MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
08/15/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 2448 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (57-59) 1 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 9 8 1
Los Angeles Angels (57-60) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Astros Make It 5 Straight with 9-1 Win
The 9-1 Houston win over Los Angeles was due in large part to Christopher Espinola. The Astros left fielder hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. Gavin Stone got the win, improving to 10-8. He pitched 6.1 innings, giving up 3 hits and 1 run, while striking out 6 and walking 0. The Astros, now 57-59, have won 5 in a row.

The Astros picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"We did a lot of things right," said Espinola.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .280 13 47
M. Romero 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .273 6 34
A. Judge RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .286 34 90
C. Espinola LF 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 .227 2 3
J. Hardinger 3B 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 .253 12 42
V. Pasquantino DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .252 16 63
C. Walker 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 18 54
   a-C. Vazquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 2 12
   b-B. Kennedy 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 6 16
R. Marchan C 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .241 0 14
J. Pena SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .279 13 52
Totals 33 9 8 8 6 9 12      
a - C. Vazquez pinch hit for C. Walker in the 7th
b - B. Kennedy substituted for C. Vazquez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hardinger 2 (17, 2nd Inning off H. Ynoa, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off H. Ynoa, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Kiermaier (37, 6th Inning off K. Samuelson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Espinola 2 (2, 3rd Inning off H. Ynoa, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off K. Samuelson, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Judge (34, 9th Inning off J. Karinchak, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Kiermaier 2 , A. Judge 4 , C. Espinola 8 , J. Hardinger 4 , V. Pasquantino , R. Marchan
2-out RBI: C. Espinola , J. Hardinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Judge
Sac Fly: R. Marchan , J. Pena
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Kiermaier (21) , M. Romero (11)
CS: R. Marchan (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Espinola (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moreno C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .330 8 25
M. Gardner SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .284 15 53
Q. Pierrepaul DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 15 62
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .285 23 51
J. Nieves RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 24 59
   a-A. Pages PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 5
A. Volpe 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 17 58
O. Arcia 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 16 51
A. Zavala LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .217 11 34
J. Clase CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .252 9 28
Totals 31 1 3 1 0 11 6      
a - A. Pages pinch hit for J. Nieves in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: V. Guerrero Jr. (23, 4th Inning off G. Stone, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moreno , V. Guerrero Jr. 4 , J. Nieves
2-out RBI: V. Guerrero Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero Jr.
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: O. Arcia (6)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Stone W (10-8) 6.1 3 1 1 0 6 1 93 3.59   
M. Tamarez 2.2 0 0 0 0 5 0 38 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Stone 69
Batters Faced: G. Stone 22, M. Tamarez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Stone 6-7, M. Tamarez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Stone 93-63, M. Tamarez 38-26
WP: G. Stone
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Ynoa L (4-3) 4.2 4 7 7 4 4 1 92 5.12   
K. Samuelson 1.1 3 1 1 1 2 1 37 2.61   
D. Duarte 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 3.02   
J. Karinchak 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 16 6.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ynoa 28
Batters Faced: H. Ynoa 23, K. Samuelson 8, D. Duarte 5, J. Karinchak 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ynoa 5-5, K. Samuelson 1-1, D. Duarte 1-2, J. Karinchak 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ynoa 92-53, K. Samuelson 37-23, D. Duarte 25-13, J. Karinchak 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Samuelson 1-1 , J. Karinchak 1-0
WP: K. Samuelson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Christopher Espinola
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 44366
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