Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Angels, August 18, 2026

AngelsLAA
3-1
Final
AstrosHOU

August 18, 2026, 8:10 PM ET | Daikin Park

Last 5 Form

Los Angeles Angels

3-2

Last 5
W 7-0
vs TEX
L 6-7
vs KC
W 1-0
vs KC
L 0-3
vs KC
W 3-1
@ HOU

Houston Astros

2-3

Last 5
W 2-1
@ SF
W 10-7
vs SEA
L 5-10
vs SEA
L 2-3
vs SEA
L 1-3
vs LAA

Starting Pitchers

Los Angeles Angels

George Klassen headshot
George Klassen
Recorded starter

Houston Astros

Cristian Javier headshot
Cristian Javier
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 18, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Los Angeles Angels50-76.397#4#1113.0
Houston Astros63-63.500#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Los Angeles AngelsHouston Astros
.679
OPS
.732
154
HR
226
655
Runs
734
4.29
ERA
4.45
1.35
WHIP
1.34
1439
Strikeouts by pitchers
1411

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Los Angeles Angels

Hitters

Nolan Schanuel headshot
Nolan Schanuel

8 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI

Josh Lowe headshot
Josh Lowe

4 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Denzer Guzman headshot
Denzer Guzman

5 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Reid Detmers headshot
Reid Detmers

8.0 IP, 11 SO, 0.00 ERA

George Klassen headshot
George Klassen

7.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Walbert Ureña headshot
Walbert Ureña

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Houston Astros

Hitters

Isaac Paredes headshot
Isaac Paredes

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Jeremy Peña headshot
Jeremy Peña

4 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Christian Walker headshot
Christian Walker

2 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Josh Hader headshot
Josh Hader

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tatsuya Imai headshot
Tatsuya Imai

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

AJ Blubaugh headshot
AJ Blubaugh

3.2 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

George Klassen headshot
George Klassen
Los Angeles Angels, MLBDB pick
Cristian Javier headshot
Cristian Javier
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Cam Smith headshot
Cam Smith
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Los Angeles Angels 3, Houston Astros 1: LAA 8 hits, HOU 3 hits; LAA 0 errors, HOU 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Los Angeles Angels001110000380
Houston Astros000000010130

Box Score

Batting

Nolan Schanuel and Zach Neto led Los Angeles Angels with 2 hits each.

Los Angeles Angels batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Wade MecklerLF4110010
Jose SiriLF0000000
Mike TroutCF3000100
Nolan Schanuel1B4121000
Zach NetoSS4021010
Moisés BallesterosDH4000010
Vaughn Grissom2B4010010
Oswald Peraza2B0000000
Josh LoweRF4111011
Denzer Guzman3B4010020
Tyler HeinemanC3000010
Totals34383181

3 players led Houston Astros with 1 hit each.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS4000010
Yordan AlvarezDH4000020
Isaac Paredes3B2000200
Jose Altuve2B3010110
Daulton VarshoCF4000010
Christian Walker1B4000020
Taylor TrammellLF3000030
Cam SmithRF3111001
Yainer DiazC3010000
Totals301313101

Pitching

George Klassen went 7.0 innings for Los Angeles Angels (7 SO, 0 ER); Cristian Javier went 4.0 innings for Houston Astros (5 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Los Angeles Angels
George Klassen7.0100370
José Fermin0.1211001
Ryan Watson0.2000010
Ben Joyce1.0000020
Houston Astros
Cristian Javier4.0522151
Bryan King0.2111010
Enyel De Los Santos1.1100000
AJ Blubaugh2.0100000
Miguel Ullola1.0000020
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T3

    Single Nolan Schanuel singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Wade Meckler scores. Mike Trout to 3rd. LAA 1, HOU 0

  • T4

    Home Run Josh Lowe homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. LAA 2, HOU 0

  • T5

    Double Zach Neto doubles (24) on a fly ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Nolan Schanuel scores. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • B8

    Home Run Cam Smith homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. LAA 3, HOU 1

Play-by-Play

All 68 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. LAA 3, HOU 1

  • B9

    Flyout Daulton Varsho flies out to center fielder Mike Trout. LAA 3, HOU 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Jose Altuve strikes out on a foul tip. LAA 3, HOU 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Denzer Guzman strikes out swinging. LAA 3, HOU 1

  • T9

    Flyout Josh Lowe flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. LAA 3, HOU 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Vaughn Grissom called out on strikes. LAA 3, HOU 1

  • B8

    Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Wade Meckler. LAA 3, HOU 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez called out on strikes. LAA 3, HOU 1

