The Angels’ 8-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday night started promising. It obviously finished in disaster.
Shohei Ohtani continued his leadoff success with his MLB-leading 39th home run in the first inning. Jared Walsh would single in David Fletcher to make the score 2-0. The Angels seemed to had gotten to Astros’ RHP Luis Garcia early in their fourth matchup against him this season. They couldn’t get any more out of the inning, a theme that would become prevalent the rest of the game. Garcia eventually finished with a line of 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO and 1 HR.