MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
07/24/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 2120 - THURSDAY, JULY 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (55-50) 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 13 0
Los Angeles Angels (49-54) 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 0 X 8 11 0
Astros Sunk by Angels
The 8-7 Los Angeles win over Houston was due in large part to Heston Kjerstad. The Angels left fielder was 2-4 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Bryan Abreu got the save, his 21st in 26 chances. Los Angeles goes to 49-54, Houston to 55-50.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Angels grabbed the lead when Kjerstad hit his 21st home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Hunter Harvey made it 8-7, Los Angeles.

Los Angeles manager Mark A was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys went out there and put good wood on the ball," he said.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .292 4 33
L. Nootbaar RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .237 15 44
T. Hernández DH 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .287 28 75
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .228 18 57
C. Walker 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .206 24 55
Y. Diaz C 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .254 15 44
H. Kim 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .247 7 44
J. Ortiz SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .219 7 27
A. Thomas CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .256 6 39
Totals 37 7 13 7 1 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Kwan 2 (19, 1st Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ortiz (17, 2nd Inning off L. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Hernández (17, 2nd Inning off L. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Diaz (15, 2nd Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Walker (24, 5th Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Hernández (28, 7th Inning off E. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 5 , T. Hernández 7 , Y. Alvarez , C. Walker 4 , Y. Diaz 5 , H. Kim , J. Ortiz 2 , A. Thomas
2-out RBI: T. Hernández , Y. Alvarez , C. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nootbaar , H. Kim
Sac Fly: S. Kwan
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Walker (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ortiz-Kim)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Thomas CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .233 8 28
M. Yoshida DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .247 6 36
S. Suzuki RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 21 47
   a-A. Meadows RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .225 5 17
G. Henderson SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .293 26 74
B. Rodgers 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .260 8 40
H. Kjerstad LF 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .289 21 63
A. Duvall 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .276 8 19
L. Guillorme 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .241 0 33
G. Stubbs C 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .272 1 8
Totals 33 8 11 8 4 2 15      
a - A. Meadows substituted for S. Suzuki in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: A. Duvall (4, 2nd Inning off F. Valdez, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Rodgers (23, 3rd Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kjerstad (21, 7th Inning off H. Harvey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Thomas 2 , M. Yoshida , B. Rodgers 3 , H. Kjerstad 5 , A. Duvall 3 , L. Guillorme , G. Stubbs
2-out RBI: B. Rodgers , H. Kjerstad
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Yoshida , B. Rodgers , H. Kjerstad
Sac Fly: G. Stubbs
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodgers-Duvall)
OF assists: 1 (Thomas(Hernández at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valdez 5.1 6 3 3 3 0 0 100 4.12   
K. Kelly H (5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13 3.35   
A. Weems 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 9 4.88   
H. Harvey L (5-5), BS (4) 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 20 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valdez 41
Batters Faced: F. Valdez 24, K. Kelly 4, A. Weems 3, H. Harvey 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valdez 5-10, K. Kelly 2-1, A. Weems 0-1, H. Harvey 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valdez 100-56, K. Kelly 13-7, A. Weems 9-3, H. Harvey 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Weems 1-0 , H. Harvey 3-3
WP: F. Valdez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Garcia 4.2 11 6 6 1 4 2 99 5.64   
E. Hernandez W (3-1) 3.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 45 5.86   
B. Abreu SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 5.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Garcia 21
Batters Faced: L. Garcia 24, E. Hernandez 11, B. Abreu 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Garcia 3-5, E. Hernandez 2-6, B. Abreu 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Garcia 99-64, E. Hernandez 45-26, B. Abreu 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Hernandez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Heston Kjerstad
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 32337
Special Notes: RF Seiya Suzuki was injured while throwing the ball.
Thursday, July 24th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70