Pitcher Scott Feldman steady for Astros in victory

Bouncing back from a rough outing six days ago, starter Scott Feldman had a workmanlike effort Sunday to pick up a victory in the Astros' 4-3 triumph over the Angels. 

Feldman (1-2) threw six solid innings, giving up six hits and two runs without issuing any walks. Feldman closed out his outing in strong fashion, retiring the final seven batters he faced. 

It was a nice turnaround from his last outing, in which he allowed seven earned run and 10 hits in five innings. Sunday's strong start dropped his ERA to 5.09. 

"I felt like it was a battle and I still wasn't as crisp as I would like to throw," he told MLB.com. "I thought I was getting ahead of more guys today and had some trouble putting them away. It seems I wasn't giving up quite as much loud contact as I did last time."