Astros 5, Angels 0: Rick Ankiel drove in three runs and left-hander Bud Norris threw seven scoreless innings as visiting Houston won its third straight game.

Justin Maxwell homered and doubled for the Astros and leadoff hitter Jose Altuve contributed three hits. Norris (2-1) allowed three hits while becoming the first Astros pitcher to work into the seventh inning this season.

The Astros battered Angels starter Tommy Hanson (1-1) early and often as the first six batters reached safely, leading to three runs.

Altuve led off with an infield single and scored on a double by Maxwell, who was thrown out at third on the play. Jason Castro and Chris Carter followed with singles, Carlos Pena walked to load the bases and two runs came home on a two-out single to left by Ankiel.

Houston tacked on single runs in the second and third innings. Maxwell’s homer to center made it 4-0 and Ankiel’s double to deep right drove in Pena for the fifth run. Hanson allowed five earned runs and eight hits in five innings.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Angels recalled 3B Luis Jimenez from Triple-A Salt Lake and he made his major-league debut hitting seventh in the lineup. The 24-year-old Dominican earned the opportunity after SS Erick Aybar sustained a left heel contusion Tuesday and 3B Alberto Callaspo left Thursday's game with a tight calf. Jimenez went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. … After getting outscored 37-9 and getting shut out three times in a six-game losing streak, the Astros have won their last three games by a combined 29-12. … Hanson, who grew up about 50 miles east of Anaheim in Redlands, dropped to 1-1 at Angel Stadium.