Astros Rally Late, Beat Angels 6‑4 in Anaheim
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — The Houston Astros scored four runs in the ninth inning to overcome a 4-2 deficit and beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 on Monday night at Angel Stadium. Attendance was 30,121, with a game time of 3:18.
The Angels jumped ahead 2-0 in the first on a sacrifice fly by Nolan Schanuel and an RBI single by Vaughn Grissom. Jo Adell’s double in the third made it 4-0. Houston got on the board in the eighth on Yordan Alvarez’s RBI single.
In the ninth, Lucas Spence reached on a fielder’s choice and a throwing error by second baseman Grissom, scoring one run. Isaac Paredes was hit by a pitch to force in another, then LaMonte Wade Jr. walked to push across the tying run. Jose Altuve’s fielder’s choice error by pitcher Sam Bachman scored the go-ahead run.
Cristian Javier (1-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief. José Fermin (3-2) took the loss after allowing a run in one-third of an inning. Josh Hader notched his 13th save.
Grissom went 3 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs for Los Angeles. The Astros improved to 53-55, while the Angels dropped to 42-65.