Saturday, September 22nd, 2018 6:10PM CST
On Saturday night, the Houston Astros came back to defeat the Los Angeles Angels by a score of ten to five. Houston secured the victory following a substantial nine-run rally in the eighth inning, which was finished off by a two-run home run hit by Jose Altuve. Earlier in the game, Justin Verlander contributed with a strong pitching performance, recording eleven strikeouts over six dominant innings.
Date: Saturday, September 22nd, 2018
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Daikin Park
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 41,822
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - |
LAA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

Doubles: Gurriel (33, Barría)
Home Runs: Altuve (13, 8th inning off Parker 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Gattis 2 (75), Gurriel (82), McCann (21), White (41), Springer 2 (69), Altuve 2 (60)
2-out Runs Batted In: Gattis
Ground Into Double Play: McCann
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-11 (McCann 1-3, Springer 1-1, Gattis 2-2, Reddick 0-1, Gurriel 1-1, González 0-1, White 0-1, Bregman 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: González 1

Pitcher Notes: Smith pitched to 5 batters in the 8th
Hit By Pitch: Fernández (By Verlander)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Verlander 17/20; Pressly 1/5; Rondón 2/3; Smith 3/5; McHugh 1/2; Osuna 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Verlander 19-17-22-8; Pressly 1-4-4-3; Rondón 3-2-2-1; Smith 0-0-1-4; McHugh 2-0-1-2; Osuna 2-2-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Verlander 1-6; Pressly 1-0; Rondón 0-0; Smith 0-0; McHugh 1-1; Osuna 2-0

Errors: Bregman (16, throw); Smith (1, throw)
Passed Balls: McCann

Caught Stealing: Altuve (4, 2nd base by Barría/Briceño)
Stolen Bases: Straw (1, 2nd base off Parker/Hudson)

Doubles: Arcia (5, Rondón); Simmons (26, Smith)
Home Runs: Trout (38, 8th inning off Smith 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Arcia (22), Trout 3 (77), Simmons (74)
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Calhoun 0-1, Arcia 1-1, Simmons 1-1, Marte 0-1, Ward 0-2, Young Jr. 0-1, Trout 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ward 2; Young Jr. 2

Pitcher Notes: Buttrey pitched to 5 batters in the 8th
Hit By Pitch: Bregman (By Barría)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Barría 12/21; Bedrosian 1/2; Álvarez 1/2; Robles 3/3; Anderson 0/3; Buttrey 3/5; Parker 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Barría 14-8-23-13; Bedrosian 1-1-1-2; Álvarez 1-2-0-2; Robles 5-3-1-0; Anderson 1-0-1-1; Buttrey 2-0-5-4; Parker 1-2-6-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Barría 1-9; Bedrosian 1-0; Álvarez 2-0; Robles 0-0; Anderson 0-1; Buttrey 0-0; Parker 0-1

Double Plays: 1 (Simmons-Cowart-Marte)
Errors: Ward (4, throw)
Assists: Upton (Gattis at 2nd base)

Stolen Bases: Young Jr. (5, 2nd base off Rondón/McCann); Ward (1, 2nd base off McHugh/McCann)
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