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HOUSTON -- The Astros solid pitching needed a little help against the Los Angeles Angels. AShawn Robinson Jersey . Houstons offence was able to provide that support. Jose Altuve and George Springer drove in two runs each during Houstons four-run eighth inning as the Astros pulled away for an 8-5 win Thursday night. Altuve had two hits, including a two-run double in the eighth, and Springer finished with three RBIs for the Astros, who drew eight walks. Dexter Fowler also had two hits and went 6 for 11 in the three-game series. "Its not a secret that we have been playing better baseball lately," Altuve said. "The hitters are doing their job, the pitchers have been doing tremendous, we have been playing really good defence. It seems like we are putting everything together, going out there and playing hard and we are winning the games." Altuve and Springer both came through with two outs in the eighth. "It was the game," Springer said of the pair of two-run hits. "To able to score four in the bottom of the eighth was deflating. Two-out RBIs at any stage of the game are clutch. Teams that can drive guys in with two outs are great teams." Brad Peacock (2-4) allowed three runs and six hits with a strikeout in five innings. Over his last three starts, Peacock has given up four runs in 17 2-3 innings. "I was battling all night," Peacock said. "I didnt really have anything. The bullpen picked me up tonight. The hitters picked me up, too. I was just battling all night. I couldnt find my fastball the first couple innings. I kind of settled down in the third, but I have to do a better job of commanding my fastball and my off-speed." Chad Qualls quieted an Angels rally in the ninth for his sixth save. The Houston bullpen threw four innings, allowing just the two runs in the ninth. "The bullpen did a tremendous job," Houston manager Bo Porter said. "I felt like Peacock, he really struggled through five and once we got him out there in the fifth inning with the pitch count close to 90 we felt like turning it over to our bullpen at the time, we had the matchups that we wanted." Mike Trout had two hits, including a double and a triple, and Chris Iannetta had three hits for the Angels, who have lost five of their last six games. Trout was the designated hitter after missing three of the last four games with back problems. He started in the opening game of this series, but left in the second inning because of his back. Trout said he felt good and expected to return to the field Friday. "It never tightened up, nothing," Trout said. "I didnt feel really anything. I stretched it really well between at-bats but I think running around in centre field will keep it loose, too." After Houstons four-run eighth put it ahead 8-3, Erick Aybar drew a bases loaded walk and Collin Cowgill grounded into a fielders choice to pull the Angels within three. Qualls then struck out Trout and got Albert Pujols to pop up to first to end the game. Four of the eight walks issued by the Angels came in the eighth by Cam Bedrosian, who was called up from Double-A earlier this week, setting up Altuve and Springers hits. "Weve got some power arms down there and theres going to be some walks occasionally," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Sometimes that goes with the territory. I think weve gotten better. We just -- some things got away from us tonight. "We walked what eight runners tonight? Thats a lot of runners to put on base." Tyler Skaggs (4-4) allowed four runs and six hits with four strikeouts in five innings while losing his third straight start. "Of course its frustrating," Skaggs said. "They had some good at-bats tonight. They put the ball in play and things happen when you put the ball in play. You never know. The infield singles in the first inning were definitely frustrating." Los Angeles trailed by three before Aybars RBI single and Trouts run-scoring double made it 4-3 in the fifth. Houston took the lead with a three-run fourth. Robbie Grossman drove in a run on a squeeze bunt. Carlos Corporan and Fowler followed with RBI singles to make it 4-1. The Angels went ahead 1-0 in the top of the first on Pujols sacrifice fly. Springer had a sacrifice fly of his own to tie it in the bottom of the inning. NOTES: The Angels worked out Trout in the afternoon before putting him back in the lineup. Scioscia said Trout felt good swinging in the cage and that he expects him to play in the field Friday. ... Houston SS Jonathan Villar was out of the starting lineup for a second straight game on Thursday after being hit on the