Los Angeles Angels Defeat Houston Astros 18-3, Improve to 51-77

Final result

Los Angeles Angels defeated Houston Astros 18-3 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Los Angeles Angels at 51-77 (.398).

MLB data listed Houston Astros at 64-64 (.500).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — Los Angeles Angels 1 run, Houston Astros 2 runs; 2nd — Los Angeles Angels 3 runs; 4th — Los Angeles Angels 6 runs; 5th — Los Angeles Angels 4 runs; 7th — Los Angeles Angels 2 runs; 9th — Los Angeles Angels 2 runs, Houston Astros 1 run.

Zach Neto (Los Angeles Angels): 5 hits, 7 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Denzer Guzman (Los Angeles Angels): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Vaughn Grissom (Los Angeles Angels): 3 hits, 3 RBI, 1 run. Grayson Rodriguez (Los Angeles Angels): 7.0 innings and 6 strikeouts, (W, 4-5). Adam Frazier (Los Angeles Angels): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 2 runs. Moisés Ballesteros (Los Angeles Angels): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Zach Neto hit a home run for Los Angeles Angels in the top of the 5th (3 RBI). Denzer Guzman hit a home run for Los Angeles Angels in the top of the 9th (2 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 3 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Los Angeles Angels were 51-77, 4th in the division, 13.0 games back in the division, 11th in the wild-card standings, 12.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 22, wild-card elimination number 23.

In the 2026 standings, the Houston Astros were 64-64, 1st in the division, division leader, magic number 34.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings