ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Yordan Alvarez singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning as the Houston Astros edged the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Tuesday.

Alvarez finished 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Peter Lambert started for Houston, allowing seven hits and two earned runs over five innings with six strikeouts. Steven Okert (4-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning, and Josh Hader notched his 14th save with a perfect ninth.

The Angels tied the game 1-1 in the third on Vaughn Grissom’s RBI single and 2-2 in the fifth on Jorge Soler’s RBI double. Houston had scored single runs in the first and fourth innings.

Reid Detmers struck out nine over five innings for Los Angeles, allowing four hits and two earned runs. Mitch Farris (0-2) took the loss.

The Astros improved to 54-55, while the Angels fell to 42-66. Attendance was 32,051, and the game lasted 2:53.