Tag: Los Angeles Angels

Shohei Ohtani Passes Babe Ruth in Pitching Strikeouts

Since Shohei Ohtani made his major league debut in 2018, the comparisons to Babe Ruth have been unrelenting. On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Angels two-way pitcher/designated hitter passed The Babe—at least in the eyes of Major League Baseball. Ohtani’s strikeout of Houston’s Jeremy Pena in the second inning at Anaheim, California, was the Japanese…


Ohtani, Drury Lead Angels to 6–4 Victory Over Astros

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Shohei Ohtani had a pair of RBI doubles, Brandon Drury drove in the go-ahead run with a triple in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 6–4 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night, May 8. Taylor Ward had three hits and Hunter Renfroe homered for the Angels, who…


High-Powered Rangers Double up Angels

Adolis Garcia went 3–for–4 with a home run, Leody Taveras went 4–for–5 and drove in four runs and the Texas Rangers closed out a road series win on Sunday, May 7, with a 16–8 rout of the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Texas fell behind early when Anthony Rendon sent Mike Trout and Shohei…


Rengifo Homers, Drives in 4 as Angels Sweep Cardinals 11–7

ST. LOUIS—Luis Rengifo homered, drove in four runs and finished a triple shy of the cycle, as the Los Angeles Angels beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11–7 on Thursday, May 4, to complete a three-game sweep. The Angels won for the fourth straight time to improve to four games above .500. The Cardinals lost their…


Late-Inning Heroics Lift Angels Over Cardinals

Jake Lamb and Mike Trout hit ninth-inning homers as the visiting Los Angeles Angels rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 6–4 on Wednesday, May 3. Brandon Drury also hit a homer for the Angels, who won for the sixth time in their last eight games. Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani allowed four runs on five…


Angels Send Cardinals to Fourth Straight Loss

Taylor Ward hit a three-run homer to power the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 5–1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday. Zach Neto and Anthony Rendon also drove in runs for the Angels, who won for the fifth time in seven games. Angels starting pitcher Patrick Sandoval (3–1) allowed one run on…


Ohtani hits 162-foot high home run, Angels beat Brewers 3–0

MILWAUKEE—Shohei Ohtani hit a third-inning drive to center field, a no-doubt home run. “I kept waiting for it to hit somewhere up on the scoreboard. Then I saw the metrics,” Los Angeles Angels manager Phil Nevin said. “I haven’t seen many like that. He’s special, and we see something new each day with him.” Ohtani’s…


Ohtani’s Bat Rescues Rough Inning as Angels Hold Off A’s 8–7

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Shohei Ohtani earned another win on the mound despite giving up five runs in a nightmare fourth inning, and he also tripled, doubled and singled in the Los Angeles Angels’ 8–7 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, April 27. Ohtani (4–0) had his rockiest start in recent memory, yielding at least five runs…


Drury, Ohtani Lead Angels to 11–3 Victory Over Skidding A’s

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Brandon Drury homered, doubled and drove in three runs, and Shohei Ohtani hit a late two-run homer in the Los Angeles Angels’ 11–3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night, April 26. Hunter Renfroe also homered and Ohtani drove in three runs for Los Angeles, which has won four of six. Oakland became…


A’s Hit 5 Home Runs, Rally for 11–10 Win Over Angels in 10

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Ryan Noda had a two-run double in the 10th inning, Brent Rooker and Jesús Aguilar became the first Athletics teammates to hit back-to-back homers twice in one game and Oakland rallied for an 11–10 victory over the Los Angeles Angels after blowing an early six-run lead Monday night. “That was pretty much right there…