A must-win! Trout and Pujols did!

While Mike Scioscia wouldn't say that Tuesday's game against Brook Lopez Limited Jersey the Houston Astros was a must-win, the Los Angeles Angels manager certainly knows that every game left has extra importance with his team fighting for a wild-card playoff spot. Mike Trout and Albert Pujols hit back-to-back homers in the first inning and the Angels held on for an important 4-3 victory over the Astros. The victory moves the Angels 2 1-2 games behind Houston for the second American League wild-card spot. ''We know how important wins are now,'' Scioscia said. ''But right now if we keep playing well ... we can stay close enough, keep pressuring them. Maybe we can't do it all ourselves and get a little bit of help. But every game is going to be important, no doubt about that.'' There was one on in the first when Trout launched http://www.officialnetsproshoponline.com/authentic-8-deron-williams-jersey.html his 40th homer to left-center to make it 2-0. The 36th home run this season by Pujols extended the lead to 3-0. Houston cut the lead to one when Marwin Gonzalez and Chris Carter hit consecutive solo homers in the second inning. The Angels added an insurance run on an RBI single by Kole Calhoun in the eighth to help them snap a six-game losing streak in Houston. ''It's huge,'' Trout said of the win. ''Obviously they're in front of us and every game we can win like tonight it's advantage us and just trying to cut down on that lead.'' Hector Santiago (9-9) allowed four hits and two runs in five-plus innings. He was ejected for the first time in his career for arguing with the umpire on his way off the field after he was lifted. Huston Street got the last four outs for his 39th save. He allowed a double to Carlos Correa with two outs in the ninth and intentionally walked Jed Lowrie, but struck out Evan Gattis to end it. Correa's double was just to the left of straightaway center field. A ball hit there next year will be a homer with Houston taking out the hill and moving in the fence in center field in a bit this offseason. Trout became the second player in franchise Joe Johnson Elite Jersey history to hit 40 homers in a season, joining Troy Glaus, who did it in 2000 (47) and 2001 (41). ''It's obviously special to reach 40,'' Trout said. ''Coming into this season, thinking it would be pretty special and pretty cool and it happened.''