Angels Are Swept By The Astros

Cam Smith gave Houston nan lead pinch a two-run double successful nan sixth inning, Yainer Diaz and Jeremy Peña deed solo homers and nan Astros hit nan Angels 7-4 connected Wednesday night for a three-game sweep.

Houston right-hander Hayden Wesneski, making his first commencement successful almost 15 months aft undergoing Tommy John room successful May 2025, gave up 3 runs and 7 hits successful 5 2/3 innings, striking retired 4 and stepping two, to gain nan win. Bryan Abreu sewage nan last 4 outs for his seventh save.

Wesneski (1-0) survived a three-run, four-hit first to blank the Angels connected 3 hits complete nan adjacent 4 2/3 innings to thief nan Astros triumph for nan eighth clip successful 9 games and scope .500 (55-55) for nan first clip since April 7, erstwhile they were 6-6. Houston besides pulled within a crippled of first-place Texas successful nan American League West.

Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez gave up 2 runs and 5 hits successful 5 innings, striking retired six and stepping two, for nan Angels, who mislaid for nan 18th clip successful 23 games.

Vaughn Grissom’s two-run double and Jo Adell’s RBI azygous gave nan Angels a 3-0 lead successful nan first. Homers by Diaz successful nan 2nd and Peña successful nan 3rd trimmed nan shortage to 3-2.

Rodriguez retired nan broadside successful bid successful nan 4th and 5th innings, but pinch his transportation count astatine 98, he was replaced by left-hander Mitch Farris (0-3) to commencement nan sixth.

Tyler Trammell walked pinch 1 out, Diaz singled and Smith lined a two-run double into nan left-field area for a 4-3 Houston lead. Smith took 3rd connected a chaotic transportation and scored connected different chaotic transportation for a 5-3 lead.

Houston pushed nan lead to 6-3 successful nan seventh erstwhile Altuve singled and scored from first connected Diaz’s bloop azygous to shallow correct field. Adell deed a sacrifice alert successful nan eighth for nan Angels, and Houston scored connected an correction successful nan ninth.