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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Tyler Skaggs final start wasnt the one he wanted, though he was happy to get in some healthy reps.Instead, Collin McHugh shined on the mound by pitching three-hit ball over 7 2/3 innings to help the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 on Saturday night.Skaggs (3-4) was removed after 1 2/3 innings, leaving the game with two on and two out and adhering to his strict 45-pitch limit. Skaggs returned after missing time with a mild left pronator flexor strain and made his 10th start since having Tommy John surgery. He wanted to face live hitters once more before shutting it down for the year.This season has had its ups and downs, like everybody said it would, Skaggs said. Nobody told me it was going to be this hard of a road coming back. But my arm feels great, so Im happy about that.Skaggs will skip the instructional league in an effort to preserve his elbow.All his pitches looked sharp and he came out of it feeling great, so know hes healthy and thats important, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. I dont think he has anything else that hes going need to prove or work on down there right now.Jose Altuve reached base three times and scored once, Jake Marisnick went 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI and Evan Gattis drove in two runs.McHugh (13-10) was perfect through 4 2/3 innings until Andrelton Simmons singled through the right side. In his longest start since May 30, McHugh walked one and struck out five to win his sixth decision in his last eight starts. McHugh has dominated Los Angeles, winning eight straight dating to the 2014 season.It caps a really sensational September for him where he really put up a lot of good games, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said.McHugh has won 13 consecutive September/October starts, the longest such streak for any major league pitcher.If thats going to be my last start, then Ill take it, McHugh said. I always pride myself on being a finisher and being stronger down the stretch than at any point in time during the season.The Angels put two on with two out in the ninth, but Rafael Ortega stranded the runners with a flyball to center field before Ken Giles converted his 15th save.The Astros scored runs in the second, third and seventh innings. They chased Skaggs from the game after Marisnick singled to left to score Tyler White.I wasnt going out there with any goal, I was just going out there trying to feel good, Skaggs said. I didnt want to go out there and walk people, but overall my elbow felt great.Yuliesky Gurriel doubled to lead off the third and was moved over by Altuves fly ball to right field. Gattis grounder bounced high over Simmons head at shortstop for a single to score Gurriel. 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He also hit his only 3-pointer of the season in that game.He gets to the line, so that kind of makes up for him not shooting (3-pointers) because hell probably shoot double-digit free throws, Heat guard Tyler Johnson said. Its definitely rare. I think D-Wade was able to do something similar to that where he would maybe shoot one or two 3s a game but still put up 30.DeRozan is averaging 36.3 points on 55.4 percent shooting this season.The team is built around him, said former Raptors forward James Johnson, now with the Heat. Im not taking anything away from DeMar. Hes a great player. He has 190 moves in his bag, but the team plays around him and they play around him well.The Raptors (3-1) defeated the Heat in seven games in the playoff series in May. Despite dealing with a thumb injury, DeRozan averaged 22.1 poiints while shooting 38.dddddddddddd8 percent in the series.He is playing at another level right now, said Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry, who took three stitches over his right eye in the first half Wednesday. Hes making my life a lot easier and everyone on our teams life a lot easier. Hes saving possessions, hes creating offense.DeRozan said, Im just a student of the game. I work extremely hard in the summer, extremely hard. I try to put everything together, be a student of the game while working, always feeling like Im new to the game so I can soak up as much as possible. I try to release that when I get on the court.Meanwhile, the Heat (2-2) are trying to establish a go-to player when the game is on the line now that Wade is gone.We knew where the ball was going (last year). This year, its whatever matchup we can exploit, said Johnson, who scored nine points in the final five minutes of regulation time and in overtime when the Heat defeated the Sacramento Kings 108-96 Tuesday.What we do have right now is a lot of guys that can attack and make plays, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. The game may dictate how thats played out in the fourth quarter. Those things you have to go through it. You can plan and talk as much as we do behind the scenes, but you have to go through it ultimately, and the team will let you know. ' ' '