Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros

LAA 18 — 3 HOU
Final — 2026-08-20
MVP: Grayson Rodriguez 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 K

Los Angeles Angels defeated Houston Astros 18-3. Grayson Rodriguez led the way with 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 K. Grayson Rodriguez earned the win and Peter Lambert took the loss.

123456789 RHE
LAA 130640202 18
HOU 200000001 3

Scoring Plays

Top 1: Zach Neto singles on a fly ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Wade Meckler scores. (1-0)
Top 2: Vaughn Grissom singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Moisés Ballesteros scores. (2-2)
Top 2: Tyler Heineman out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. to second baseman Jose Altuve. Vaughn Grissom scores. Josh Lowe to 2nd. (3-2)
Top 2: Angels challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Adam Frazier reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Josh Lowe scores. (4-2)
Top 4: Adam Frazier doubles (7) on a fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Josh Lowe scores. (5-2)
Top 4: Zach Neto singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Adam Frazier scores. Wade Meckler to 3rd. Mike Trout to 2nd. (6-2)
Top 4: Moisés Ballesteros singles on a ground ball to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Wade Meckler scores. Mike Trout scores. Zach Neto to 3rd. Moisés Ballesteros to 2nd. (8-2)
Top 4: Vaughn Grissom doubles (17) on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Zach Neto scores. Moisés Ballesteros scores. (10-2)
Top 5: Nolan Schanuel grounds into a force out, first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. to shortstop Nick Allen. Tyler Heineman scores. Adam Frazier to 3rd. Jose Siri out at 2nd. Nolan Schanuel to 1st. (11-2)
Top 5: Zach Neto homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. Adam Frazier scores. Nolan Schanuel scores. (14-2)
Top 7: Zach Neto doubles (25) on a fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Jose Siri scores. Mike Trout scores. (16-2)
Top 9: Denzer Guzman homers (6) on a line drive to left field. Oswald Peraza scores. (18-2)
Bot 9: Cam Smith out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jose Siri. Daulton Varsho scores. (18-3)

LAA — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Frazier LF5221002000 .243.310.359.669
Siri CF1100000100 .255.312.461.773
Peraza 2B1111000000 .228.278.352.630
Neto SS6251017000 .231.314.422.736
Trout CF3200000220 .239.382.434.816
Ballesteros DH6221002020 .208.280.325.605
Guzman 3B2110012010 .236.280.368.648
Grissom 1B6131003010 .249.308.377.685
Schanuel 1B4100001000 .276.351.385.736
Meckler LF2210000101 .288.360.380.740
Lowe RF5220000010 .213.271.366.637
Heineman C3110001000 .184.234.235.469

HOU — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Paredes 3B4021000000 .262.355.424.779
Allen SS4020000000 .261.300.345.645
Smith RF3000001010 .221.288.397.685
Varsho CF4111000000 .229.296.353.649
Altuve 2B2000000010 .245.309.395.704
Trammell LF4000000020 .211.298.378.676
(gpid=sa:669384) 2B2000000010 .257.297.371.668
Wade P3100000130 .218.346.333.679
Vazquez C4010000010 .220.276.350.626
Diaz 1B2010000000 .254.282.394.676
Alvarez DH1111000100 .319.432.6131.045

LAA — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Rodriguez 7.0520260 99-73 6.411.55W
Weiman 2.0311030 35-25 1.291.57

HOU — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Imai 3.0222230 57-37 5.321.46
Lambert 3.2899230 79-50 3.681.20L
King 1.1555011 37-23 4.751.43
Wade 1.0322001 11-8 18.003.00

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas

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