  • B8

    Forceout Jeremy Peña grounds into a force out, third baseman Denzer Guzman to second baseman Vaughn Grissom. Yainer Diaz out at 2nd. Jeremy Peña to 1st. LAA 3, HOU 1

  • B8

    Single Yainer Diaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Mike Trout. LAA 3, HOU 1

  • B8

    Home Run Cam Smith homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. LAA 3, HOU 1

  • T8

    Grounded Into DP Moisés Ballesteros grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Zach Neto out at 2nd. Moisés Ballesteros out at 1st. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • T8

    Single Zach Neto singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • T8

    Flyout Nolan Schanuel flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • B7

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out on a foul tip. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • B7

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • B7

    Lineout Daulton Varsho lines out sharply to center fielder Mike Trout. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • B7

    Walk Jose Altuve walks. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • T7

    Flyout Mike Trout flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • T7

    Groundout Wade Meckler grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • T7

    Flyout Tyler Heineman flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • B6

    Lineout Isaac Paredes lines out sharply to left fielder Wade Meckler. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • B6

    Lineout Yordan Alvarez lines out sharply to center fielder Mike Trout. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • T6

    Groundout Denzer Guzman grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • T6

    Groundout Josh Lowe grounds out softly, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • T6

    Flyout Vaughn Grissom flies out to left fielder Taylor Trammell. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • B5

    Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, third baseman Denzer Guzman to first baseman Nolan Schanuel. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • B5

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, third baseman Denzer Guzman to first baseman Nolan Schanuel. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • T5

    Pop Out Moisés Ballesteros pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • T5

    Double Zach Neto doubles (24) on a fly ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Nolan Schanuel scores. LAA 3, HOU 0

  • T5

    Single Nolan Schanuel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. LAA 2, HOU 0

  • T5

    Groundout Mike Trout grounds out softly, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Bryan King. LAA 2, HOU 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Wade Meckler called out on strikes. LAA 2, HOU 0

  • B4

    Flyout Christian Walker flies out to right fielder Josh Lowe. LAA 2, HOU 0

  • B4

    Pop Out Daulton Varsho pops out to shortstop Zach Neto. LAA 2, HOU 0

  • B4

    Forceout Jose Altuve grounds into a force out, third baseman Denzer Guzman to second baseman Vaughn Grissom. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. Jose Altuve to 1st. LAA 2, HOU 0

  • B4

    Walk Isaac Paredes walks. LAA 2, HOU 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Tyler Heineman strikes out swinging. LAA 2, HOU 0

  • T4

    Single Denzer Guzman singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell. LAA 2, HOU 0

  • T4

    Home Run Josh Lowe homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. LAA 2, HOU 0

  • T4

    Groundout Vaughn Grissom grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. LAA 1, HOU 0

  • T4

    Flyout Moisés Ballesteros flies out to left fielder Taylor Trammell. LAA 1, HOU 0

  • B3

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, shortstop Zach Neto to first baseman Nolan Schanuel. LAA 1, HOU 0

  • B3

    Groundout Jeremy Peña grounds out, third baseman Denzer Guzman to first baseman Nolan Schanuel. LAA 1, HOU 0

  • B3

    Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, shortstop Zach Neto to first baseman Nolan Schanuel. LAA 1, HOU 0

  • T3

    Groundout Zach Neto grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. LAA 1, HOU 0

  • T3

    Single Nolan Schanuel singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Wade Meckler scores. Mike Trout to 3rd. LAA 1, HOU 0

  • T3

    Walk Mike Trout walks. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • T3

    Single Wade Meckler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • T3

    Pop Out Tyler Heineman pops out to first baseman Christian Walker in foul territory. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Denzer Guzman strikes out swinging. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Flyout Cam Smith flies out to left fielder Wade Meckler. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Pop Out Christian Walker pops out to third baseman Denzer Guzman. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Josh Lowe strikes out swinging. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Single Vaughn Grissom singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Moisés Ballesteros strikes out swinging. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Zach Neto strikes out swinging. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging, catcher Tyler Heineman to first baseman Nolan Schanuel. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Single Jose Altuve singles on a line drive to right fielder Josh Lowe. Isaac Paredes to 3rd. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Walk Isaac Paredes walks. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Flyout Jeremy Peña flies out to left fielder Wade Meckler. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Lineout Nolan Schanuel lines out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Flyout Mike Trout flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. LAA 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Wade Meckler pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. LAA 0, HOU 0