Astros edge Angels 3‑2 on Vazquez homer, Altuve double

HOUSTON (Interstat) — Christian Vázquez homered and Jose Altuve doubled in a two-run fourth inning as the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Wednesday at Daikin Park.

Vázquez opened the scoring with a leadoff homer in the third, his seventh of the season. The Angels answered in the fourth when Denzer Guzman doubled to left field, scoring Vaughn Grissom and Josh Lowe for a 2-1 lead. Houston responded in the bottom half as Altuve doubled to score Yordan Alvarez, and Cam Smith’s sacrifice fly brought home Isaac Paredes.

Bennett Sousa pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win, and Josh Hader worked a perfect ninth for his 18th save. Walbert Ureña took the loss, allowing three earned runs over five innings while striking out seven.

Both teams had five hits. The Astros improved to 64-63 and won for the fourth time in five meetings with the Angels. Los Angeles fell to 50-77. Attendance was 21,162, and the game took 2:54.