ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Cam Smith gave Houston the lead with a two-run double in the sixth inning, Yainer Diaz and Jeremy Pe\u00f1a hit solo homers and the Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-4 on Wednesday night for a three-game sweep.<\/p>\n
Houston right-hander Hayden Wesneski, making his first start in almost 15 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery in May 2025, allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 2\/3 innings, striking out four and walking two, to earn the win. Bryan Abreu got the final four outs for his seventh save.<\/p>\n
Wesneski (1-0) survived a three-run, four-hit first to blank the Angels on three hits over the next 4 2\/3 innings to help the Astros win for the eighth time in nine games and reach .500 (55-55) for the first time since April 7, when they were 6-6. Houston also pulled within a game of first-place Texas in the American League West.<\/p>\n
Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez allowed two runs and five hits in five innings, striking out six and walking two, for the Angels, who lost for the 18th time in 23 games.<\/p>\n
Vaughn Grissom\u2019s two-run double and Jo Adell\u2019s RBI single gave the Angels a 3-0 lead in the first. Homers by Diaz in the second and Pe\u00f1a in the third trimmed the deficit to 3-2.<\/p>\n
Rodriguez retired the side in order in the fourth and fifth innings, but with his pitch count at 98, he was replaced by left-hander Mitch Farris (0-3) to start the sixth.<\/p>\n
Tyler Trammell walked with one out, Diaz singled, and Smith lined a two-run double into the left-field corner for a 4-3 Houston lead. Smith took third on a wild pitch and scored on another wild pitch for a 5-3 lead.<\/p>\n
Houston pushed the lead to 6-3 in the seventh when Altuve singled and scored from first on Diaz\u2019s bloop single to shallow right field. Adell hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth for the Angels, and Houston scored on an error in the ninth.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (2-1, 3.45 ERA) was set to face Texas on Friday night in Houston. Angels RHP Ryan Johnson (2-5, 7.34 ERA) was scheduled to oppose Milwaukee LHP Shane Drohan (5-4, 3.51 ERA) on Friday night in Anaheim.<\/p>\n