HOUSTON -- On his 110th and final pitch of the night,
Cole has held the opposition to two earned runs or fewer in each of his past eight starts.\n\nCole (9-5) received enough run support with 10 Houston hits, including
The Angels managed only four hits off three Houston pitchers. Cole extended his winning streak to five games, and he leads the American League with 170 strikeouts.\n\n“I was just executing a handful of pitches, and I stuck with them,” said Cole, who allowed only two runners to reach second base all game.
Cole got stronger as the game progressed.\n\n“I was feeling strong, and I thought I pretty much had all the pitches,” Cole said. “The curveball command was a little spotty, but we were able to start to get ahead of guys more and that opened up the zone for us.”\n\nThe three hits allowed by Cole were a first-inning double by
Cole recorded strikeouts to end the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh innings.\n\n“He can really finish innings,” Hinch said. “He finishes hitters. He was locked in with what he was trying to do.”\n\nThe Astros’ All-Star infielder
Added Houston right fielder