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Jon Singleton's two-run double in eighth lifts Astros to 3-1 win over Angels

HOUSTON (AP) Jon Singleton’s tiebreaking two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.

The game was tied 1-1 when Ryan Miller (0-1) walked Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker to start the eighth. A fielder's-choice grounder by Yainer Diaz sent Alvarez to third.

Jeremy Peña grounded out on a ball that rolled just in front of the batter’s box before the Angels intentionally walked Victor Caratini to load the bases.

Singleton then smacked his two-strike double, a line drive to center field to score Alvarez and Diaz.

“It means a lot,” Singleton said. “Any time you get a chance like that to come through for the ballclub, it feels good.”

Houston’s magic number to clinch the AL West dropped to five.

Yusei Kikuchi allowed five hits and a run while striking out nine in six innings as the Astros improved to 9-0 in his nine starts since a trade from Toronto on July 29.

“He throws strikes, he’s a competitor,” manager Joe Espada said. “The guys love playing behind him. We expect to win every single time he’s on the mound. When he goes on the mound just his attitude, the energy, you feel it.”

He is 5-0 with a 3.00 ERA and .189 opponent batting average with 68 strikeouts since coming to Houston.

“As soon as I got traded, my mindset was I’m going to win every game for this ballclub every time I’m out there on the mound,” Kikuchi said through an interpreter. “So it seems like it’s working out right now.”

Taylor Ward hit a leadoff homer for the Angels, who went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position to snap a two-game winning streak.

Zach Neto doubled with one out in the eighth and he advanced to third on a groundout by Nolan Schanuel. But Bryan Abreu (3-3) retired Brandon Drury on a grounder.

Josh Hader pitched a scoreless ninth for his 32nd save.

Ward hit his fifth leadoff homer in the last 19 games. It was his 25th homer of the season, making him the ninth left fielder in franchise history with at least 25 and the first since 2018.

Kikuchi walked Schanuel with one out before a single by Drury. But Kikuchi struck out the next two batters.

The Astros had just one hit when Diaz reached on Eric Wagaman’s third error of the game to start the fourth. A single by Peña sent him to third and the Astros tied it when he scored on a single by Caratini.

José Suarez permitted three hits and a run with five strikeouts in five innings in his second start this season after spending most of the year in the bullpen.

“He battled,” manager Ron Washington said. “He and Kukuchi went head-to-head and he hung in there and gave us what we needed.”

TRAINER'S ROOM

Angels: OF Mickey Moniak missed a fourth straight game with a bruised left hand after he was hit by a pitch Sunday.

UP NEXT

Houston RHP Justin Verlander (4-6, 5.20 ERA) opposes LHP Tyler Anderson (10-13, 3.60) when the series continues Friday night.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Angels LAA62-91	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3
Astros HOU83-70	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	X	3	6	0

Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX

W: B. Abreu (3-3)L: R. Miller (0-1)S: J. Hader (32)
HR: LAA - T. Ward (25)

LAAAngels

HOUAstros

.Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi
P
6.0 IP, ER, BB, 9 SO, 101 P
.J. SuarezJose Suarez
P
5.0 IP, 2 BB, 5 SO, 96 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
T. Ward LF	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.248	.323	.439	.762	6.0
Z. Neto SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.248	.318	.435	.753	1.0
N. Schanuel 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.252	.346	.365	.711	4.0
B. Drury DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.243	.227	.471	3.0
L. O'Hoppe C	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	.233	.291	.393	.685	-2.0
E. Wagaman 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.235	.235	.500	.735	-1.0
J. Adams CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.229	.289	.314	.604	2.5
G. Campero RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.294	.294	.294	.588	-0.5
J. Lopez 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	0.5

