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Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels

MLB
Astros
18-18
3-1
Final
Angels
20-17
Angel Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Astros 3-1

The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at Angel Stadium. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Angels 3-0 in the 5th inning. Martin Maldonado went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Astros. Zach Neto went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Angels.

Recap · May 10
Valdez fans 12, sends Ohtani to 1st loss in Astros' 3-1 win

Framber Valdez says he probably threw too hard and made too many mistakes early in his career when he got into mound matchups against a pitcher of Shohei Ohtani's caliber.

What it means

  • Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
  • Astros 10-7 on the road; Angels 10-8 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 1
Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires
Recap · Oct 1
White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005
ESPN · Sep 30
White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005
ESPN · Sep 30
Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos
ESPN · Sep 30
Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season
ESPN · Sep 30
Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener
Recap · Sep 30
White Sox strike first in AL wild card, beating Astros 6-3 in Game 1
Recap · Sep 27
Mariners strike out 12 in 7-3 win over the Angels, announce Wilson will not return as manager

Injuries and inactives

Astros1st in AL West
  • Brice Matthews CF
    Knee, Inflammation, left
    Out
  • Cristian Javier SP
    Groin, Strain, right
    Out
  • Daulton Varsho CF
    Wrist, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Enyel De Los Santos RP
    Knee, Tendinitis, right
    Out
  • Mike Burrows SP
    Elbow, Inflammation, right
    60-Day-IL
Angels5th in AL West
  • Ben Joyce RP
    Shoulder, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • George Klassen SP
    Back, Inflammation, left
    15-Day-IL
  • Kyren Paris 2B
    Finger, Fracture, right
    10-Day-IL
  • Nolan Schanuel 1B
    Side, Strain, right
    10-Day-IL
  • Samy Natera Jr. RP
    Forearm, Inflammation, left
    15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Astros1st in AL West
Framber Valdez SP
Probable starter · 12-11, 3.45 ERA, 200 K, 1.13 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Mauricio Dubon2B
  2. 2Alex Bregman3B
  3. 3Yordan AlvarezDH
  4. 4Jose Abreu1B
  5. 5Kyle TuckerRF
  6. 6Jeremy PenaSS
  7. 7Corey JulksLF
  8. 8Jake MeyersCF
  9. 9Martin MaldonadoC
Angels5th in AL West
Shohei Ohtani SP
Probable starter · 10-5, 3.14 ERA, 167 K, 1.06 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Taylor WardLF
  2. 2Mike TroutCF
  3. 3Shohei OhtaniDH
  4. 4Anthony Rendon3B
  5. 5Hunter RenfroeRF
  6. 6Brandon Drury2B
  7. 7Gio Urshela1B
  8. 8Chris OkeyC
  9. 9Zach NetoSS

The series

HOU wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Angels 6, Astros 4 (May 8)

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Game info

Venue
Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California · Attendance 29,018
Officials
John Libka (Home Plate Umpire), Edwin Jimenez (First Base Umpire), James Hoye (Second Base Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesHOU wins series 2-1

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