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Houston Astros 3
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Los Angeles Angels 1
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Match Report

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.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

HOU

  • Yordan Alvarez DH H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Kyle Tucker RF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Jeremy Pena SS H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Mauricio Dubon LF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0

LAA

  • Mike Trout CF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Shohei Ohtani DH H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Matt Thaiss C H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 0
  • Anthony Rendon 3B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0

Head to Head

HOU wins series 2-1

Injuries

Los Angeles Angels

  • Yoan Moncada 60-Day-IL
  • Robert Stephenson 60-Day-IL
  • Anthony Rendon 60-Day-IL
  • Jack Kochanowicz 60-Day-IL

Houston Astros

  • Mike Burrows 60-Day-IL
  • Enyel De Los Santos Out
  • Cristian Javier Out
  • Brice Matthews Out
  • Daulton Varsho Out

Lineups

Confirmed

LAA

  1. Taylor WardLF27
  2. Mike TroutCF27
  3. Shohei OhtaniDH17
  4. Anthony Rendon3B6
  5. Hunter RenfroeRF16
  6. Brandon Drury2B24
  7. Gio Urshela1B12
  8. Chris OkeyC46
  9. Zach NetoSS9

Substitutes

  1. Luis RengifoPH21
  2. Matt ThaissC25

HOU

  1. Mauricio Dubon2B14
  2. Alex Bregman3B3
  3. Yordan AlvarezDH44
  4. Jose Abreu1B79
  5. Kyle TuckerRF23
  6. Jeremy PenaSS3
  7. Corey JulksLF44
  8. Jake MeyersCF6
  9. Martin MaldonadoC15

Substitutes

  1. David Hensley2B93

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42809 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42809 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42809 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42809 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 8th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    42809 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    42809 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42809 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 7th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 7th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 6th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 6th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 6th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 6th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 6th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    39832 6th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    39832 6th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 5th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 5th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 5th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 5th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 5th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 5th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    39832 5th Inning
  27. Play Result 3-1

    Alvarez singled to left, Hensley scored, Bregman to second.

    39832 5th Inning
  28. Single 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    39832 5th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39832 5th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
    39832 5th Inning
  31. Play Result 2-1

    Maldonado homered to left (393 feet), Meyers scored.

    39832 5th Inning
  32. Home Run 2-1

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    39832 5th Inning
  33. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    39832 5th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39832 5th Inning
  35. Strike Looking 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking

    39832 5th Inning
  36. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    39832 5th Inning
  37. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    39832 5th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 4th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 4th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39832 4th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39832 4th Inning
  42. End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
    36581 3rd Inning
  43. Play Result 0-1

    Neto homered to right center (387 feet).

    36581 3rd Inning
  44. Home Run 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    36581 3rd Inning
  45. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 3rd Inning
  46. Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36581 3rd Inning
  47. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 3rd Inning
  48. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39832 3rd Inning
  49. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 2nd Inning
  50. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39832 2nd Inning
  51. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39832 2nd Inning
  52. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 1st Inning
  53. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 1st Inning
  54. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 1st Inning
  55. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 10 : Strike 2 Foul

    39832 1st Inning
  56. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    39832 1st Inning
  57. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    39832 1st Inning
  58. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39832 1st Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39832 1st Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39832 1st Inning
  1. End Inning 3-1

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    33072 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 3-1

    Renfroe lined out to shortstop.

    33072 9th Inning
  4. Line Out 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33072 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  6. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1

    Ryan Pressly pitches to Hunter Renfroe

    33072 9th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    33072 9th Inning
  8. Play Result 3-1

    Rendon struck out looking.

    33072 9th Inning
  9. Strike Looking 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking

    33072 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  11. Strike Looking 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    33072 9th Inning
  12. Strike Looking 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33072 9th Inning
  13. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1

    Ryan Pressly pitches to Anthony Rendon

    33072 9th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    33072 9th Inning
  15. Play Result 3-1

    Ohtani struck out swinging.

    33072 9th Inning
  16. Strike Swinging 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    33072 9th Inning
  17. Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    33072 9th Inning
  18. Strike Swinging 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    33072 9th Inning
  19. Strike Swinging 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    33072 9th Inning
  20. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1

    Ryan Pressly pitches to Shohei Ohtani

    33072 9th Inning
  21. Play Result 3-1

    Pressly relieved Valdez

    33072 9th Inning
  22. Start Inning 3-1

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  23. End Inning 3-1

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    42809 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 3-1

    Maldonado struck out swinging.

    42809 9th Inning
  26. Strike Swinging 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging

    42809 9th Inning
  27. Strike Looking 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    42809 9th Inning
  28. Strike Swinging 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    42809 9th Inning
  29. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1

    Andrew Wantz pitches to Martin Maldonado

    42809 9th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    42809 9th Inning
  31. Play Result 3-1

    Meyers grounded into fielder's choice to second, Peña out at second.

    42809 9th Inning
  32. Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    42809 9th Inning
  33. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1

    Andrew Wantz pitches to Jake Meyers

    42809 9th Inning
  34. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    42809 9th Inning
  35. Play Result 3-1

    Julks flied out to right.

    42809 9th Inning
  36. Fly Out 3-1

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    42809 9th Inning
  37. Ball 3-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    42809 9th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42809 9th Inning
  39. Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    42809 9th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42809 9th Inning

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