SHOHEI Ohtani hit two home runs, struck out 10 in 6 1/3 innings and lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night (Wednesday in Manila) in Anaheim, California.
Ohtani finished 3-for-3 with a walk in four plate appearances. He took a shutout into the seventh inning before exiting with a cracked fingernail. Ohtani (7-3) wound up charged with one run on four hits and two walks.
Though he was out of the game as a pitcher, Ohtani remained the designated hitter and socked his second homer in the bottom of the seventh, giving him a major-league-leading 28 long balls.
The White Sox got a run in the ninth and had the bases loaded with no outs before Carlos Estevez struck out Seby Zavala and got Elvis Andrus to hit into a double play to earn his 20th save. Eloy Jimenez had three hits for Chicago. Michael Kopech (3-7) gave up two runs and walked seven in four-plus innings.
In other games, it was Rangers 8, Tigers 3; Cardinals 4, Astros 2; Dodgers 5, Rockies 0; Nationals 7, Mariners 4 (11 innings); Braves 6, Twins 2; Giants 3, Blue Jays 0; Pirates 9, Padres 4; Marlins 10, Red Sox 1; Guardians 2, Royals 1; Mets 7, Brewers 2; Phillies 5, Cubs 1; Reds 3, Orioles 1; Diamondbacks 8, Rays 4; and Athletics 2, Yankees 1.
Rangers 8, Tigers 3
Ezequiel Duran and Adolis Garcia belted home runs in a five-run eighth inning as Texas pulled away late against Detroit in Arlington, Texas.
With the game tied 3-3 going into the eighth, the Rangers took the lead on a solo home run by Duran off Brendan White (1-2). Corey Seager soon hit an RBI double, which was followed by Nathaniel Lowe’s RBI single. Garcia capped the frame with a two-run blast to straightaway center.
Spencer Torkelson hit a solo homer for Detroit in the top of the eighth to create the 3-3 tie.
Cardinals 4, Astros 2
Paul DeJong hit a solo homer and a sacrifice fly as St. Louis rallied past visiting Houston.
Nolan Arenado went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI for the Cardinals, who won for the sixth time in eight games. Jordan Montgomery (5-7) allowed two runs, one earned, on six hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Framber Valdez (7-6) gave up four runs on eight hits in six innings for the Astros, who lost for the eighth time in 11 games. — Field Level Media
