Taylor Ward got to Houston starter José Urquidy quickly, driving in Mike Trout with a one-out single in the first inning for a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the first, Jose Altuve scored the tying run after singling, taking second on a wild pitch, and coming home on a Yuli Gurriel single.
Anaheim made quick work of the newly retied contest, scoring four in the top half of the second for starter Shohei Ohtani. (note: Ohtani didn’t need very much help) Andrew Velazquez brought home Mike Ford with an RBI-groundout, then Trout hit a three-run homer to make it 5-1, Angels.