Angels' Pitchers Can't Hold On To Six-run Lead In Loss To Astros

HOUSTON — Carlos Correa and Isaac Paredes each drove successful 2 runs and sparked an eight-run sixth inning for nan Houston Astros successful an 11-9 triumph complete nan Angels connected Saturday night.

Trailing 6-4, nan Astros tied it connected a azygous by Correa and a throwing correction by Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe. Houston took a lead connected a azygous from Christian Walker.

The Astros tagged Angels reliever Walbert Ureña (0-1) for six runs connected 4 hits successful 1 inning.

Houston blew it unfastened disconnected a two-run azygous by Yainer Diaz and a two-run double disconnected nan correct section wall from Jake Meyers to make it 11-6. The 8 runs is nan astir scored successful nan sixth inning by Houston since scoring 10 against nan Dodgers connected July 4.

An Angels bullpen that had registered 7⅔ innings of scoreless shot to commencement nan play gave up 8 runs betwixt Ureña and Joey Lucchesi successful nan sixth inning alone.

Houston trailed 6-0 successful nan fifth, but a two-run double by Paredes chased Angels starter Reid Detmers.

Detmers, who was making his first regular-season commencement since Sept. 27, 2024, gave up 3 runs connected six hits and struck retired 9 successful 4⅔ innings.

Kai-Wei Teng (1-0) made his Astros debut successful nan 5th inning. Teng was acquired from nan San Francisco Giants successful January. He gave up nary runs connected 1 hit, struck retired 2 and walked 1 successful 2⅓ innings to registry his first win.

Oswald Peraza and Jorge Soler homered successful back-to-back innings to make it 3-0. Nolan Schanuel deed a three-run homer successful nan ninth to make it 11-9. The Angels person 8 homers arsenic a team, which tops nan majors.

Cristian Javier gave up six runs connected 4 hits, striking retired 1 and stepping 4 successful 4⅔ innings.