What a win. The Angels came out swinging Saturday afternoon, responding to Friday’s extra-innings loss with a barrage of early offense to take control against Houston.
Luis Rengifo got things going in the second, launching a 408-foot two run homer to left to open the scoring. Logan O’Hoppe and Taylor Ward started things in the third. O’Hoppe blasted a two-run shot to center and Ward followed with a two-RBI double to push the lead to 6-0.
After a brief hiccup that saw the Astros plate one in the fourth, Zach Neto delivered again with a leadoff double in the bottom half, coming around to score on a Schanuel single. The Halos kept pressure on Houston’s pitching.
Soriano delivered a strong performance racking up strikeouts and stranding runners. He escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first and allowed just one run through six innings.
As the game entered the late innings, the Angels led 7–1, backed by timely hits, clean defense, and one of their most complete team efforts of the season.
The Halos added insurance in the seventh when Logan O’Hoppe launched his second homer of the game, a 394-foot blast to left center. It capped a statement performance from the Angels. They snapped a three game skid against the Astros in emphatic fashion. What a game from Logan and the team. 1-9 Angels.
