MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/25/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2948 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (76-83) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 9 0
Houston Astros (82-77) 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 8 0
Angels Pull Out Late Win, 5-4
Behind a fine performance from Lane Thomas, the Los Angeles Angels knocked off the Houston Astros, 5-4. Thomas went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Angels. Luis Patiño converted his 4th save in 7 tries. Today's win puts Los Angeles at 76-83, while Houston falls to 82-77.

Thomas had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a full count sinker from Jhoan Duran, he banged a solo home run to right, giving the Angels a 5-4 lead. It was the 15th home run of the year for Thomas.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Thomas.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Mauricio 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .195 6 15
T. Taylor CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 13 39
   b-A. Meadows PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 13 42
L. Thomas 1B 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .227 15 54
A. Duvall RF, CF 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .247 14 36
E. Jimenez DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .254 1 3
H. Kjerstad LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 28 88
R. Perez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .209 11 37
J. Crawford SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 7 43
B. Rodgers 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 11 55
   a-M. Yoshida PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253 16 69
Totals 33 5 9 5 0 11 4      
a - M. Yoshida pinch hit for B. Rodgers in the 8th
b - A. Meadows pinch hit for T. Taylor in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Taylor (25, 1st Inning off A. Abbott, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Yoshida (16, 8th Inning off J. Duran, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Thomas 2 (15, 1st Inning off A. Abbott, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Duran, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Duvall (14, 4th Inning off A. Abbott, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Mauricio , T. Taylor 2 , L. Thomas 8 , A. Duvall 5 , E. Jimenez , J. Crawford , M. Yoshida 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Meadows
GIDP: H. Kjerstad
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Mauricio (2) , A. Duvall (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Perez-Crawford, Crawford-Rodgers-Thomas, Thomas-Crawford-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 7 45
L. Nootbaar RF 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 .229 21 63
   a-N. Castellanos PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 10 26
T. Hernández DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .278 46 119
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250 34 101
C. Walker 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .202 32 75
H. Kim SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .231 11 65
A. Thomas CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .263 8 53
B. Wisely 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 5
W. MacIver C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .191 4 12
Totals 32 4 8 4 4 8 12      
a - N. Castellanos pinch hit for L. Nootbaar in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. MacIver (7, 3rd Inning off T. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Hernández (46, 6th Inning off T. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Thomas (8, 7th Inning off J. Tinoco, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan , T. Hernández 5 , Y. Alvarez 2 , A. Thomas 4 , B. Wisely , W. MacIver 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nootbaar , H. Kim , W. MacIver
GIDP: C. Walker , H. Kim
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Kwan (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (MacIver-Wisely, Wisely-Kim-Alvarez)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Anderson 5.2 6 3 3 2 4 1 90 4.59   
J. Tinoco 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 31 4.83   
A. Chafin W (5-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 4.01   
C. Estevez H (20) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 4.57   
L. Patiño SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Anderson 47
Batters Faced: T. Anderson 22, J. Tinoco 6, A. Chafin 3, C. Estevez 4, L. Patiño 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Anderson 4-6, J. Tinoco 0-3, A. Chafin 0-0, C. Estevez 1-1, L. Patiño 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Anderson 90-56, J. Tinoco 31-18, A. Chafin 17-10, C. Estevez 18-12, L. Patiño 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Patiño 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Abbott 7.1 6 4 4 0 9 2 91 5.98   
J. Duran L (2-3), BS (2) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 17 3.70   
H. Harvey 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Abbott 59
Batters Faced: A. Abbott 26, J. Duran 4, H. Harvey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Abbott 1-10, J. Duran 0-1, H. Harvey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Abbott 91-63, J. Duran 17-11, H. Harvey 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Duran 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lane Thomas
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 41620
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