Shohei Ohtani had a pair of RBI doubles, Brandon Drury drove in the go-ahead run with a triple in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros.
Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto tags Houston Astros' Yordan Alvarez out at second during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, May 8, 2023. – Shohei Ohtani had a pair of RBI doubles, Brandon Drury drove in the go-ahead run with a triple in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night.
It is also the third time in the past six games the Angels have come back to win when they either trailed or were tied after seven innings.Ohtani tied it at 4-all in the fifth inning with a line-drive double off the wall in right-center to drive in Taylor Ward. The Japanese two-way star, who takes the mound for his eighth start of the season on Tuesday, also had a run-scoring double in the second.
Anthony Rendon drew a walk off Rafael Montero to lead off the eighth for the Angels. Two batters later, Drury tripled to center. Drury scored on a sacrifice fly by Matt Thaiss. Drury had the Angels' first go-ahead triple in the eighth inning or later since C.J. Cron on Sept. 5, 2017, at Oakland. Houston grabbed a 3-1 lead in the third, all with two outs. Mauricio Dubón's base hit started the rally and he scored on Alex Bregman's triple into the right-field corner. Yordan Alvarez and Jose Abreu followed with RBI doubles to right.
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