The 0-2 Fastball Jose Siri Demolished That Left Houston Seeing Red

Holy smokes, did you *see* that finish last night in Anaheim?! Jose Siri, man. That dude just delivered a dagger, an absolute walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 3-2 victory over the visiting Houston Astros. Talk about drama to wrap up a series. Houston fans gotta be fuming after that one, especially with how tight the game was all night.

Detmers Was Dealing, But Houston Wouldn't Quit

Seriously, let's talk about Reid Detmers for a minute. Five perfect innings to start the game! Are you kidding me? He was dealing, only gave up one run on one hit, that solo shot to Whitcomb, through seven incredible innings. Struck out nine and didn't walk a soul, only threw 89 pitches, with 63 for strikes. That's a gem, plain and simple. Astros starter Peter Lambert wasn't too shabby either, giving up just two runs on five hits over six and a third innings. He punched out six and walked one. Pitched well enough to win most nights, really.

Angels Bomb Away, Astros Battle Back

But the long ball was flying early for the Angels. Mike Trout, Mr. Angel himself, blasted his 15th homer of the season, a 404-footer to center in the first inning to get things going. That was his 419th career homer, slotting him 55th on the all-time list. Then Logan O'Hoppe went yard in the fifth inning, his third bomb of the year, a 423-foot shot to left field. They were up 2-0 and looking good. Then the Astros started chipping away. Shay Whitcomb got his second homer in the sixth, a 408-footer to left-center. And just when you thought Detmers was going to coast, Cam Smith greeted Angels reliever Chase Silseth in the eighth inning with his seventh homer to left, tying it up at 2-2. Classic baseball drama, right? And that, my friends, set the stage for Siri's heroics. Automatic runner Nick Madrigal was on third base thanks to a Donovan Walton bunt single, Houston reliever Bryan Abreu was on the mound, and then Siri stepped up. On an 0-2 fastball, he lined it to left field, bringing Madrigal home and sealing the 3-2 walk-off win for the Angels in the rubber game. Ryan Zeferjahn picked up the win with a hitless inning of relief. What a way to finish a series. Houston only managed four hits all night. You gotta love the wild finishes, even if it's not our Mariners playing. Next up for these squads, who knows what fireworks are in store? You know we'll be watching!

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