Baker said Altuve is day to day.Īngels: Off Monday before opening a six-game homestand. Altuve did run and throw prior to Sunday’s game but did not hit. “You hate to waste that pitching performance but their guy was pretty good too.”Īngels: 3B Anthony Rendon (left groin strain) is expected to be activated either Tuesday or Wednesday, according to Nevin.Īstros: 2B Jose Altuve was held out of the lineup for a second straight game after experience an oblique issue after an awkward swing on Friday night.
“He was throwing quality pitches all day and also that was the furthest he’s gone for us,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. He yielded three hits, struck out three and walked one. “It was nice to go out there, just on a really good page with (Matt) Thaiss behind the plate and then some timely hitting, obviously, and then the bullpen came in and shut it down.”įrance pitched a career-best seven innings in his sixth major league start.
“After the first three games you want to try and put a stop to things,” Canning said. To me he’s been very selective, swinging at the right pitches and got the good part of the barrel on one today.”Ĭhris Devenski (3-0) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the win against his first major league team, and Carlos Estévez got four outs for his 14th save. “Three hits last night and a big home run today. “He’s really swinging it well,” Nevin said. Luis Rengifo hit his third homer for Los Angeles, which stopped a three-game slide. “Maton is one of the toughest against a lefty in all of baseball.
“Just a really good at-bat understanding what the pitcher is trying to do,” Angels manager Phil Nevin said. The clutch swing gave Ohtani 41 RBIs on the season. Ohtani was hitless before clubbing a pitch from Phil Maton (0-1) off the wall in right field, driving in Gio Urshela for a 2-1 lead. HOUSTON (AP) - Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels edged the Houston Astros 2-1 on Sunday to avoid a four-game series sweep.
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