Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels
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Astros go deep 5 time to rally for 9-8 win over Angels despite Ohtani's MLB-best 34th homer
Tucker hit a solo shot in the ninth inning that ended up being the game-winning home run and then made a diving catch in right field for the final out in the Astros' 9-8 victory Sunday night.
Houston rallied from a four-run deficit despite Shohei Ohtani’s major league-leading 34th homer of the season.
The Astros trailed 7-5 going into the ninth before scoring four off Jaime Barria (2-5). Alex Bregman connected for a two-run homer into the Astros' bullpen in left field with two outs for the lead. Tucker followed with a solo shot on a full count, which marked the seventh time the Astros have had back-to-back homers.
“It was a hard-fought, back-and-forth game. They kept bouncing back and we kept doing the same,” said Tucker, who had four hits for the sixth time in his career. “We had a lot of big hits and nice defensive plays. It was good to win the series.”
Ohtani’s blast to center off Phil Maton with one out in the ninth gave the Angels some hope. They would get runners on first and second with two outs, but Tucker made a diving catch on Matt Thaiss’ line drive to right field to end the game.
“It was a little tough. It got in the lights a little bit back there, but I was just trying to make play on it. Chas (McCormick) was backing me up so I'm more willing to take a chance,” Tucker said.
McCormick had his second-career game with two homers and Jake Meyers added a solo shot as Houston had five homers, all in the final three innings.
The AL West rivals combined for 56 runs during a series that saw seven ties and 10 lead changes. There were 32 runs scored in the seventh inning or later, which is the most in any three-game series since the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies combined for 33 in 2012.
The Halos dropped their seven straight series at home to the defending World Series champions. It also erased any momentum they had after a 13-12 win in 10 innings Saturday night.
“They broke our hearts last night and we broke theirs today. That was a big, big win for us,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “You don't usually see these back-to-back (high-scoring games with swings in momentum).”
Rafael Montero (2-3) got the win and Maton picked up his first save.
Bregman also finished with four hits, the seventh time he has done that, and McCormick added three.
Los Angeles' Trey Cabbage had three hits and two RBI in his first major league start. Mike Moustakas had a solo shot in the second inning, and Taylor Ward had a bases-clearing double during a four-run seventh inning that gave the Angels a 7-3 advantage.
“It stinks. You try to build off yesterday and talked about the fight, but it hurts,” Angels manager Phil Nevin said.
WEB GEM
Los Angeles right fielder Hunter Renfroe made a leaping catch at the base of the wall to rob José Abreu of a three-run homer in the fourth inning.
FOR STARTERS
Angels' starter Tyler Anderson faced constant traffic during his three innings of work, yet only allowed one run. The left-hander allowed five hits and walked two, but also struck out five.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Astros: SS Jeremy Peña (right hamstring) was out of the lineup after being injured on Saturday. Baker is hoping to have him available on Tuesday against the Rockies. ... 2B Jose Altuve (left oblique strain) ran the bases before Sunday's game. Altuve will accompany the team to Colorado to continue his rehab.
UP NEXT
Astros: Head to Colorado for a two-game series beginning on Tuesday. RHP Hunter Brown (6-6, 4.12 ERA) has struck out at least eight in six of his 17 starts this season.
Angels: Start a three-game set against the Yankees on Monday. RHP Griffin Canning (6-4, 4.62 ERA) is 4-2 in his last eight starts and squares of against RHP Luis Severino (1-4, 7.38 ERA).
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Thaiss lined out to right. | |
9th Inning | Moustakas walked. | |
9th Inning | Ward grounded out to first, Moniak to second. | |
9th Inning | Moniak reached on infield single to second. | |
9th Inning | Ohtani homered to center (411 feet). | |
9th Inning | Neto struck out swinging. |
Statistics
HOU | LAA | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
11 | Ground Balls | 9 |
11 | Strikeouts | 10 |
9 | Runs Batted In | 8 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
16 | Hits | 9 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
5 | Walks | 5 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
9 | Runs | 8 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
43 | At Bats | 36 |
5 | Home Runs | 2 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
31 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 1 |
2 | Doubles | 3 |
21 | Fly Balls | 17 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
201 | Pitches | 168 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
33 | Total Bases | 18 |
49 | Plate Appearances | 42 |
810.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
7 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
13.3 | Runs Created | 6.9 |
.372 | Batting Average | .250 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.767 | Slugging Percentage | .500 |
.512 | Secondary Average | .417 |
.449 | On Base Percentage | .357 |
1.216 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .857 |
0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
13.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.9 |
71.0 | Batter Rating | 54.0 |
8.6 | At Bats Per Home Run | 18.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
4.10 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.00 |
.395 | Isolated Power | .250 |
0.45 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
.102 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .119 |
.140 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .167 |
18.0 | Runs Produced | 16.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.8 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
118.0 | MLB Rating | 94.5 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Anaheim, California
Attendance: 34,679 | Capacity:
2024 American League West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 88 | 73 | .547 | - | W2 |
Seattle | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3.5 | W4 |
Texas | 78 | 84 | .481 | 10.5 | W3 |
Oakland | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19.5 | L3 |
Los Angeles | 63 | 99 | .389 | 25.5 | L6 |