{"id":790761,"date":"2026-07-29T05:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T05:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/790761\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T05:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T05:56:09","slug":"alvarez-homers-in-first-inning-and-hits-rbi-single-in-ninth-to-lead-astros-to-3-2-win-over-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/790761\/","title":{"rendered":"Alvarez homers in first inning and hits RBI single in ninth to lead Astros to 3-2 win over Angels"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANAHEIM, Calif. — – Yordan Alvarez<\/a> homered and hit a go-ahead RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Houston Astros<\/a> to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Christian Walker<\/a> added a solo homer while Houston relievers Enyel De Los Santos<\/a>, Bryan Abreu<\/a>, Steven Okert<\/a> and Josh Hader<\/a> combined for four hitless innings. Okert (4-1) threw a scoreless eighth to earn the win and Hader threw a four-pitch ninth for his 14th save.<\/p>\n

The Astros won for the seventh time in eight games to remain two games behind Texas in the American League West. The last-place Angels have lost 17 of 22 games.<\/p>\n

Nick Allen<\/a> started the winning rally with a pinch-hit double off Angels left-hander Mitch Farris<\/a> (0-2). Christian V\u00e1zquez flared a one-out single to shallow right, advancing Allen to third. After Jeremy Pe\u00f1a struck out, Alvarez lined a single to right-center.<\/p>\n

Angels left-hander Red Detmers allowed two runs and four hits in five innings, striking out nine and walking none. Astros right-hander Peter Lambert<\/a> gave up two runs and seven hits in five innings, striking out six and walking one.<\/p>\n

Alvarez drove a first-pitch fastball from Detmers 427 feet to right for his major league-leading 35th homer in the first.<\/p>\n

The Angels tied it in the third on Vaughn Grissom<\/a>‘s RBI single to left.<\/p>\n

Walker’s 21st homer, a 411-foot shot to left, gave Houston a 2-1 lead in the fourth. But the Angels tied it 2-all in the fifth when Mike Trout<\/a> singled and scored from first on Jorge Soler’s double down the left-field line.<\/p>\n

Grissom singled to put runners on first and third, but Lambert struck out Wade Meckler<\/a> to end the inning.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Astros RHP Hayden Wesneski<\/a> will come off the 60-day injured list to oppose Angels RHP Grayson Rodriguez<\/a> (3-3, 8.54 ERA) in Wednesday night’s series finale.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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