HOUSTON (Interstat) — Josh Lowe hit a three-run homer in the second inning to power the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night at Daikin Park.

The Angels, now 2-0, built a 4-1 lead early and never trailed. Mike Trout and Zach Neto also homered for Los Angeles, which finished with 11 hits. Yordan Alvarez homered for the Astros (0-2).

Ryan Zeferjahn earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief after starter Yusei Kikuchi allowed two runs over 4 1/3 innings. Houston starter Mike Burrows took the loss. The game took 2 hours, 57 minutes before a crowd of 30,788.