With little offense to show between the Astros (44-19) and the Angels, Brian McCann's ninth home run this season -- a solo shot in the second inning off Angels starter Ricky Nolasco -- gave the Astros a 1-0 lead they would not relinquish to the Angels, who are once again below .500 at 32-33. It was the Astros' 18th consecutive game with a homer and Nolasco's 19th long ball surrendered this season, the most in the American League.
Houston tacked on a pair with a fifth-inning sacrifice fly via Yuli Gurriel -- whose single in the seventh extended his hitting streak to 10 games -- and a Carlos Correa RBI single in the eighth.