HITTERS	AB
T. Ward LF	4
Z. Neto SS	4
N. Schanuel 1B	3
B. Drury DH	4
L. O'Hoppe C	4
E. Wagaman 3B	4
J. Adams CF	4
G. Campero RF	3
J. Lopez 2B	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.254	.311	.436	.747	0.0
Y. Alvarez LF	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.303	.388	.558	.947	2.0
G. Kessinger 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
K. Tucker RF	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.267	.396	.559	.955	2.0
Y. Diaz DH	4	2	1	0	0	0	3	.295	.321	.440	.761	3.0
J. Pena SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.268	.307	.398	.705	1.0
V. Caratini C	3	0	1	1	1	1	1	.272	.342	.404	.745	2.5
J. Singleton 1B	4	0	2	2	0	2	3	.238	.319	.392	.711	4.0
J. Meyers CF	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.220	.286	.360	.646	0.5
a- J. Heyward PH-LF	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.200	.284	.385	.668	0.5
M. Dubon 2B-CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	8	.265	.291	.357	.649	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
A. Bregman 3B	4
Y. Alvarez LF	3
G. Kessinger 2B	0
K. Tucker RF	2
Y. Diaz DH	4
J. Pena SS	4
V. Caratini C	3
J. Singleton 1B	4
J. Meyers CF	1
a- J. Heyward PH-LF	1
M. Dubon 2B-CF	4

a-fouled out for Meyers in the 7th

2B - Z. Neto (32)
HR - T. Ward (25)
RBI - T. Ward (71)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Drury, E. Wagaman 2 (2), G. Campero

2B - J. Singleton (12)
RBI - V. Caratini (24), J. Singleton 2 (41)
2-Out RBI - J. Singleton 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Dubon 4 (4)

SB - N. Schanuel (10), B. Drury, J. Adams (2)

CS - A. Bregman

DP - (Neto-Lopez-Schanuel)
E - E. Wagaman 3 (4)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Suarez	5.0	3	1	0	2	5	6.08	1.63	12.5
G. Zuniga	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	4.73	1.43	2.0
H. Strickland	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.18	1.05	2.5
R. Miller (L, 0-1)	1.0	1	2	2	4	0	3.86	1.50	-9.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Suarez	5.0
G. Zuniga	1.0
H. Strickland	1.0
R. Miller (L, 0-1)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Y. Kikuchi	6.0	5	1	1	1	9	1	4.20	1.24	18.5
H. Neris	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.76	1.39	3.5
B. Abreu (W, 3-3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.13	1.21	9.0
J. Hader (S, 32)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.21	0.89	10.5

PITCHERS	IP
Y. Kikuchi	6.0
H. Neris	1.0
B. Abreu (W, 3-3)	1.0
J. Hader (S, 32)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Suarez 96-60, G. Zuniga 4-3, H. Strickland 17-11, R. Miller 26-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Suarez 3-5, G. Zuniga 1-1, H. Strickland 1-2, R. Miller 3-0
Batters Faced - J. Suarez 21, G. Zuniga 3, H. Strickland 4, R. Miller 8

Pitches-Strikes - Y. Kikuchi 101-61, H. Neris 9-8, B. Abreu 13-10, J. Hader 7-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Y. Kikuchi 5-5, H. Neris 2-0, B. Abreu 2-1, J. Hader 0-2
Batters Faced - Y. Kikuchi 24, H. Neris 3, B. Abreu 4, J. Hader 3

.Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi
P
6.0 IP, ER, BB, 9 SO, 101 P
.J. SuarezJose Suarez
P
5.0 IP, 2 BB, 5 SO, 96 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Angels LAA62-91	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3
Astros HOU83-70	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	X	3	6	0

Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
T. Ward LF	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.248	.323	.439	.762	6.0
Z. Neto SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.248	.318	.435	.753	1.0
N. Schanuel 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.252	.346	.365	.711	4.0
B. Drury DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.243	.227	.471	3.0
L. O'Hoppe C	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	.233	.291	.393	.685	-2.0
E. Wagaman 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.235	.235	.500	.735	-1.0
J. Adams CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.229	.289	.314	.604	2.5
G. Campero RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.294	.294	.294	.588	-0.5
J. Lopez 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	0.5
Total	33	1	6	1	1	1	11	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
T. Ward LF	4
Z. Neto SS	4
N. Schanuel 1B	3
B. Drury DH	4
L. O'Hoppe C	4
E. Wagaman 3B	4
J. Adams CF	4
G. Campero RF	3
J. Lopez 2B	3
Total	33

