Astros Edge Angels in Ninth, Imai Struggles

0:00It's March 30th, this is El Paso News today, powered by AI. Houston Astros pulled out a 9-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday thanks to Isaac Paratus slapping a tie-breaking two-run double, with two outs in the eighth. That gave them the edge after a back-and-forth battle, even though news starter Tatsuya Imae struggled in his big league debut. The game flib leads early, Astro took a four-run second. Astros answered with a three-run third and tied it later, then grabbed a brief two-run. Cushion, in the fourth, on Zack Nito's Homer. Christian Walker evened it up for Houston in the fifth, with his own two-run double. Imae, fresh off a three-year, $54 million deal from Japan where he's shown as a three-time all-star, gave up four runs on three hits. Four, walks over two-and-two-thirds innings, Astros are counting on him for a breakout year despite the rocky start. Ninth inning got tense with Angels loading up runners, Nolan Shanwool driving one in to

1:00make a 9-7, but Brian King slammed the door with two. Strikeouts for his first save, Jorge Soler knocked in three for LA, splitting the series two games each. Astros head home to face Boston, where Lance McCullough's makes his season debut Monday, while Angels hit the road against the Cubs, both squads chasing. The next win streak.