Mike Trout homers twice, and Angels push Astros to brink of playoff elimination with 4-3 win
September 26, 2025
Mike Trout hit two home runs, including a tiebreaking shot in the eighth inning, Kenley Jansen got his 29th save, and the Los Angeles Angels pushed the Houston Astros to the brink of playoff elimination with a 4-3 victory. Trout snapped a 3-3 tie with a leadoff homer to right-center field off Astros reliever Bryan King (5-4) in the eighth. Jansen struck out the side in the ninth. The Astros, who blew 3-0 lead, are one game behind Cleveland and Detroit for the final AL wild card. The Astros’ Christian Walker sparked a three-run fourth-inning rally with a solo homer.