May 28, 2016
Astros 4, Angels 2
W – Keuchel (3-6)
L – Weaver (4-4)
S – Gregerson (11)
After one inning it looked for all the world like this was going to be another one of those games where Keuchel was going to struggle and give up gobs of runs. That was hardly the case, though. After back-to-back solo bombs in the 1st and a leadoff single in the 2nd, Keuchel and the bullpen went on fucking lockdown for the remainder of his seven innings, not allowing any more hits or walks while striking out five. MLB’s official recap hailed the return of Keuchel’s “Cy stuff” but let’s see a few more of these games first. Neshek, Sipp, and Gregerson pitched another two innings of perfect ball. For those of you scoring at home, that’s 24 straight Angels retired to close out the game.
The Astros had gotten their first run in the top of the 1st when Correa grounded out and Springer scored. Altuve added a sac fly in the 5th, and Castro went deep to the deepest part of the park in the 6th, driving in Gattis and giving the Astros the lead that would stand for the remainder of the game. Of particular notoriety is Springer’s 3×5 day; George clearly likes hitting in the leadoff spot, where he is .375/.444/.708 this year and was .297/.379/.451 last year.