HOUSTON (AP) - Nolan Schanuel and Logan O'Hoppe both hit three-run homers and Jo Adell added a solo shot as the Los Angeles Angels jumped on Framber Valdez for seven runs in the fifth inning to power them to a 9-7 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night.
Zach Neto homered in the sixth inning to give the Angels a season-high four home runs as they won for the fourth time in five games.
They trailed by five with two on and one out in the fifth when Schanuel homered to right field to cut the lead to 6-4. There were two on again with two outs when O'Hoppe connected to put Los Angeles up 7-6.
Adell sent the next pitch by Valdez (3-2) into the seats in right field to push it to 8-6.
Valdez was tagged for a season-high 10 hits and tied a career high by giving up eight runs in five innings.
Rafael Montero took over to start the sixth and was greeted with a homer by Neto to leave the Angels up 9-6.
Houston led 6-1 early after a three-run homer by Jose Altuve and a two-run shot from Mauricio Dubon before the big inning by Los Angeles.
Reid Detmers allowed eight hits and six runs in four innings. Jose Suarez (1-0) struck out one in two scoreless innings for the win.
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Along with his home run, Adell wowed on defense, too when he robbed Yainer Diaz of a home run for the first out of the ninth inning. Adell jumped to grab the ball just before crashing into the padded wall in right field, causing reliever Carlos Estevez to raise both of his arms and cheer.
Estevez allowed an RBI single to Kyle Tucker to cut the lead to 9-7 with two outs before walking Yordan Alvarez. But he retired Alex Bregman on a fly out to end it and get his seventh save.
Schanuel and Luis Rengifo both singled to open the first before Schanuel scored on a sacrifice fly by Taylor Ward.
Jeremy Pena singled with no outs in the bottom of the inning and stole second base with one out. The Astros tied it when he scored on a two-out single by Diaz before a single by Dubon.
Altuve sent a high fastball from Detmers into the seats in left field to put Houston on top 4-1.
Diaz doubled with one out in the fourth before the Astros pushed the lead to 6-1 on the homer by Dubon.
ABREU'S RETURN
Struggling first baseman Jose Abreu could rejoin the Astros as soon as this weekend, less than a month after agreeing to be optioned to the minors to work on his swing.
The 2020 AL MVP batted .099 with just one extra-base hit and three RBIs in 22 games this season before his demotion.
"He looks like he's in a much better offensive position, but also mentally," manager Joe Espada said. "That's another area we wanted him to clear his mind and reset and we feel he's getting closer."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Astros: OF Chas McCormick (right hamstring discomfort) is nearing a return after playing six minor league rehabilitation games. Espada wouldn't say exactly when he'd be activated but indicated that it would be soon.
UP NEXT
Houston RHP Cristian Javier (3-1, 3.23 ERA) opposes RHP Griffin Canning (2-4, 5.21) when the series continues Tuesday night.
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