LAA 18, HOU 3 | Aug 20, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Friday, August 21, 2026•Daikin Park•73°F, Roof Closed

LAA

Angels

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Grayson Rodriguez

LOSS

Peter Lambert

The Angels cruised past the Astros 18-3 in a dominant performance.

★Zach Neto5-for-6, 7 RBI

★Vaughn Grissom3-for-6, 3 RBI

⚾Grayson Rodriguez7.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 K

Key Moment

Top 9: Denzer Guzman homers (6) on a line drive to left field. Oswald Peraza scores.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:53Att: 20,934Venue: Daikin Park

Ump Audit

Lance Barrett

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90.6%C

14 missed calls

+10.1% LAA

+0.38 runs LAA

Win Probability

HOU WinLAA Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAA	1	3	0	6	4	0	2	0	2	18	18	1
HOU	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Game 824153 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Los Angeles Angels

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose SiriCF	1	1	0	0	1	0	.255/.312/.461	99.7	.349	.674
Oswald Peraza2B	1	1	1	0	0	0	.228/.278/.352	90.1	.949	.876
Denzer Guzman3B	2	1	1	2	0	1	.236/.280/.368	106.1	.669	.961
Zach NetoSS	6	2	5	7	0	0	.231/.314/.422	107.6	.555	.680
Moisés BallesterosDH	6	2	2	2	0	2	.208/.280/.325	107.4	.417	.516
Vaughn Grissom1B	6	1	3	3	0	1	.249/.308/.377	100.3	.459	.423
Josh LoweRF	5	2	2	0	0	1	.213/.271/.366	101.6	.291	.271
Tyler HeinemanC	3	1	1	1	0	0	.184/.234/.235	79.2	.351	.316
Adam FrazierLF	5	2	2	2	0	0	.243/.310/.359	99.7	.455	.501
Bench
Wade MecklerLF	2	2	1	0	1	0	.288/.360/.380	85.3	.105	.103
Mike TroutCF	3	2	0	0	2	2	.239/.382/.434
Totals	44	18	18	18	4	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Neto (5th off King, 2 on, 2 out); Guzman (9th off Jr., 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Frazier; Peraza; Neto; Ballesteros; Grissom

TB:29

RBI:Frazier 2; Neto 7; Ballesteros 2; Guzman 2; Grissom 3; Schanuel; Heineman

SB:Meckler

CS:Neto

Team LOB:6

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
LaMonte Wade Jr.P	3	1	0	0	1	3	.218/.346/.333	83.4	-

Pitching

Los Angeles Angels

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Grayson RodriguezW	7.0	5	2	0	2	6	99-73	91.9	6.41
Blake Weiman	2.0	3	1	1	0	3	35-25	82.8	1.29
Totals	9.0	8	3	1	2	9	134-98	-	-

WP:Rodriguez

Pitches-strikes:Rodriguez 99-73; Weiman 35-25

Groundouts-flyouts:Rodriguez 8-6; Weiman 1-2

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Peter LambertL	3.2	8	9	9	2	3	0	79-50	90.5	3.68

Game Notes

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T2Replay review: Angels challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Adam Frazier reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Josh Lowe scores.

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T3Replay review: Christian Vázquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Vaughn Grissom called out on strikes.

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T4Replay review: Mike Trout challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Mike Trout walks. Wade Meckler to 2nd.

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B1Wild pitch by Grayson Rodriguez

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T2Wild pitch by Peter Lambert

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T4Wild pitch by Peter Lambert

Top 1 • LAA

1-0

Zach Neto singles on a fly ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Wade Meckler scores.

EV: 72.6 mph227 ftLA: 31°

Bot 1 • HOU

1-1

Jose Altuve reaches on a fielder's choice. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Vaughn Grissom.

EV: 94.7 mph46 ft0

1-2

Cam Smith grounds out, shortstop Zach Neto to first baseman Nolan Schanuel.

EV: 87.3 mph9 ftLA: -14°

Top 2 • LAA

4-2

Angels challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Adam Frazier reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Josh Lowe scores.

EV: 85.7 mph6 ftLA: -19°

3-2

Tyler Heineman out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. to second baseman Jose Altuve. Vaughn Grissom scores. Josh Lowe to 2nd.

EV: 20.8 mph29 ftLA: 28°

2-2

Vaughn Grissom singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Moisés Ballesteros scores.

EV: 98.1 mph108 ftLA: 4°

Top 4 • LAA

10-2

Vaughn Grissom doubles (17) on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Zach Neto scores. Moisés Ballesteros scores.

EV: 68.2 mph167 ftLA: 21°

8-2

Moisés Ballesteros singles on a ground ball to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Wade Meckler scores. Mike Trout scores. Zach Neto to 3rd. Moisés Ballesteros to 2nd.

EV: 99.6 mph120 ftLA: 5°

6-2

Zach Neto singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Adam Frazier scores. Wade Meckler to 3rd. Mike Trout to 2nd.

EV: 104.6 mph145 ftLA: 8°

5-2

Adam Frazier doubles (7) on a fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Josh Lowe scores.

EV: 98.6 mph390 ftLA: 28°

Top 5 • LAA

14-2

Zach Neto homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. Adam Frazier scores. Nolan Schanuel scores.

EV: 107.6 mph💣 428 ftLA: 36°

11-2

Nolan Schanuel grounds into a force out, first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. to shortstop Nick Allen. Tyler Heineman scores. Adam Frazier to 3rd. Jose Siri out at 2nd. Nolan Schanuel to 1st.

EV: 84.6 mph39 ftLA: -1°

Top 7 • LAA

16-2

Zach Neto doubles (25) on a fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Jose Siri scores. Mike Trout scores.

EV: 95.1 mph350 ftLA: 25°

Top 9 • LAA

18-2

Denzer Guzman homers (6) on a line drive to left field. Oswald Peraza scores.

EV: 106.1 mph💣 363 ftLA: 20°

Bot 9 • HOU

18-3

Cam Smith out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jose Siri. Daulton Varsho scores.

EV: 98.6 mph364 ftLA: 24°

Bench
Yordan AlvarezDH	1	1	1	0	1	0	.319/.432/.613	84.4	.006	.005
Jose Altuve2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.245/.309/.395	94.7	.372	.350
Peter LambertP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan KingP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tatsuya ImaiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-