Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 7:00PM CST
Houston defeated Los Angeles four runs to two in their Sunday night contest. George Springer was a key contributor for the Astros, hitting a two-run home run and ending up just a triple short of hitting for the cycle. On the Angels side, the game was notable for Shohei Ohtani making his return to the pitcher's mound.
Date: Sunday, September 2nd, 2018
Time: 7:00PM CST
Stadium: Daikin Park
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 41,506
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
LAA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Springer (24, Despaigne); White (7, Tazawa)
Home Runs: Springer (20, 3rd inning off Ohtani 1 on, 0 Out); Bregman (27, 7th inning off Tazawa 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Springer 2 (63), Correa (61), Bregman (88)
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Gurriel 0-2, González 0-1, White 0-2, Bregman 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gurriel 3; White 1

Pitcher Notes: Sipp pitched to 1 batter in the 6th
Wild Pitches: Pressly
Hit By Pitch: Ward (By Cole); Fletcher (By Smith)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cole 14/27; Sipp 1/1; Smith 0/2; Pressly 2/4; Rondón 3/4; Osuna 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cole 23-21-20-12; Sipp 1-0-0-0; Smith 1-0-0-1; Pressly 3-3-1-2; Rondón 2-0-4-2; Osuna 2-1-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cole 3-5; Sipp 0-0; Smith 0-1; Pressly 0-1; Rondón 0-3; Osuna 2-0
Game Scores: G Cole 55

Passed Balls: Maldonado

Runs Batted In: Marte (18), Fletcher (23)
2-out Runs Batted In: Fletcher
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-9 (Calhoun 0-1, Arcia 0-2, Marte 0-1, Simmons 0-1, Ward 0-1, Young Jr. 0-1, Fletcher 0-1, Trout 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Calhoun 1; Arcia 1; Simmons 2; Trout 2

Pitcher Notes: Despaigne pitched to 4 batters in the 5th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ohtani 7/11; Johnson 2/7; Despaigne 3/4; Ramirez 3/6; Tazawa 3/6; Almonte 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ohtani 7-4-12-7; Johnson 6-0-5-6; Despaigne 5-1-2-2; Ramirez 4-6-3-4; Tazawa 4-0-7-5; Almonte 2-1-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ohtani 3-2; Johnson 3-2; Despaigne 0-0; Ramirez 3-1; Tazawa 1-2; Almonte 1-2
Game Scores: S Ohtani 45
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