HOUSTON – Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout completed a three-match series 0-for-11 with nine strikeouts and was picked 20 times by the Los Angeles Heaters and equaled a major league record as the Houston Astros won 4-2. Sunday.
Rookie Jeremy P scored two runs off Ryan Tapera (1-2) in the ninth innings.
“It’s unrealistic to do this on a walk-off,” Watana said. “It’s always fun to pull, you’ll win … and it’s great.”
Trott hit seven fours in a row in the first two games. In the final, three times AL MVP reached the base in his first at-bat on a p-fault at a shortstop and then hit his next two plate matches to watch.
Trout came out on his last bat and extended his skid to 14-instead of 14. He has another strong season, batting.272 with 23 homers and 47 RBIs, even after his second-longest drop of the year – his career-best 0-26 before the drought ended on June 6.
Houston starter Framber Valdez and three relievers were far from the only angels struggling on the trout plate as they set a major league record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game. Twelve different Angels batsmen came to the plate and they were all knocked out at least once.
Valdez hit a career-high 13 runs in six innings, three runs and two runs from five moves. Reliever Hector Neris and Rafael Montero scored two runs each in the non-scoring innings and Ryan Presley (2-2) scored three runs in the ninth inning.
“It’s something that is very emotional and very exciting for me,” Valdez said through a translator after the game. “It’s very special to be a part of it.”
Astros manager Dusty Baker agrees.
“It simply came to our notice then. He was throwing strikes, “Baker said, referring to Valdez, and when asked about the team’s total of 20, he simply replied,” Boy, that’s a lot. “
According to ESPN statistics and information research, 20 strikes in nine-inning games is the highest in Astros franchise history. There have been several instances where other teams have scored 20 runs, including performances by Max Schaeser, Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood. Astros’ previous record was 18 in 1964 against Cincinnati.
The Houston Pitchers scored 47 in the series against the Angels.
Penna took four shots. In the ninth, Jose Altuv singled for two and Payne scored his 11th home run. Penn took the fourth single off Jose Suarez.
Lewis Rengifo finished second in the Angels. Shoaib Ohtani hit an RBI single at number three.
Altuve finished fifth, RBI’s single 2-all.
Catching coach Bill Hasselman was the acting interim manager for the Angels on Sunday, while Ray Montgomery, who was the interim manager, was suspended by interim manager Phil Nevin last week for a bench-clearing dispute with the Mariners. Hesselman will also handle Tuesday’s game, while Montgomery will play in the second game of his suspension.
“They have the best weapons right now,” Heselman said. “They have very good pitchers in the bullpen and they were able to beat us today.”
Sunday was Nevin’s sixth match in a 10-match suspension. His seventh will not come until Tuesday, when Noah Cindergaard (5-6, 3.86 ERA) will face Sandy Alcantara (8-3, 1.96) in the first match of a three-match series against the Miami Marlins.
The Marlins aren’t the Angels ’traditional rivals, so there’s not much history, but Trout has gone 0-2-2 against Miami this season and has two walks and two runs.
“Mike Trout is the Hall of Fame of the future. He’s coming, “Hasselman said.” This season is too big to never struggle. Everyone goes through it, even the best in the game. He’s going through it right now and we’re sure he’ll come out. “
The Associated Press contributed to this report.