right elbow by a pitch on Tuesday night. However, he pinch-ran in the eighth. Manager Bo Porter said he was feeling better on Thursday and is day to day. ... Los Angeles OF Raul Ibanez broke an 0-for-16 slump with a single in the sixth inning. ... Houston selected 17-year old left-handed pitcher Brady Aiken with the first overall pick in Thursdays MLB draft. Dee Virgin Jersey . The Spanish champions decision not to sign a defender during the January transfer window may have backfired after Valencia took advantage of a lethargic, uninspired effort by its hosts at the Camp Nou, where former Spain coach Luis Aragones -- who previously coached the Catalan side -- was honoured after his death on Saturday. Tracy Walker Jersey . A groundswell for raising the number of playoff qualifiers to seven in each conference figures to get plenty of support from the 32 owners. Most notably, Arizonas Bill Bidwill, who saw his Cardinals go 10-6 and not get in, while Green Bay (8-7-1) qualified by winning the NFC North. http://www.cheaplionsjerseyssale.com/?tag=bradley-marquez-jersey-sale . - Gary Kubiak is John Elways No.The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to extend their longest winning streak of the season to four games when they visit the Arizona Coyotes for Tuesdays encounter at Gila River Arena. You can catch all of the action on TSN 1050 with coverage beginning at 8:30pm et. The Maple Leafs have taken three straight and four of their last five games. Toronto also is 6-2-1 after beginning 2014-15 with consecutive regulation losses. Toronto posted its most recent victory Saturday against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks. The Leafs won 3-2 in regulation despite getting outshot by a 47-27 margin. James Reimer anchored the victory with 45 saves and Peter Holland scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period. Nazem Kadri and James van Riemsdyk also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won three in a row for the first time since March 5-10 of last season. Reimer made 26 saves in the third period when Toronto was outshot 26-7. One of Reimers biggest stops came in the final three minutes of regulation when he slid across the crease to keep Patrick Kanes shot out and preserve Torontos lead in the final minutes. It keeps you in the game, thats for sure, Reimer said of his busy night. Jonathan Bernier expects to get the start for Toronto tonight. He is 3-0 with a sparkling 1.15 goals against average in four career games (three starts) against the Coyotes. Mike Smith will likely start for the Coyotes and the Kingston, Ontario native is 3-1-2 with a 2.41 GAA in six tests versus the Leafs. Arizona will try to record consecutive victories for only the second time this season when it host the Leafs tonight. The Coyotes beat Los Angeles and Edmonton from Oct. 11-15, but havent won two in a row since then. Dave Tippetts club halted an 0-3-0 skid its last time out, as the Coyotes edged the Washington Capitals 6-5 to salvage the final test of a four-game road trip. Tobias Rieder scored the game-winning goal in his NHL debut to help the Coyotes hold off a late Washington surrge. Anthony Zettel Jersey. Arizona scored the games first goal but was down 3-1 by the end of the first period. The Coyotes scored the next five goals to go ahead 6-3, with Rieder completing the stretch of unanswered goals with 4:27 left in the third period. The Caps, however, tallied on the power play with 1:53 remaining and cut the deficit to one goal on Troy Brouwers tally with 27 ticks left. In the end, Arizona and goaltender Devan Dubnyk, who stopped 32-of-37 shots, were able to escape with the win. Shane Doan finished with two goals and an assist, Antoine Vermette supplied a goal and two helpers and Sam Gagner and Mike Stone also scored for Arizona, which earned its first road win of the season after starting 0-4-1. According to Elias Sports Bureau, Rieder became the first German-born player to score in his NHL debut since Marco Sturm did it for San Jose on Oct. 4, 1997. In his first NHL game, he drew two penalties (and) scored a goal, Tippett said. (He) wasnt intimidated by the situation one bit. Thats what we saw in training camp. He is a good, young player who plays a smart game. The Coyotes are playing three of their next four games on home ice, where they are 3-2-0 this season. Toronto swept the two-game season series against the Coyotes last season after dropping the previous six meetings. The clubs have split the last 16 encounters and Arizona has won four of six in the desert. 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