The Los Angeles Angels battled on Sunday afternoon, but ultimately came up short following a 9-7 loss against the Houston Astros.

Though Tatsuya Imai made more than 100 starts in eight seasons playing professionally in Japan, he admitted to having a case of the jitters Sunday in his major league debut for the Houston Astros.

After striking out more than any other club in the big leagues, and finishing with the sixth-lowest run total among MLB’s 30 teams last year, the Angels' offense wasn’t expected to be a major strength this season.

A local product is coming home. The Orioles agreed to a trade with the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday to acquire left-handed reliever Jayvien Sandridge, a native of Hagerstown, Maryland, who the Orioles originally drafted out of Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania with their 32nd-round pick in 2018.

A challenge from catcher Logan O’Hoppe would have ended the eighth inning with a strikeout, but he doesn’t ask for it and the Angels give up the tie-breaking hit on the next pitch in a 9-7 loss to the Astros.

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The Los Angeles Angels became the first team in baseball to face new Houston Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai, and the Angels gave him a rude welcome to the big leagues in the US as his debut lasted for just 2-2/3 inning,

The Los Angeles Angels selected the contract of right-hander Shaun Anderson from Triple-A Salt Lake in advance of Sunday's series finale against the Houston Astros. To make room on the active roster,