Angels (64-72) @ Astros (75-62)

First Pitch: 11:10 AM at Daikin Park

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Angels José Soriano (10-9, 3.68 ERA)
Astros Hunter Brown (10-7, 2.34 ERA)

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Line Score – Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
LAA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 0 9
HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4

Box Score

HOU AB R H RBI BB SO BA
SS Peña 3 0 0 0 1 1 .305
LF Alvarez, Y 3 0 1 0 1 1 .219
DH Altuve 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273
3B Correa 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274
RF Sánchez, J 3 0 0 0 0 2 .253
1B Walker, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .236
C Diaz, Ya 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253
2B Urías, R 2 0 1 0 1 0 .255
CF Melton 3 0 0 0 0 1 .149
HOU IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Brown, H 6.0 3 1 1 3 5 94-52 2.34
McCullers Jr. 2.0 3 2 2 2 3 51-33 6.97
Blubaugh 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 14-8 3.86
LAA AB R H RBI BB SO BA
SS Neto 5 0 0 0 0 2 .265
3B Moncada 3 1 0 0 2 2 .227
DH Trout 5 1 2 1 0 0 .231
LF Ward 1 0 0 0 3 0 .228
2B Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
RF Adell 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233
LF Rengifo 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247
C d'Arnaud 3 0 0 0 0 1 .199
RF Lugo 4 0 0 0 0 1 .220
CF Teodosio 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
1B Peraza, O 4 1 2 1 0 1 .160
LAA IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Soriano, J 7.0 1 0 0 3 8 93-54 3.68
García, L 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 14-10 3.35
Jansen, K 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 11-8 2.94

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
T5 Oswald Peraza homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. 0-1
T8 Mike Trout doubles (12) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Jacob Melton. Yoán Moncada scores. 0-2
T8 Luis Rengifo singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. Mike Trout scores. Taylor Ward to 3rd. Throwing error by pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. 0-3

Highlights

Description Length
Probable pitchers for Angels at Astros – August 31, 2025 0:06
José Soriano against the Astros 0:08
Hunter Brown against the Angels 0:08
Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, August 31 vs Astros 0:08
Bullpen availability for Houston, August 31 vs Angels 0:08
Bench availability for Houston, August 31 vs Angels 0:08
Fielding alignment for Houston, August 31 vs Angels 0:11
Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, August 31 vs Astros 0:11
Bench availability for Los Angeles, August 31 vs Astros 0:08
Starting lineups for Angels at Astros – August 31, 2025 0:10
Oswald Peraza's home run through bat tracking data 0:11
Breaking down Oswald Peraza's home run 0:13
Breaking down Hunter Brown's pitches 0:04
Hunter Brown's outing against the Angels 0:24
Breaking down José Soriano's pitches 0:04
José Soriano's outing against the Astros 0:24
Breaking down Lance McCullers Jr.'s pitches 0:04
Hunter Brown whiffs Yoán Moncada for first K 0:06
Mike Trout's double in the 1st 0:22
Jeremy Peña's running throw ends early threat 0:13
José Soriano whiffs Jesús Sánchez to escape jam in 1s 0:06
Ramón Urías' sweet diving stop ends the 3rd 0:23
Omar López on clubhouse camaraderie, passion for game 7:46
Luis Rengifo's incredible diving stop, throw 0:17
Oswald Peraza's first homer with the Angels 0:17
Yoán Moncada's leaping stop, spectacular throw 0:19
Hunter Brown sets down five Angels in quality start 0:34
Mike Trout's RBI double 0:20
Mike Trout scores on McCullers Jr.'s throwing error 0:26
Lance McCullers Jr. makes nice play to end 8th 0:12
Jeremy Peña's slick jump-throw 0:11
Taylor Ward exits with injury in 8th 1:11
Kenley Jansen secures 25th save, Angels' 3-0 win 0:09

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Soriano, J (10-9, 3.68 ERA) Brown, H (10-7, 2.34 ERA) Jansen, K (25 SV, 2.94 ERA)

Game ended at 1:54 PM.

16 comments

  11. Obviously hope Ward is okay.

    But this win means we actually helped Seattle, which makes me want to vomit.

  12. We’re not last! Awesome that Soriano pitched a gem, seems to have gotten over the 4th inning jitters, and our offense was humming. But, boo for Ward and facial injuries. Guy hits needs to come out wearing those clear face guards like in the NBA. If Stanton can popularize the c-flap helmet, why not clear face guards for outfields who want to wear it?

  13. I hope Ward is ok and that this leads to more changes to the Houston outfield. It’s such a bizarre setup and it needs to change.

  14. Happy for the win, but man, I feel for Taylor Ward. He can’t seem to catch a break. I really hope he’s okay.

  15. Trout looked like he was rediscovering a familiar ancestral sorcery when he reached 2nd on that double in the first inning

  16. Soriano being a top 10 pitcher next year would feed families for decades. Looks like linking up with Pedro worked

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