ANAHEIM -- Zack Cozart's costly error cracked open the door for the Astros, and they never looked back, riding Justin Verlander's five-hit shutout to a 2-0 win over the Angels on Wednesday night at Angel Stadium despite an excellent start from Garrett Richards.
Cozart backhanded a spinning cue-shot grounder off the bat of Josh Reddick with two outs in the second inning, but he bobbled the transfer and couldn't make the throw, extending the inning. Evan Gattis followed by hammering a fastball from Richards over the left-field fence for a two-run homer.