T. Ward scored, Neto to second	1	1

4TH INNING
	Wagaman doubled to deep left, L. O'Hoppe scored	1	2

5TH INNING
	Y. Alvarez homered to right, J. Altuve scored	3	2
	Caratini singled to shallow left, J. Pena scored	4	2

8TH INNING
	O'Hoppe singled to center, and T. Ward scored, Schanuel out at home, Teodosio to third	4	3

9TH INNING
	K. Tucker homered to center	5	3

1ST INNING
Astros
T. Anderson Pitching:
J. Altuve: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Altuve reached on bunt single to shortstop
Y. Alvarez: Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Alvarez struck out swinging
Y. Diaz: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Altuve stole second, Diaz grounded out to shortstop, Altuve to third
A. Bregman: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, J. Altuve scored on wild pitch, Ball, Bregman walked
J. Pena: Ball, Pena doubled to deep right, Bregman to third
V. Caratini: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Caratini walked
J. Meyers: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Meyers struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Angels
J. Verlander Pitching:
T. Ward: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ward walked
Z. Neto: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Neto walked, Ward to second
N. Schanuel: Ball, Foul, Schanuel singled to shallow left, T. Ward scored, Neto to second
N. Kavadas: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Kavadas flied out to center
L. O'Hoppe: Foul, Ball, Ball, O'Hoppe flied out to left, Neto to third
M. Moniak: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Schanuel stole second, Strike swinging, Moniak struck out swinging
End of the 1st (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Astros
T. Anderson Pitching:
B. Gamel: Strike looking, Gamel grounded out to second
M. Dubon: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Dubon grounded out to third
J. Altuve: Strike swinging, Ball, Altuve fouled out to third
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Angels
J. Verlander Pitching:
E. Wagaman: Wagaman flied out to deep left
J. Adams: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Adams grounded out to third
J. Lopez: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Lopez singled to left
T. Ward: Strike looking, Ward flied out to deep center
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Astros
T. Anderson Pitching:
Y. Alvarez: Strike looking, Alvarez lined out to center
Y. Diaz: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Diaz singled to center
A. Bregman: Strike swinging, Ball, Bregman flied out to deep left
J. Pena: Foul, Pena grounded out to second
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Angels
J. Verlander Pitching:
Z. Neto: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Neto grounded out to third
N. Schanuel: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Schanuel grounded out to catcher
N. Kavadas: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Kavadas struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Astros
T. Anderson Pitching:
V. Caratini: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Caratini flied out to shallow second
J. Meyers: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Meyers walked
B. Gamel: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Gamel struck out swinging
M. Dubon: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Meyers to second on wild pitch, Dubon grounded out to third
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Angels
J. Verlander Pitching:
L. O'Hoppe: Foul, Foul, O'Hoppe singled to left
M. Moniak: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Moniak flied out to deep right, O'Hoppe to second
E. Wagaman: Ball, Ball, Foul, Wagaman doubled to deep left, L. O'Hoppe scored
J. Adams: Ball, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Adams grounded out to third
J. Lopez: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Lopez lined out to center
End of the 4th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Astros
T. Anderson Pitching:
J. Altuve: Strike swinging, Foul, Altuve singled to left center
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Y. Alvarez homered to right, J. Altuve scored
Y. Diaz: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Diaz struck out swinging
A. Bregman: Ball, Strike looking, Bregman flied out to center
J. Pena: Strike swinging, Strike (foul tip), Pena singled to left
V. Caratini: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Pena stole second, Ball, Strike looking, Caratini singled to shallow left, J. Pena scored
J. Meyers: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Meyers grounded out to third
Middle of the 5th (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
Angels
J. Verlander Pitching:
T. Ward: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ward flied out to deep center
Z. Neto: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Neto grounded out to shortstop
N. Schanuel: Ball, Schanuel flied out to deep left
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Astros
Hunter Strickland relieved Tyler Anderson
Jason Heyward hit for Ben Gamel
J. Heyward: Heyward singled to shallow right
M. Dubon: Strike swinging, Dubon lined out to left
J. Altuve: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Altuve flied out to right
Y. Alvarez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Heyward picked off at first, pitcher to first
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Angels
Jason Heyward in right field
Hector Neris relieved Justin Verlander
N. Kavadas: Kavadas flied out to center
L. O'Hoppe: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, O'Hoppe struck out swinging
M. Moniak: Moniak grounded out to second
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Astros
Ryan Zeferjahn relieved Hunter Strickland
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Strike looking, Alvarez lined out to right
Y. Diaz: Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Diaz struck out swinging
A. Bregman: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Bregman struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Angels
Kaleb Ort relieved Hector Neris
E. Wagaman: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Wagaman struck out looking
J. Adams: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Adams struck out swinging
J. Lopez: Foul, Strike swinging, Lopez flied out to deep right
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Astros
Guillermo Zuniga relieved Ryan Zeferjahn
J. Pena: Strike looking, Ball, Pena grounded out to pitcher
V. Caratini: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Caratini struck out swinging
J. Meyers: Foul, Ball, Meyers grounded out to third
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Angels
Tayler Scott relieved Kaleb Ort
T. Ward: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ward walked
Z. Neto: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, Neto flied out to shallow left
N. Schanuel: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Schanuel walked, Ward to second
N. Kavadas: Strike looking, Ball, Kavadas hit by pitch, Ward to third, Schanuel to second
Bryce Teodosio ran for Niko Kavadas
Ryan Pressly relieved Tayler Scott
L. O'Hoppe: O'Hoppe singled to center, and T. Ward scored, Schanuel out at home, Teodosio to third
M. Moniak: Ball, Ball, Moniak grounded out to second
End of the 8th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Astros
Bryce Teodosio at designated hitter
J. Heyward: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Heyward struck out swinging
Kyle Tucker hit for Mauricio Dubon
K. Tucker: K. Tucker homered to center
J. Altuve: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Altuve struck out swinging
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Ball, Intentional ball, Alvarez intentionally walked
Y. Diaz: Foul, Ball, Diaz singled to center, Alvarez to third
A. Bregman: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Bregman struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Angels
Jason Heyward in left field
Kyle Tucker in right field
E. Wagaman: Strike looking, Wagaman flied out to deep center
J. Adams: Strike swinging, Foul, Adams singled to center
Matt Thaiss hit for Jack Lopez
M. Thaiss: Strike looking, Strike looking, Thaiss grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Adams out at second
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)