Houston had no answer for George Klassen. The right-hander worked seven innings without allowing a run, and the Angels made just enough noise at the plate to hold off a late Astros threat, winning 3-1.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Klassen allowed only one hit over his seven innings, walking three and striking out seven on 86 pitches. He kept the Astros off balance all night, and the bullpen finished the job behind him. Ben Joyce worked a scoreless ninth for his third save, striking out two in a clean inning.
The Angels built their lead a run at a time. In the third, Nolan Schanuel singled to center to score Wade Meckler, putting Los Angeles ahead 1-0 and sending Mike Trout to third. Josh Lowe added to the margin in the fourth with a solo homer to left. Zach Neto doubled to shortstop in the fifth, driving in Schanuel to make it 3-0.
Cristian Javier took the loss for Houston, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits over 4.0 innings with 5 strikeouts. The Astros' only run came in the eighth, when Cam Smith hit a solo homer to left, but it wasn't enough to close the gap against a Los Angeles pitching staff that held Houston to three hits all night.
The win snapped a losing streak for the Angels, who improved to 50-76. Houston, held to just three hits, saw its own skid extend as it fell to 63-63, a result that stands out against a pitching performance the Astros simply couldn't solve.