Logan O’Hoppe hits home run as Angels rally against Astros

Logan O’Hoppe hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth to complete a four-hit game, and the Angels rallied for a 9-7 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday despite Jose Altuve tying a career high with four hits. .

After Kevin Pillar came aboard with a one-out single to left, O’Hoppe hit a slider from Josh Hader (3-4) deep into left field. Trey Cabbage tried to play it near the short wall, but seemed to drop it as he went halfway through the wall.

Mickey Moniak and Michael Stefanic each drove in two runs as the Angels avoided a series sweep.

Carlos Estévez (1-3) retired the Astros in the ninth to earn the victory.

Altuve also homered and drove in three runs. It was his first four-hit game this season and the 39th of his career. His two-run homer in the sixth inning gave Houston a 7-4 lead before the Angels rallied.

Alex Bregman extended his hitting streak to 11 games with an RBI double in the third inning. He left the game in the bottom of the sixth after being hit in the left hand by Hunter Strickland’s sinker early in the inning.

The Angels took a 4-3 lead in the fifth thanks to Willie Calhoun’s hit that drove in Luis Rengifo. The advantage was short-lived as the Astros answered in the sixth.

Jose Abreu and Chas McCormick delivered RBI doubles before Altuve drove Hunter Strickland’s slider into the rock pile in left center for a two-run shot to give the Astros a three-run lead.

Moniak’s hit in the sixth drove in O’Hoppe to bring the Angels within two runs before tying the game in the eighth.

Zach Neto had an RBI double, advanced to third on Ryan Pressley’s wild pitch and scored on Stefanic’s slow grounder to second to tie the game at 7-all.

Next step for the Angels: Open a three-game series at Arizona on Tuesday. Left-hander José Suarez (1-0, 6.54 ERA) will make his first start of the season.