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Mahle gave up six hits, walked one and struck out three. He fell to 4-10 with the loss. Mahle pitched well. He allowed only two runs and worked into the seventh inning. It wasn’t his fault the Braves offense only scored one run. Mahle has allowed three runs in 18 2/3 innings (1.48 ERA) over his last three starts. He’s lined up to face the Dodgers at home next week.

Matthews gave up five hits, walked one and struck out four. He improved to 7-8 with the win. Matthews has suddenly won his last three starts. He has a 5.12 ERA this year. Matthews is lined up to face the Athletics on the road next week.

Lowe extended the Angels’ lead in the fourth inning with a solo homer off Cristian Javier. The home run was Lowe’s second in four games and tenth of the season while hitting .202/.259/.360 with 21 runs scored, 26 RBI, and four steals across 249 plate appearances.

Smith prevented the shutout against the Angels with a solo homer off José Fermin in the eighth inning to provide Houston’s only run. The home run keeps Smith hot in the month, hitting .355 with four homers in August. The 23-year-old outfielder is up to 17 homers, 54 runs scored, 46 RBI, and 10 steals while slashing .223/.292/.402 across 449 plate appearances.

Joyce was summoned in the ninth inning with a two-run lead to close out the game against the Astros. He pitched a clean inning, striking out two batters to secure the win and record his third save of the season. Joyce now has each of the last three saves for the Angels, seemingly taking over the closer role.

Klassen was lights out on Tuesday in Houston, tossing seven shutout innings in his fifth career start. He allowed only one hit and walked three batters while collecting seven strikeouts on an impressive 17 whiffs. The 24-year-old right-hander continues to issue too many free passes, but has now put together back-to-back impressive outings. He’ll take a 3.74 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, and a 21/18 K/BB ratio across 21 2/3 innings into a start against the Rangers in Texas on Sunday.

Javier tossed two scoreless innings, then gave up a run on two hits and a walk in the third. Josh Lowe then took him deep for a solo homer in the fourth. Javier needed 87 pitches to get through the four frames. Bryan King would take over on the mound in the fifth. Javier struck out five batters and ended the day with a 6.44 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, and a 30/17 K/BB ratio across 36 1/3 innings. He’ll take on the Athletics in Houston on Sunday.

Caglianone had three hits in Monday’s win over the Athletics and followed it up with another two knocks on Tuesday. He’s 27-for-63 (.428) with five home runs, 11 runs scored and 20 RBI in 16 games in August so far. Caglianone is hitting .278 with an .823 OPS and 60 RBI this year.

Pasquantino returned from a wrist injury on Monday and had a double in the win over the Athletics. On Tuesday, he had two hits, a double and an RBI. Pasquantino is hitting .236 with a .672 OPS and 34 RBI on the season. He drove in at least 97 runs in the previous two seasons.

Foscue got the start on Tuesday with a left-hander on the mound. He came through right away with a solo homer off Jackson Kent in the second inning. He then drew a bases-loaded walk in the third to drive in his second run. Foscue was lifted for a pinch-hitter to lead off the fifth with a right-hander in the game. The 27-year-old infielder has been limited to a short-side platoon, but has performed well in his time, slashing .257/.321/.474 with eight homers and 23 RBI across 168 plate appearances.