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Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels

Final
Angel Stadium of Anaheim72°, Partly Cloudy25,474

Recap

Player of the gameSpencer ArrighettiHOU6.0ip 4h 3er 7k

The line between winning and losing couldn’t have been thinner for the Astros on Monday night, with a series of plays going their way late, including two at the plate that sent Houston to a 5-4 win over the Angels in 10 innings in a breathtaking finish at Angel Stadium. Astros second baseman Jose Altuve scored the winning run on a mad dash from third base on a popup that second baseman Nick Madrigal caught about 10 feet onto the outfield grass. Rookie Brice Matthews \-\- who entered the game in left field in the sixth inning after LaMonte Wade Jr. injured his right hamstring -- then threw out a sliding Mike Trout at the plate in the bottom of the inning to preserve the win. Here’s a closer look at five clutch moments: **The steal** Down 4-3 in the ninth, Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña stole second base with one out -- the safe call was upheld following a replay review -- and he scored moments later on an RBI single by Christian Walker, who drove in a pair to tie Nick Kurtz and teammate Yordan Alvarez for the American League lead with 48 RBIs. “We’ve got to take a chance,” Peña said. “I felt like I had a good beat on \[reliever Kirby\

Team stats

8Hits8
0Home runs1
6Walks4
13Strikeouts12
2Stolen bases0
152Pitches thrown174
12Pitching strikeouts13

Box score

BattersABRHRBIHRBBSO
Christian Walker1B4022011
Isaac Paredes3B5110001
Cam SmithRF5021002
Jose Altuve2B5100002
Taylor TrammellCF2000000
Yordan AlvarezDH4100013
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF2011010
Jeremy PenaSS3100022
Collin PriceC4010002
Jake MeyersPH-CF2001010
Brice MatthewsPR-LF2110000
Totals385850613
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHR
Josh HaderP1.0000030
Bryan KingP1.0100000
Enyel De Los SantosP1.0211011
Bryan AbreuP1.0100010
Spencer ArrighettiP6.0433470