ANAHEIM — José Siri made sure the Angels didn’t waste another brilliant performance from Reid Detmers.
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Siri’s walk-off single in the 10th gave the Angels a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.
Detmers had left with a one-run lead after seven dominant innings, but right-hander Chase Silseth gave up a game-tying homer in the eighth.
After Silseth, though, the Angels’ relievers did a nice job to preserve the tie.
Right-hander Sam Bachman preserved the tie with a scoreless ninth. The Astros nearly scored the go-ahead run when Yordan Alvarez tried to score on an overthrow, but Bachman was backing up the plate and tossed to catcher Logan O’Hoppe in time to get him. Alvarez was called safe, but it was overturned on review.
After the Angels went in order against Astros closer Josh Hader in the ninth, right-hander Ryan Zeferjahn struck out two to strand the Astros’ automatic runner in the top of the 10th.
In the bottom of the inning, Donovan Walton dropped down a bunt that the Astros misplayed, unable to get an out anywhere. That sent automatic runner Nick Madrigal to third.
Siri then lined a single into left to drive in the run, giving the Angels (27-42) their first back-to-back victories and first series victory of the month.
It came too late for Detmers, who has been on a roll lately.
Detmers has a 1.73 ERA in 26 innings, with 36 strikeouts and five walks, over his last four starts.
Detmers took a perfect game into the sixth, when he gave up a homer to Shay Whitcomb.
That was the only blemish on his night. He retired the other 21 hitters he faced, with nine strikeouts.
It was similar to his May 24 start against the Texas Rangers, when he allowed a solo homer and retired the other 24 hitters he faced in eight innings. Last Friday at Dodger Stadium, he pitched six scoreless innings in a duel with Roki Sasaki.
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His outing in between was a five-inning start in which he allowed three runs. Ironically, that was the worst of his last four games, and that was the one when he got the victory.
On Wednesday night, Detmers threw 71% of his pitches for strikes, including first-pitch strikes to 16 of 22 hitters. He got an 0-and-2 count on eight hitters.
His slider was especially effective. He got 10 called strikes and six whiffs, accounting for nearly half of the 33 sliders he threw.
Detmers was only at 89 pitches – 15 shy of his season-high – when Manager Kurt Suzuki pulled him.
Silseth had not allowed an earned run since April 25, until he hung a 2-and-2 splitter that Smith belted over the fence in left-center.
The Angels had no margin for error because they didn’t much at the plate with Astros right-hander Peter Lambert, a San Dimas High product.
Mike Trout hit a homer in the first and Logan O’Hoppe hit one in the fifth, and that was it.
Trout, who had just snapped an 0-for-22 slump on Tuesday night, had not hit a homer since May 30. The drive that just cleared the center field fence was his 15th homer of the season.
O’Hoppe hadn’t hit one since May 31, and he’s still hit only three all season. He is gradually lifting his numbers, though. The Astros gifted him a hit when they let his popup drop in the third inning, so he has four hits in his last three games.
The Angels had a chance to get an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh, when Oswald Peraza led off with a hit and stole second and third. Even though he was 90 feet from scoring with no outs, the Angels couldn’t get him in. Madrigal hit a bouncer back to the pitcher. Trey Mancini then hit a line drive that was snagged by first baseman Christian Walker. He threw to third to double off Peraza.
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Moments later, Smith’s homer tied the score.
More to come on this story.