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.254	.311	.436	.747	0.0
Y. Alvarez LF	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.303	.388	.558	.947	2.0
G. Kessinger 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
K. Tucker RF	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.267	.396	.559	.955	2.0
Y. Diaz DH	4	2	1	0	0	0	3	.295	.321	.440	.761	3.0
J. Pena SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.268	.307	.398	.705	1.0
V. Caratini C	3	0	1	1	1	1	1	.272	.342	.404	.745	2.5
J. Singleton 1B	4	0	2	2	0	2	3	.238	.319	.392	.711	4.0
J. Meyers CF	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.220	.286	.360	.646	0.5
a- J. Heyward PH-LF	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.200	.284	.385	.668	0.5
M. Dubon 2B-CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	8	.265	.291	.357	.649	-0.5
Total	30	3	6	3	6	6	24	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
A. Bregman 3B	4
Y. Alvarez LF	3
G. Kessinger 2B	0
K. Tucker RF	2
Y. Diaz DH	4
J. Pena SS	4
V. Caratini C	3
J. Singleton 1B	4
J. Meyers CF	1
a- J. Heyward PH-LF	1
M. Dubon 2B-CF	4
Total	30

a-fouled out for Meyers in the 7th

2B - Z. Neto (32)
HR - T. Ward (25)
RBI - T. Ward (71)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Drury, E. Wagaman 2 (2), G. Campero

2B - J. Singleton (12)
RBI - V. Caratini (24), J. Singleton 2 (41)
2-Out RBI - J. Singleton 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Dubon 4 (4)

SB - N. Schanuel (10), B. Drury, J. Adams (2)

CS - A. Bregman

DP - (Neto-Lopez-Schanuel)
E - E. Wagaman 3 (4)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Suarez	5.0	3	1	0	2	5	6.08	1.63	12.5
G. Zuniga	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	4.73	1.43	2.0
H. Strickland	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.18	1.05	2.5
R. Miller (L, 0-1)	1.0	1	2	2	4	0	3.86	1.50	-9.0
Total	8.0	6	3	2	6	6	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Suarez	5.0
G. Zuniga	1.0
H. Strickland	1.0
R. Miller (L, 0-1)	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Y. Kikuchi	6.0	5	1	1	1	9	1	4.20	1.24	18.5
H. Neris	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.76	1.39	3.5
B. Abreu (W, 3-3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.13	1.21	9.0
J. Hader (S, 32)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.21	0.89	10.5
Total	9.0	6	1	1	1	11	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
Y. Kikuchi	6.0
H. Neris	1.0
B. Abreu (W, 3-3)	1.0
J. Hader (S, 32)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Suarez 96-60, G. Zuniga 4-3, H. Strickland 17-11, R. Miller 26-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Suarez 3-5, G. Zuniga 1-1, H. Strickland 1-2, R. Miller 3-0
Batters Faced - J. Suarez 21, G. Zuniga 3, H. Strickland 4, R. Miller 8

Pitches-Strikes - Y. Kikuchi 101-61, H. Neris 9-8, B. Abreu 13-10, J. Hader 7-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Y. Kikuchi 5-5, H. Neris 2-0, B. Abreu 2-1, J. Hader 0-2
Batters Faced - Y. Kikuchi 24, H. Neris 3, B. Abreu 4, J. Hader 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
T. Ward homered to left center 1 0
4TH INNING
Caratini singled to shallow center, Y. Diaz scored, Pena to second 1 1
8TH INNING
Singleton doubled to left center, Y. Diaz and Y. Alvarez scored, Caratini to third 1 3

1ST INNING
	T. Ward homered to left center	1	0

4TH INNING
	Caratini singled to shallow center, Y. Diaz scored, Pena to second	1	1

8TH INNING
	Singleton doubled to left center, Y. Diaz and Y. Alvarez scored, Caratini to third	1	3

