Saturday, July 21st, 2018 6:15PM CST
On Saturday, July 21, 2018, the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Angels by a score of 7-0. A pivotal moment came in the sixth inning when George Springer connected for a grand slam as the Astros offense sent every batter to the plate in a decisive frame. On the mound for Houston, Justin Verlander delivered a dominant performance, pitching six innings, striking out eleven batters, and earning the win, which ended a winless streak that had lasted for his previous six starts.
Date: Saturday, July 21st, 2018
Time: 6:15PM CST
Stadium: Angel Stadium
Location: Anaheim, California
Attendance: 44,264
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HOU |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Ohtani 2 (12, Sipp, Verlander)
Ground Into Double Play: Simmons; Marte
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Briceño 1-1, Kinsler 0-2, Maldonado 0-2, Valbuena 0-2, Fletcher 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Maldonado 1; Valbuena 2; Fletcher 2

Pitcher Notes: Álvarez pitched to 3 batters in the 6th
Wild Pitches: Tropeano
Intentional Walks: Altuve (By Tropeano)
Hit By Pitch: Bregman (By Ramirez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Tropeano 14/22; Álvarez 0/3; Ramirez 2/4; Cole 5/6; Drake 4/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Tropeano 12-10-7-13; Álvarez 1-0-1-2; Ramirez 3-3-2-1; Cole 1-3-5-3; Drake 3-1-4-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Tropeano 3-7; Álvarez 0-0; Ramirez 0-0; Cole 4-0; Drake 5-1
Game Scores: N Tropeano 58

Double Plays: 2 (Simmons-Kinsler-Valbuena 2)
Errors: Simmons (6, ground ball); Valbuena 2 (6, catch, throw)

Doubles: Kemp (7, Tropeano)
Home Runs: Reddick (10, 6th inning off Álvarez 0 on, 0 Out); Springer (16, 6th inning off Ramirez 3 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Gurriel (53), Kemp (18), Reddick (31), Springer 4 (51)
Sacrifice Flies: Gurriel
Ground Into Double Play: Reddick; Stassi
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (Springer 1-2, Reddick 0-2, Gurriel 0-1, Kemp 1-2, Stassi 0-2, Tucker 0-2, Bregman 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Springer 1; Reddick 1; Stassi 1

Wild Pitches: Sipp
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Verlander 16/24; Smith 1/3; Peacock 2/4; Sipp 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Verlander 19-18-16-10; Smith 3-0-1-3; Peacock 4-2-3-1; Sipp 1-5-4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Verlander 4-3; Smith 1-2; Peacock 2-0; Sipp 0-2
Game Scores: J Verlander 71

Double Plays: 2 (González-Altuve-Gurriel, Davis-Bregman-Gurriel)
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