L.A. Angels 3, at Houston 0

HOUSTON (Interstat) — On a cool March evening at Daikin Park, the Los Angeles Angels methodically broke down a dominant starting pitching performance by the Houston Astros, scoring single runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings to secure a 3-0 victory on Opening Day. A crowd of 41,329 watched as the Angels, projected as underdogs by statistical models, grinded out nine hits and capitalized on late opportunities to hand the Astros a shutout loss to begin the 2026 season. The story for much of the afternoon was Houston starter Hunter Brown, who was brilliant over 4 2/3 scoreless innings.… Read more...