Angels score 5 runs in 2nd inning and ride Walbert Ureña's scoreless outing to 10-1 win over Astros

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Wade Meckler and Jo Adell keyed a five-run second inning with two-run doubles, and Walbert Ureña navigated heavy traffic through five shutout innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 10-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

Houston put two runners on in the first, second and fifth and loaded the bases in the third, but Ureña (4-4) pitched out of each jam to lower his ERA to 2.44 on the season and 1.84 in eight starts since early May.

The 22-year-old right-hander gave up three hits, struck out seven and walked five in his 107-pitch effort, which included a 97 mph fastball to whiff Joey Loperfido with the bases loaded to end the third.

The Angels scored two unearned runs off starter Kai-Wei Teng (3-5) in the first, one when Nolan Schanuel was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and the other on Oswald Peraza’s RBI grounder.

Backup catcher Sebastián Rivero sparked the Angels’ second-inning rally with a one-out single. Zach Neto was hit by a pitch and Mike Trout snapped an 0-for-22 slump with a single to load the bases.

Meckler doubled to left-center for two runs and a 4-0 lead. Adell doubled to left to make it 6-0, and Peraza’s RBI groundout extended it to 7-0.

The Angels added three insurance runs in the eighth on Trey Mancini’s sacrifice fly and RBI groundouts by Peraza and Denzer Guzman. Los Angeles relievers Brent Suter, Drew Pomeranz and Kirby Yates covered the final four innings.

Schanuel, who has been slowed by a left ankle injury, exited after three innings because of left calf tightness.

Rivero, who also singled in the third and has seven hits in his last seven at-bats, was removed in the fifth because of a left wrist injury.

Astros RHP Peter Lambert (5-4, 3.55 ERA) will oppose Angels LHP Reid Detmers (2-5, 4.26) in Wednesday night’s series finale.

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Houston Astros pitcher Kai-Wei Teng (17) walks back to the mound after giving up a 2-run double to Los Angeles Angels Wade Meckler during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)

Los Angeles Angels Wade Meckler (53) scores on Jo Adell's two-run double against the Houston Astros during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Walbert Urena (57) smiles in the dugout after retiring the Houston Astros during the fourth inning in a baseball game Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Walbert Urena (57) delivers against the Houston Astros during the fourth inning in a baseball game Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)

Los Angeles Angels Wade Meckler (53) watches his 2-run double against the Houston Astros during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 10, 2026--

Motive, the AI platform for physical operations, today announced AI Coach, an AI-powered avatar designed to automatically deliver personalised, high-quality feedback to UK drivers at scale using AI-generated coaching videos. Managers can choose from preset avatars or custom avatars that replicate their face and voice using AI to bring a familiar presence to every coaching video.

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Driver coaching is critical but hard to scale. This is especially the case in the UK, where rising insurance costs, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency scrutiny and ongoing Driver Certificate of Professional Competence requirements add pressure. Safety managers often oversee hundreds or thousands of drivers, and yet some managers spend less than one-third of their time on actual people management, including coaching sessions. Even when coaching does occur, consistency and accuracy are difficult to maintain, and without timely, personalised feedback, unsafe behaviour repeats.

‘Gaps in driver coaching put organisations at risk of preventable incidents,’ said Nyanya Joof, Regional VP of UK Markets at Motive. ‘But driver coaching only works if it is accurate and trusted by drivers. AI Coach uses high-precision AI to automatically send personalised coaching videos, which can greatly reduce manager workload while improving safety and driver engagement.’

‘Previously, we spent several hours reviewing incidents and doing one-on-one coaching long after the fact,’ said Adam Fox, Operations Manager at Beeline. ‘With Motive’s AI Coach, automatic personalised coaching comes from a familiar face and helps us provide feedback at a scale we didn’t think was possible. Always reliable and accurate, AI Coach helps us keep our drivers safe and reduce our incident rate.’

First-of-its-Kind Custom AI Avatars Can Dramatically Cut Coaching Feedback Time

AI Coach delivers automatic, personalised AI-generated coaching videos each week through the Motive Dashboard and Driver App. Coaching videos deliver positive reinforcement to recognise where the driver did well, as well as actionable feedback to support continuous improvement in driver safety and performance.

With AI Coach, UK customers can:

AI Coach is designed to automatically select the safety events that are the most severe and have the highest impact on a driver’s score to give drivers context on what they can do to improve and why it matters. It's embedded within Motive Workforce Management, the company’s centralised AI-powered platform that digitises and automates critical workforce processes. Workforce Management unites managers, people, documents and timesheets in one place, eliminating silos and providing a complete workforce view. With Workforce Management, teams can reduce manual tasks, integrate training, uncover risks faster, streamline compliance and manage driver qualifications. It will soon provide coaching on fuel, spend and more.

To learn more, visit Motive Driver Safety and read the AI Coach blog post.

About Motive

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive and more profitable. For the first time, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their workers, vehicles, equipment and fleet-related spend in a single system. Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises, such as Halliburton, KONE, Komatsu, NBC Universal and Maersk, across a wide range of industries including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, waste services and the public sector.

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AI Coach delivers automatic, personalised AI-generated coaching videos each week through the Motive Dashboard and Driver App.