1ST INNING
Angels
J. Hader Pitching:
T. Ward: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, T. Ward homered to left center
Z. Neto: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Neto struck out swinging
N. Schanuel: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Schanuel walked
B. Drury: Strike looking, Drury singled to shallow left, Schanuel to second
L. O'Hoppe: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, O'Hoppe struck out swinging
E. Wagaman: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Schanuel stole third, Drury to second, Strike swinging, Wagaman struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
J. Suarez Pitching:
A. Bregman: Ball, Foul, Bregman lined out to shortstop
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Alvarez lined out to right
K. Tucker: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Tucker walked
Y. Diaz: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Diaz flied out to deep right
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Angels
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
J. Adams: Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Adams struck out swinging
G. Campero: Campero popped out to second
J. Lopez: Ball, Lopez singled to shallow left
T. Ward: Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ward grounded out to second
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 2 Errors)
Astros
J. Suarez Pitching:
J. Pena: Pena safe at first on 3rd baseman Wagaman fielding error, Pena to second
V. Caratini: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Caratini struck out swinging
J. Singleton: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Singleton struck out looking
J. Meyers: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Meyers walked
M. Dubon: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Dubon struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Angels
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
Z. Neto: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Neto flied out to shallow second
N. Schanuel: Ball, Strike swinging, Schanuel grounded out to third
B. Drury: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Drury fouled out to first
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
J. Suarez Pitching:
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Bregman singled to left
Y. Alvarez: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Alvarez flied out to left
K. Tucker: Foul, Ball, Foul, Tucker flied out to deep left
Y. Diaz: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Bregman caught stealing second, pitcher to first to second
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Angels
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
L. O'Hoppe: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul tip, O'Hoppe struck out on foul tip
E. Wagaman: Foul, Wagaman lined out to right
J. Adams: Ball, Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Adams reached on an infield single to shortstop
G. Campero: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Adams stole second, Ball, Strike swinging, Campero struck out swinging
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
Astros
J. Suarez Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Ball, Diaz safe at first on 3rd baseman Wagaman fielding error
J. Pena: Strike swinging, Pena singled to left center, Diaz to third
V. Caratini: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt to first, Caratini singled to shallow center, Y. Diaz scored, Pena to second
J. Singleton: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Singleton struck out swinging
J. Meyers: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Meyers struck out looking
M. Dubon: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Dubon popped out to second
End of the 4th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Angels
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
J. Lopez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Lopez flied out to center
T. Ward: Ball, Ball, Ward flied out to right
Z. Neto: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Neto struck out looking
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
J. Suarez Pitching:
A. Bregman: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Bregman grounded out to second
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Alvarez flied out to center
K. Tucker: Ball, Tucker lined out to center
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Angels
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
N. Schanuel: Ball, Strike looking, Schanuel singled to center
B. Drury: Drury flied out to deep right
L. O'Hoppe: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, O'Hoppe struck out looking
E. Wagaman: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Wagaman struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Astros
Guillermo Zuniga relieved Jose Suarez
Y. Diaz: Ball, Diaz singled to left center
J. Pena: Pena grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Diaz out at second
V. Caratini: Caratini flied out to center
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Angels
Hector Neris relieved Yusei Kikuchi
J. Adams: Strike looking, Adams grounded out to third
G. Campero: Strike looking, Foul, Campero grounded out to second
J. Lopez: Foul, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Lopez struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
Hunter Strickland relieved Guillermo Zuniga
J. Singleton: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Singleton reached on an infield single to pitcher
Jason Heyward hit for Jake Meyers
J. Heyward: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul tip, Heyward struck out on foul tip
M. Dubon: Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Dubon flied out to shallow left
A. Bregman: Ball, Ball, Bregman flied out to right
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Angels
Jason Heyward in center field
Bryan Abreu relieved Hector Neris
T. Ward: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ward flied out to center
Z. Neto: Strike looking, Neto doubled to left
N. Schanuel: Strike looking, Strike looking, Schanuel grounded out to first, Neto to third
B. Drury: Foul, Foul, Ball, Drury grounded out to second
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Astros
Ryan Miller relieved Hunter Strickland
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Intentional ball, Alvarez walked
K. Tucker: Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Tucker walked, Alvarez to second
Y. Diaz: Foul, Diaz reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Alvarez to third, Tucker out at second
J. Pena: Ball, Foul, Foul, Pena grounded out to catcher, Diaz to second
V. Caratini: Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Caratini intentionally walked
J. Singleton: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Singleton doubled to left center, Y. Diaz and Y. Alvarez scored, Caratini to third
J. Heyward: Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Heyward intentionally walked
M. Dubon: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Dubon grounded out to shortstop
End of the 8th (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Angels
Grae Kessinger at second base
Jason Heyward in left field
Mauricio Dubon in center field
Josh Hader relieved Bryan Abreu
L. O'Hoppe: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike looking, O'Hoppe struck out looking
E. Wagaman: Ball, Strike swinging, Wagaman flied out to deep right
J. Adams: Adams flied out to shallow left
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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Jon Singleton's two-run double in eighth lifts Astros to 3-1 win over Angels