Los Angeles Angels vs. Houston Astros

Aug 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
LAA	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	8	0	5
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	5

loss:

C. Javier(1-4)win: Los Angeles Angels logo

G. Klassen(2-1)save: Los Angeles Angels logo

B. Joyce(3)

Game Recap

Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros game highlights

HOUSTON -- George Klassen admitted to having “jelly” legs in the first inning against the Astros on Tuesday night. He allowed two runners to reach but was able to escape the inning unscathed. After that, the rookie right-hander dominated. Klassen allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings to earn his...

Scoring Summary

LAAHOU

3Nolan Schanuel singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Wade Meckler scores. Mike Trout to 3rd. [1 run] 10
4Josh Lowe homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 20
5Zach Neto doubles (24) on a fly ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena. Nolan Schanuel scores. [1 run] 30
8Cam Smith homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 31

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Wade MecklerLF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.290
Jose SiriLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261
2Mike TroutCF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.240
3Nolan Schanuel1B	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.281
4Zach NetoSS	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.224
5Moises BallesterosDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.207
6Vaughn Grissom2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.247
Oswald Peraza2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228
7Josh LoweRF	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.202
8Denzer Guzman3B	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.233
9Tyler HeinemanC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.180
TOTAL	8	34	3	3	8	1	1	6	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
George KlassenRHP	7.0	1	0	0	7	3	0	86	3.74
Jose FerminRHP	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	10	3.24
Ryan WatsonRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	4.27
Ben JoyceRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	0.00

TOTAL	9.0	3	1	1	10	3	1	119	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.284
2Yordan AlvarezDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.318
3Isaac Paredes3B	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.259
4Jose Altuve2B	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.246
5Daulton VarshoCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.228
6Christian Walker1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.232
7Taylor TrammellLF	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	1	.219
8Cam SmithRF	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.223
9Yainer DiazC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252


TOTAL	3	30	1	1	10	3	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Cristian JavierRHP	4.0	5	2	2	5	1	1	87	6.44
Bryan KingLHP	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	16	4.01
Enyel De Los SantosRHP	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	4.14
AJ BlubaughRHP	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	3.39
Miguel UllolaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	4.50
TOTAL	9.0	8	3	3	8	1	1	153	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningLAAHOU

TOP 1
POP OUT — Wade Meckler pops out to shortstop Jeremy Pena. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Mike Trout flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. [2 outs]
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LINEOUT — Nolan Schanuel lines out to shortstop Jeremy Pena. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Jeremy Pena flies out to left fielder Wade Meckler. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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WALK — Isaac Paredes walks.
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SINGLE — Jose Altuve singles on a line drive to right fielder Josh Lowe. Isaac Paredes to 3rd.
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STRIKEOUT — Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging, catcher Tyler Heineman to first baseman Nolan Schanuel. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

LAA

HOU

3Runs1

8Hits3

0Errors0

.235Batting Avg.100

34At Bats30

2Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs1

3Runs-Batted-In1

1Walks3

1Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts10

5Left on Base5

12Total Bases6

Game Details

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · 8:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 22,767 (55.3%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed

spread: HOU -163

over/under: 9