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Angels bounce back with win over hot Astros

Monday, he struck out Houston's Carlos Correa in the eighth inning with the tying run on base to help the Angels beat the reigning World Series champions, 2-0.

But the Angels' current closer could have been referencing this entire game, one that was full of unlikely moments that added up to a victory that seemed quite unlikely early on.

Coming off a deflating 1-5 homestand, the Angels beat an Astros team that had won six in a row and a starter in Gerrit Cole who was perfect into the fifth inning.

The Angels' runs were driven in by Kole Calhoun, whose RBI single snapped an 0-for-20 stretch, and Justin Upton, whose RBI double was preceded by two strikeouts and a 0-for-21 tumble.