Category: Baseball

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…


Taylor 3-Run HR Caps Comeback, Dodgers Top Pirates 8–7

PITTSBURGH—Chris Taylor hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Los Angeles Dodgers overcome a five-run deficit and rally to an 8–7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Taylor took a sinker from Colin Holderman (0–1) deep to left for his fifth homer of the season. He singled…


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…


Ward, Trout, Ohtani Hit 3 Straight HRs, Angels Beat KC 4–3

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Taylor Ward, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani hit consecutive homers in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels hung on for a 4–3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, April 23. Trout also had two doubles for the Angels, who managed only one hit in the first five innings against Jordan…


Mookie Betts Homers, Drives in 4 as Dodgers Beat Cubs 7–3

CHICAGO—Mookie Betts homered and drove in four runs in his first career start at shortstop, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 7–3 on Sunday, April 23. Max Muncy and J.D. Martinez also connected as Los Angeles took three of four in the series at Wrigley Field. Clayton Kershaw (4–1) pitched six innings…


Shohei Ohtani Strikes out 11, Angels Beat Royals 2–0

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Shohei Ohtani struck out the side on 12 pitches in the first inning Friday night, April 21, throwing sweepers that broke horizontally like Frisbees and punctuating them with a 98.7-mph fastball. Angels manager Phil Nevin said he had never seen an inning more dominant during his nearly three decades in the big leagues. Ohtani…


James Outman Hits Grand Slam as Dodgers Beat Cubs 6–2

CHICAGO—James Outman hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the ninth inning for his second homer of the game, and the Los Angeles Dodgers cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 6–2 victory on Thursday night, April 20. Max Muncy also homered for the banged-up Dodgers, who had dropped three of four. David Peralta and Miguel…


Yanks Keep Ohtani, Trout Quiet, Beat Angels 9–3, Take 2 of 3

NEW YORK—Nestor Cortes kept Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout off the bases, Jose Trevino hit a three-run double in a five-run first inning and the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 9–3 Thursday, April 20, to take two of three in the star-filled matchup. Ohtani and Trout each went 0 for 3 against…


Oakland A’s Purchase Land for New Stadium in Las Vegas

OAKLAND, Calif.—The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable roof ballpark in Las Vegas after being unable to build a new venue in the Bay Area. Team president Dave Kaval said Wednesday night the team finalized a deal last week to buy the 49-acre site where the A’s…