Correa's HR In 13th Puts Astros Past Angels 8-6
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pinch hitter Carlos Correa hit a three-run homer in the 13th inning of the Houston Astros' 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
Tyler White and Marwin Gonzalez singled before Correa put his eighth homer of the season into the bullpens beyond left field against Mike Morin (1-1).
The star shortstop was supposed to have the day off for just the second time this year, but came on to secure Houston's fifth win in six games. Correa got a run-scoring hit in the 13th inning for the second time in six games, following up his game-ending single against Baltimore on Tuesday.
Albert Pujols had three hits for the Angels, who blew an eighth-inning lead and stranded 14 runners while losing for the fourth time in five games.
They took a 5-4 lead in the seventh on Pujols' tying RBI single and Mike Trout's go-ahead run on Johnny Giavotella's safety squeeze bunt.
But Evan Gattis then doubled and scored on Luis Valbuena's single in the eighth for Houston.
Luke Gregerson walked Kole Calhoun and gave up Pujols' two-out double in the 13th. Calhoun scored on a wild pitch, but Gregerson struck out Giavotella to earn his 12th save.
Giavotella struck out three times in the final five innings with seven total runners on base.
Michael Feliz (3-1) pitched the 12th for Houston.
Jake Marisnick hit his first homer of the season during the Astros' three-run fifth inning. Jose Altuve had four hits for Houston.
Los Angeles nearly ended it in the ninth against dominant Astros reliever Will Harris when Trout walked and Pujols singled. Both stars got into scoring position before Rafael Ortega grounded out to force extra innings.
The Astros couldn't score with the bases loaded in the 10th, while the Angels failed to finish in the 11th after Calhoun's one-out triple. Pat Neshek walked Trout and Pujols to load the bases, but both Giavotella and Ortega couldn't drive in a run.
Houston's Doug Fister yielded five hits and just one earned run over six innings, but his bullpen deprived him of his fourth victory in May. The Astros still won all six of his starts this month.
Angels right-hander Nick Tropeano gave up seven hits and walked five while pitching into the sixth.
ESCOBAR OUT
Angels third baseman Yunel Escobar left in the third inning with a bruised left wrist after getting hurt while attempting to field Gonzalez's hot grounder. Los Angeles has been beset by injuries this season, including the loss of shortstop Andrelton Simmons earlier this month for several weeks.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Astros: OF Carlos Gomez probably will rejoin Houston next week after five rehab games for his bruised rib cage.
Angels: LHP C.J. Wilson has been shut down again in his comeback from preseason upper-arm tendinitis. He will get an MRI exam soon. ... Angels SS Cliff Pennington went 2 for 5 in his first game since May 12 after missing 14 games with a strained left hamstring.
UP NEXT
Astros: Collin McHugh (4-4, 5.13 ERA) takes the mound in Phoenix when Houston opens a two-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.
Angels: Jhoulys Chacin (0-1, 4.67 ERA with Los Angeles) makes his fourth Angels start in the home series opener against Detroit on Monday night, one of the five teams he hasn't faced in his big league career.
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