Key facts
- The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Houston Astros 10-1.
- Walbert Ureña pitched five shutout innings, allowing three hits and striking out seven.
- The Angels scored five runs in the second inning, highlighted by two-run doubles from Wade Meckler and Jo Adell.
- Nolan Schanuel and Sebastián Rivero exited the game due to injuries.
- The Angels' offense scored runs in the first, second, and eighth innings.
The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Houston Astros 10-1 on Tuesday night, with a significant offensive surge in the second inning and a strong pitching performance from Walbert Ureña.
Wade Meckler and Jo Adell each hit two-run doubles to key a five-run second inning that propelled the Angels to a commanding lead. Ureña, the 22-year-old right-hander, pitched five shutout innings, navigating through multiple high-pressure situations including loading the bases in the third inning, which he escaped by striking out Joey Loperfido.
Ureña's outing lowered his season ERA to 2.44 and his ERA in eight starts since early May to 1.84. He gave up three hits, struck out seven batters, and walked five over 107 pitches. The Angels initially took a 2-0 lead in the first inning against Astros starter Kai-Wei Teng (3-5), with one run scoring on a hit-by-pitch and another on an RBI grounder.
Backup catcher Sebastián Rivero sparked the second-inning rally with a single. Mike Trout also contributed a single to end an 0-for-22 slump, loading the bases for Meckler and Adell. Oswald Peraza added to the lead with an RBI groundout.
The Angels extended their lead in the eighth inning with three more runs, including a sacrifice fly from Trey Mancini and RBI groundouts from Peraza and Denzer Guzman. Relievers Brent Suter, Drew Pomeranz, and Kirby Yates completed the final four innings.
Two Angels players exited the game due to injuries: Nolan Schanuel left in the third inning with left calf tightness, and Rivero was removed in the fifth with a left wrist injury. The Angels are scheduled to face the Astros again on Wednesday night, with Reid Detmers set to pitch for Los Angeles against Peter Lambert of Houston.