The score was 5-3 against at the end. This is not much different than the other times.
At the beginning, the Angels scored one and the Astros scored one. The score went 1-1 for several innings. Here is Schanuel who singled in Taylor Ward in the first for the Angels run. 2-1 Astros.
Yordan Alvarez homered at the top of the fifth inning, putting the Angels behind 3-2. After a few batters Victor Caratini singled in a run to make it 4-2 in favor of the Astros.
Now we had another stretch of scoreless baseball. It was 4-2. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Angels batters got a couple of walks and a hit (on shoelaces) by pitch awarded to Nico Kavadis.
Logan O’Hoppe hit an RBI single that proved to be complicated. Taylor Ward Scored and Nolan Schanuel was out on the reviewed play.
So what, though? Pinch hitter Kyle Tucker erased that with one swing in the top of the ninth inning to make it 5-3 Astros. Guillermo Zuniga served it up.
We came to the ninth down by two and depending on Wagaman, Adams and Lopez to get something started.Eric Wagaman hit a long fly ball out. Jordyn Adams singled on a liner to center. Matt Thaiss pinch hit for Lopez and grounded to Jose Altuve for a double play that ended the game.. The Angels lost 5-3.
Photo credit: Rex Fregosi
