The Angels snapped their scoreless streak and their losing streak, sprinting past Houston, 5-2, on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park.
With two outs in the Angels’ second inning, Andrelton Simmons homered to snap the streak. It was the first opposite-field blast of Simmons’ career, but it was a solo shot.
The Angels truly, finally, rallied in the fifth inning. Martin Maldonado and Yunel Escobar singled, Mike Trout lashed a double just beyond Springer’s outstretched glove, and Albert Pujols launched a ball inside the left-field foul line for a three-run home run.
The four runs they managed in that inning surpassed their total of three in the previous 40 innings.