MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/11/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2812 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (70-70) 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 8 10 0
Houston Astros (69-71) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 0
Angels Rough Up Astros, 8-3
The Los Angeles Angels saddled the Houston Astros with a loss at Minute Maid Park. The final score was 8-3. Jesus Nieves was 3 for 4, including 1 single and 2 home runs. The Los Angeles right fielder scored 2 runs and drove in 4. Nestor Cortes, the winning pitcher, is now 14-8. He went 7 innings, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits, while fanning 3 and walking 3. Los Angeles raised its record to 70-70 with the win.

In the top of the first of a scoreless game, Nieves hit a 3-run home run to put his team ahead.

"I was hoping to make good contact," said Nieves. "I wasn't trying to knock the snot out of it."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moreno C 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 .319 8 27
M. Gardner SS 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .289 20 64
Q. Pierrepaul DH 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .287 19 72
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .292 34 72
J. Nieves RF 4 2 3 4 1 1 0 .249 28 68
A. Volpe 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .226 18 66
O. Arcia 3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 .277 21 67
A. Zavala LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .228 13 44
J. Clase CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .249 11 34
Totals 37 8 10 8 4 16 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Gardner 2 (32, 1st Inning off N. Vera, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off S. Armstrong, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Nieves 2 (28, 1st Inning off N. Vera, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off L. Perales, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Gardner (20, 5th Inning off N. Vera, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Arcia (21, 6th Inning off L. Perales, 0 on, 2 outs) , Q. Pierrepaul (19, 7th Inning off L. Perales, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Gardner 8 , Q. Pierrepaul 4 , V. Guerrero Jr. , J. Nieves 9 , O. Arcia 4 , A. Zavala
2-out RBI: , J. Nieves 2 , O. Arcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Moreno , A. Volpe , A. Zavala
Hit by Pitch: A. Volpe
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Arcia-Volpe-Guerrero Jr., Volpe-Gardner-Guerrero Jr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Romero 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .275 8 42
V. Pasquantino DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .266 17 77
A. Judge RF 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .293 39 103
C. Espinola LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .213 5 15
J. Hardinger 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .253 14 56
C. Walker 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .261 21 66
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274 14 55
W. Contreras C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .199 12 35
J. Pena SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 16 63
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 4 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hardinger (21, 3rd Inning off N. Cortes, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Pasquantino (39, 5th Inning off N. Cortes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Romero , V. Pasquantino 3 , A. Judge , C. Espinola , J. Hardinger 2 , C. Walker 2 , W. Contreras , J. Pena
2-out RBI: J. Hardinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Romero , C. Espinola , J. Hardinger , C. Walker
GIDP: M. Romero , J. Hardinger
Team LOB: 8
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Cortes W (14-8) 7.0 9 3 3 3 3 0 99 4.36   
C. Winn 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 5.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Cortes 47
Batters Faced: N. Cortes 32, C. Winn 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Cortes 6-11, C. Winn 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Cortes 99-58, C. Winn 24-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Vera L (12-8) 4.1 5 5 5 2 4 2 62 4.01   
L. Perales 2.1 4 3 3 1 7 3 50 6.43   
N. Syndergaard 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 32 4.44   
S. Armstrong 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Vera 35
Batters Faced: N. Vera 20, L. Perales 12, N. Syndergaard 5, S. Armstrong 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Vera 5-4, L. Perales 0-0, N. Syndergaard 0-0, S. Armstrong 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Vera 62-38, L. Perales 50-35, N. Syndergaard 32-20, S. Armstrong 21-14
Hit Batsmen: N. Syndergaard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Nieves
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 41719
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