MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/26/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2905 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (74-82) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 6 9 0
Houston Astros (86-69) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 10 1
Angels Squeeze By Houston, 6-5
The Houston Astros got a superb performance from pitcher Edwin Gonzalez, but the Los Angeles Angels still won the game, 6-5. Gonzalez threw 6.0 innings of shutout ball. The second-place Astros now sit at 86-69.

Los Angeles used the timely hitting of Matthew Clark to seize the win. The right fielder stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Angels on top, 5-4. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Clark.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Neto 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .273 19 66
N. Schanuel 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .265 26 82
S. Ohtani DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .298 37 114
D. Guzman SS 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .264 21 83
A. Placencia 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .302 17 65
T. Ward LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .252 25 86
M. Clark RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 4 .259 6 30
A. Rios C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .259 3 14
E. Pena CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .211 7 27
Totals 33 6 9 6 4 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Ward (22, 5th Inning off E. Gonzalez, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Placencia (37, 7th Inning off B. Abreu, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Schanuel 2 , S. Ohtani , D. Guzman , A. Placencia 2 , T. Ward 2 , M. Clark , A. Rios , E. Pena
2-out RBI: M. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Neto , E. Pena
GIDP: S. Ohtani
Sac Fly: Z. Neto , M. Clark
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Pena (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Melton CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 14 61
M. Brantley LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .320 14 68
Y. Alvarez DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .272 35 101
K. Tucker RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .320 30 124
J. Altuve 2B 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .249 17 78
I. Happ 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .254 18 85
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 14 83
K. Hirata C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .231 18 58
R. Kreidler SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .223 12 62
   a-W. Frizzell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 1 10
Totals 34 5 10 5 0 6 9      
a - W. Frizzell pinch hit for R. Kreidler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Alvarez (35, 1st Inning off J. Marcheco, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Bregman (28, 7th Inning off H. Watanabe, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Altuve (30, 7th Inning off H. Watanabe, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Happ (22, 9th Inning off M. Gieg, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Melton , M. Brantley , Y. Alvarez 2 , K. Tucker , J. Altuve 2 , I. Happ 3 , A. Bregman 2 , K. Hirata , R. Kreidler
2-out RBI: K. Hirata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Melton , K. Tucker , I. Happ
Sac Bunt: M. Brantley
Sac Fly: J. Altuve
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tucker (26)
CS: R. Kreidler (3)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hirata (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Altuve-Kreidler-Happ)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Marcheco 6.0 4 2 2 0 5 0 97 5.92   
H. Watanabe W (7-2) 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 26 4.06   
M. Gieg SV (34) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 19 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Marcheco 61
Batters Faced: J. Marcheco 22, H. Watanabe 9, M. Gieg 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Marcheco 5-8, H. Watanabe 4-1, M. Gieg 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Marcheco 97-60, H. Watanabe 26-16, M. Gieg 19-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gonzalez 6.0 2 0 0 2 5 0 82 3.36   
B. Abreu BS (7) 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 0 29 5.82   
T. Szapucki L (1-3), BS (1) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 10 3.84   
B. Marquez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 5.49   
A. Combs 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gonzalez 71
Batters Faced: E. Gonzalez 21, B. Abreu 7, T. Szapucki 3, B. Marquez 4, A. Combs 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gonzalez 6-6, B. Abreu 2-1, T. Szapucki 0-0, B. Marquez 1-0, A. Combs 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gonzalez 82-48, B. Abreu 29-16, T. Szapucki 10-6, B. Marquez 14-11, A. Combs 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Marquez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edwin Gonzalez
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 41873
Special Notes: Rain delay of 19 minutes in the 7th inning.
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