The Houston Astros staged a dramatic ninth-inning comeback to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 at Angel Stadium on Monday night.
Trailing 4-2, the Astros sent 10 batters to the plate in the final frame, capitalizing on two fielding errors, two hit-by-pitches, and two walks.
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Despite recording only one hit, they scored four runs to secure their sixth victory in seven games.
Ninth-Inning Rally
Isaac Paredes was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, forcing in Lucas Spence to tie the game.
LaMonte Wade Jr. then drew a walk to score Jeremy Peña for the go-ahead run, following an intentional walk to Yordan Alvarez.
A fielding error by Angels pitcher Sam Bachman on a dribbler from Jose Altuve allowed the final run to score.
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The rally improved the Astros' record to 3-48 when trailing after eight innings this season.
Early Struggles and Relief
Astros starter Tatsuya Imai recorded only two outs, allowing two earned runs, four walks, and a balk on 33 pitches.
Reliever AJ Blubaugh gave up two runs in the third inning, including a home run to Vaughn Grissom that put the Angels ahead 4-0.
Houston stayed in the game behind Cristian Javier, who pitched five scoreless innings in relief with seven strikeouts.
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Offensively, Taylor Trammell hit a solo home run in the fourth inning, and Alvarez added an RBI single in the eighth before the ninth-inning rally.
