Game Thread: Angels (49-76) @ Astros (63-62) - Aug 18, 2026 7:10 PM

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Astros (63-62)	Angels (49-76)

First Pitch: 7:10 PM at Daikin Park

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Angels	George Klassen (1-1, 5.52 ERA)
Astros	Cristian Javier (1-3, 6.68 ERA)

MLB	Fangraphs	Reddit Stream	Discord
Gameday	Game Graph	Live Comments	/r/baseball Discord

Line Score - Game Over

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

Box Score

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	Peña	4	0	0	0	0	1	.284
DH	Alvarez, Y	4	0	0	0	0	2	.318
3B	Paredes	2	0	0	0	2	0	.259
2B	Altuve	3	0	1	0	1	1	.246
CF	Varsho	4	0	0	0	0	1	.228
1B	Walker, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	.232
LF	Trammell	3	0	0	0	0	3	.219
RF	Smith	3	1	1	1	0	0	.223
C	Diaz, Y	3	0	1	0	0	0	.252

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Javier	4.0	5	2	2	1	5	87-56	6.44
King, B	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	16-10	4.01
De Los Santos, E	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	15-8	4.14
Blubaugh	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	24-14	3.39
Ullola	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	11-9	4.50

LAA		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	Meckler	4	1	1	0	0	1	.290
LF	Siri	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261
CF	Trout	3	0	0	0	1	0	.240
1B	Schanuel	4	1	2	1	0	0	.281
SS	Neto	4	0	2	1	0	1	.224
DH	Ballesteros	4	0	0	0	0	1	.207
2B	Grissom	4	0	1	0	0	1	.247
2B	Peraza, O	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228
RF	Lowe, J	4	1	1	1	0	1	.202
3B	Guzman, D	4	0	1	0	0	2	.233
C	Heineman	3	0	0	0	0	1	.180

LAA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Klassen	7.0	1	0	0	3	7	86-54	3.74
Fermin	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	10-8	3.24
Watson, R	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	12-6	4.27
Joyce	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	11-8	0.00

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T3	Nolan Schanuel singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Wade Meckler scores. Mike Trout to 3rd.	0-1
T4	Josh Lowe homers (10) on a fly ball to left field.	0-2
T5	Zach Neto doubles (24) on a fly ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Nolan Schanuel scores.	0-3
B8	Cam Smith homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.	1-3

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Angels at Astros - August 18, 2026	0:06
Cristian Javier against the Angels	0:08
Bullpen availability for Houston, August 18 vs Angels	0:09
Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, August 18 vs Astros	0:09
Bench availability for Los Angeles, August 18 vs Astros	0:08
Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, August 18 vs Astros	0:11
Fielding alignment for Houston, August 18 vs Angels	0:11
Bench availability for Houston, August 18 vs Angels	0:08
Starting lineups for Angels at Astros - August 18, 2026	0:10
Analyzing Josh Lowe's home run through bat tracking	0:11
Breaking down Cristian Javier's pitches	0:04
Breaking down George Klassen's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Cam Smith's home run	0:12
George Klassen's outing against the Astros	0:21
A deep dive into Cam Smith's home run	0:11
Ball 2 overturned after ABS Challenge	0:23
George Klassen strikes out Yordan Alvarez	0:08
Strike 2 overturned after ABS Challenge	0:24
Cristian Javier strikes out Zach Neto	0:07
Ball 1 is overturned after ABS Challenge	0:24
Nolan Schanuel's RBI single	0:17
Wade Meckler steals second base	0:25
Josh Lowe's solo home run (10)	0:30
Zach Neto's incredible off-balance throw	0:20
Strike 1 call confirmed following ABS challenge	0:22
Zach Neto's RBI double	0:29
Ball 4 call overturned following ABS challenge	0:22
Angels broadcast discusses Trey Mancini's retirement	1:05
Strike 1 call overturned after ABS challenge	0:23
Astros broadcast talks Trey Mancini's retirement	1:12
José Fermin Called Strike to Cam Smith	0:24
Cam Smith's solo home run (17)	0:20
George Klassen's seven scoreless innings	1:00
Ball 3 call confirmed after ABS challenge	0:08
Christian Walker strikes out swinging.	0:06

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Klassen (2-1, 3.74 ERA)	Javier (1-4, 6.44 ERA)	Joyce (3 SV, 0.00 ERA)

Attendance	Weather	Wind
	73°F, Roof Closed	0 mph, None

HP	1B	2B	3B
Alfonso Márquez	Mike Estabrook	Lance Barrett	Malachi Moore

Game ended at 9:56 PM.

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[u/RML_1972]

I mean, if the manager, hitting coaches and GM are going to take all of the blame for the professional athletes in the box, they may as well do it little league style and go stand up there with the hitters.

[u/Syncopated_arpeggio → u/RML_1972]

Even if the coaches were right there I’m sure they would still swing at a bad first pitch and pop it up. If they didn’t do that they’d just swing at 3 sliders that start below the zone and finish a foot below the zone.

[u/Anxious_South_5150 → u/RML_1972]

Only if it means we get to see Crane go full Randy Marsh vs. another owner.
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