Houston AstrosvsLos Angeles Angels
HOU 3/LAA 2
Things to say
The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 at Angel Stadium.
01
opener
Astros took it 3-2 out in Anaheim. One-run game the whole way. Angels just couldn't string enough together.
02
key player
Whoever Houston ran out there kept the Angels' heart of the order quiet — two runs is a good night's work in that ballpark.
03
hot take
Angels are 42-66 and it shows. Games like this, close ones they used to steal, they're just losing now.
04
deep cut
This nudges Houston back over .500 at 54-55. That division's been a slog for them all year.
05
exit
Anyway, Astros are hanging around. Curious if they can build on it the rest of this series.
The recap
Astros grind out a 3-2 win in Anaheim, the kind of tight one where every run feels like it costs a pint of blood. Pitching carried this thing on both sides, with Houston's arms just a little sharper when the heart of the order came up.
The bats went quiet for long stretches, so a single swing was always going to decide it, and Houston found theirs first. Angels drop another and slip further under .500 while the Astros claw back over the break-even line.