HOUSTON -- Andrew Heaney finally conquered his road woes, firing six scoreless innings to outduel Justin Verlander and lead the Angels to a 5-2 win over the Astros in Thursday night's series opener at Minute Maid Park.
Heaney held the Astros to five hits while walking one and striking out six, earning his first road victory since Sept. 2, 2015. He missed sizeable chunks of the '16 and '17 seasons while recovering from Tommy John surgery and entered Thursday 0-5 with a 5.37 ERA in 12 road starts this year, compared to 7-3 with a 3.