Astros 13, The Angels Angels of Anaheim 3
W: McHugh (8-3) L: Wilson (5-6)
HR: Correa (4), Valbuena (18, 19)
The Astros poured it on Tuesday night, going up 7-0 early and never looking back on their way to a 13-3 victory.
The 13 runs were impressive, no doubt, but the best news of the night might have been Colin McHugh regaining his form to go 8 innings of 2 run ball with only 1 walk allowed. McHugh’s success is critical to the Astros maintaining their position at the top of the division, and the last couple of starts have seen him (/knocking on wood furiously) turn the corner from an awful May.
Luis Valbuena launched two more bombs, bringing him to 19. The man is simply on fire: for his last 11 games, he has 7 HR, 14 RBI, and is hitting .268/.362/.780.
As impressive as that may be, the night belonged to Carlos Correa, who launched a 3-run shot in the second to break the game open, and went 3-6 with a double and the aforementioned home run. He is now hitting .308/.338/.569 with 4 steals and stellar defense, and is clearly overqualified for this level. Expect a callup to a higher league any day now.