Astros 11-9 Angels (Mar 28, 2026) Game Recap
HOUSTON — — Carlos Correa and Isaac Paredes drove in two runs a bit and sparked an eight-run sixth inning for the Houston Astros in an 11-9 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night time.
Trailing 6-4, the Astros tied the sport on a single by Correa and a throwing error by Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe. Houston took a lead on a single from Christian Walker.
The Astros tagged Angels reliever Walbert Ureña (0-1) for six runs on 4 hits in a single inning.
Houston blew it open off a two-run single by Yainer Diaz and a two-run double off the proper area wall from Jake Meyers to make it 11-6. The eight runs is essentially the most scored within the sixth inning by Houston since scoring 10 in opposition to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 4.
An Angels bullpen that had recorded 7 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball to begin the season gave up eight runs between Ureña and Joey Lucchesi within the sixth inning alone.
Houston trailed 6-0 within the fifth, however a two-run double by Paredes chased Angels starter Reid Detmers.
Detmers, who was making his first regular-season begin since Sept. 27, 2024, gave up three runs on six hits and struck out 9 in 4 2/3 innings.
Kai-Wei Teng (1-0) made his Astros debut within the fifth inning. Teng was acquired from the San Francisco Giants in January. He gave up no runs on one hit, struck out two and walked one in 2 1/3 innings to register his first win.
Oswald Peraza and Jorge Soler homered in back-to-back innings to make it 3-0. Nolan Schanuel hit a three-run homer within the ninth to make it 11-9. The Angels now have eight homers as a crew, which tops the majors.
Christian Javier gave up six runs on 4 hits, placing out one and strolling 4 in 4 2/3 innings.
Astros RHP Tatsuya Imai makes his extremely anticipated MLB debut as he faces Angels RHP Jack Kochanowicz when the four-game sequence concludes Sunday.
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