UNDATED (AP) — The Houston Astros have shown they don’t mind playing in hostile environments.
The Astros have completed a 5-1 road trip with a 4-2 win over the Angels, one day after fans threw an inflatable garbage can and a real one onto the warning track. Houston played amid constant booing in protest over the team’s sign-stealing scandal. It’s the first time AL West fans have been allowed to enter ballparks since the Astros’ sign-stealing scheme was made public.
The jeers didn’t bother Carlos Correa, who belted a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the ninth inning. Kyle Tucker and Aledmys Díaz hit back-to-back homers in the second inning for the Astros.
Mike Trout hit a 464-foot homer in the first inning and Shohei Ohtani had two hits, but the Angels dropped to 4-2 and failed to match the best six-game start in franchise history.
Also around the majors:
— The Nationals finally opened their season by beating the Braves, 6-5 on Juan Soto’s walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth. Ronald Acuña Jr. hit two of Atlanta’s four solo shots off Max Scherzer during the first three innings, but Washington rallied on Jonathan Lucroy’s two-run double in the second and Trea Turner’s two-run homer an inning later.
— The Phillies have their first loss of the season after Marcus Stroman held them to one run and three hits over six innings of the Mets’ 8-4 win. Dominic Smith and Pete Alonso each hit a two-run homer to back Stroman, who was pitching for the first time since 2019 after sitting out last year over COVID-19 concerns.
— Tyler Naquin homered twice and drove in a career-high seven runsto help the Reds cruise to their fourth straight win, a 14-1 assault on the Pirates. Rookie Jonathan India had three hits and four RBIs for Cincinnati, which has scored 46 runs in its first five games.
— Yadier Molina hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly off former batterymate Sandy Alcantara to cap a three-run sixth that sent the Cardinals past the Marlins, 4-2. Dylan Carson hit his second homer of the season for an insurance run in the ninth.
— Freddy Peralta worked five innings and combined with Brent Suter and Brad Boxberger on a one-hitter as the Brewers blanked the Cubs, 4-0. Travis Shaw hit a three-run homer and Omar Narvaez added a solo drive to help Milwaukee end a three-game skid.
— Clayton Kershaw struck out eight in seven smooth innings of the Dodgers’ fifth straight victory, 5-1 over the winless Athletics. Mookie Betts, Max Muncy and Edwin Rios went deep as Los Angeles dropped Oakland to 0-6, matching the A’s’ worst six-game start since an 0-6 beginning in 1916.
— Victor Caratini hit a go-ahead, two-run home run and Yu Darvish pitched six strong innings for the Padres in a 3-1 verdict over the Giants. Darvish got a no-decision after allowing one run and three hits while striking out seven and walking one.
— The Diamondbacks blew leads in the ninth, 10th and 12th innings before Stephen Vogt (voht) hit a go-ahead single in the 13th to lead Arizona past the Rockies, 10-8. Vogt also homered and Colorado fell to 1-4 despite Ryan McMahon’s three solo home runs.
— The Yankees mowed down the Orioles, 7-2 as Gerrit Cole struck out 13 and walked none over seven scoreless innings. Jay Bruce hit his first homer as a Yankee and Aaron Judge added a three-run blast for New York.
— Randy Arozarena misplayed J.D. Martinez’s fly ball into a two-run double with two out in the bottom of the 12th lifting the Red Sox over the Rays, 6-5. The Rays were in line for the win before Christian Vázquez belted Diego Castillo’s 0-2 pitch over the Green Monster for a tying homer leading off the ninth.
— Nate Lowe has 14 RBIs already this season after homering twice and driving in four to lead the Rangers to a 7-4 victory over the Blue Jays. Ronald Guzman and Jonah Heim also went deep for Texas in its first four-homer game in their year-old ballpark.
— Jose Abreu launched a grand slam into the second deck for his 200th career home run as part of the White Sox’s 10-4 dismantling of the Mariners. Luis Robert and Zack Collins both went deep for the first time this season after Seattle starter James Paxton had to leave the game early because of a left elbow injury.
— Rule 5 pickup Akil Baddoo added another big hit in a charmed start to his big league career, lining an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Tigers a 4-3 win over Minnesota. Baddoo made his debut Sunday and homered on the first pitch thrown to him before hitting a grand slam in Monday’s 15-6 loss to Minnesota.
