Houston 10 at LA Angels 4 - Recap

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Jose Altuve was a homer short of the cycle, and the Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with a 10-4 win Wednesday afternoon at Angel Stadium.

Altuve, who has an 11-game hitting streak, singled in the first inning, tripled in the third and doubled in the fifth. With a chance for the cycle in the sixth, he lined out to left. Then in the ninth, he singled to left for his fourth hit.

Altuve missing out on hitting for the cycle was about the only thing that hasn't gone the Astros' way lately. They have won 10 of their last 11 games, which includes a sweep of the Angels last week in Houston. They finished their June schedule with 18 wins, their most in June since 1989.

And it was Altuve leading the way as usual. Besides the four hits that raised his average to a league-leading .357, he also scored four runs, drove in one and stole a base.

George Springer and Luis Valbuena homered for Houston, which got a serviceable performance on the mound from starter Dallas Keuchel (5-9). The lefty gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks in six innings.

The Angels offense, such as it was, was led by Mike Trout, who had a single, double and two walks. Catcher Jett Bandy hit a home run and Kole Calhoun had an RBI triple.

Angels starter Jered Weaver (6-7) labored through 5 1/3 innings, giving up six runs on seven hits and three walks to get the loss. He had only one clean inning, retiring the side in order in the second.

The Angels have dropped nine of their last 10 games overall and are 15 games under .500 (32-47) for the first time since Aug. 23, 2013.

NOTES: Astros 2B Jose Altuve began the day leading the league in hitting (.350), was second in hits (107), stolen bases (20), and on-base percentage (.427), third in doubles (23), fifth in total bases (171) and eighth in slugging percentage (.559). He also has played in 169 consecutive games, going back to last season, the longest active streak in the majors. "There's so many characteristics, in terms of durability, reliability, high-end performance, impact on your teammates, impact on your team, that constitute MVP-caliber players," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said when asked about Altuve's MVP chances. "When you have someone that's influential in every single component of the game -- offense, defense, baserunning, clubhouse, performance -- to me, that's very noteworthy and we have one of the best." ... Angels C Geovany Soto, out since May 18 because of a torn meniscus in his right knee that required surgery, is scheduled to begin a minor league rehab assignment at Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday. Soto was hitting .283 in 20 games when he was hurt. ... The Astros entered the day with 17 wins in June, the most they have had in June since winning 17 in 1998. They last won 18 in June in 1989. ... Angels RHP Joe Smith was scheduled make a second rehab appearance for Class A Inland Empire on Wednesday. Smith has been out since June 5 with a strained left hamstring.