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Shohei Ohtani hit his eighth homer of the season in a Los Angeles Angels win, while the Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals also won on Sunday.
Shohei Ohtani starred with a home run in his second consecutive game as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Sunday.
After becoming the third Japanese-born player to hit 100 home runs in the major leagues, the 27-year-old went deep over right-field in the first inning off Frankie Montas. Mike Trout also scored after his single ahead of Ohtani.
It was the reigning American League MVP’s eighth home run of the season, trailing Trout by one among the Halos, while the team leads baseball in that category with 49 for the season so far.
Patrick Sandoval pitched into the seventh inning for Los Angeles, striking out four and giving up four hits over 101 pitches.
The Halos moved to 24-13 for the season with the win, five games behind the AL West-leading Houston Astros, while the A’s remain bottom of the division on 15-22.
Pujols pitches ninth as Cardinals run riot
Albert Pujols pitched for the first time in his major league career, with the St. Louis Cardinals routing the San Francisco Giants 15-6.
Brendan Donovan and Corey Dickerson were the only Cardinals not to claim hits in the lineup, while Yadier Molina got two hits and four RBIs from three at-bats, as their team went 15-2 up heading into the final frame.
It meant Pujols, the Cardinals’ designated hitter, went to pitch for the first time in his 22-year career. The 42-year-old gave up a three-run homer to Luis Gonzalez and a solo shot to Joey Bart, but managed to get the final three outs for the win.
Lux lights up late as Dodgers defeat Phillies
Gavin Lux earned late redemption for the Los Angeles Dodgers in their come-from-behind 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies
The second baseman’s fielding error allowed the Phillies to gain a 4-0 lead in the second inning, but Lux scored in the eighth inning to move the Dodgers to 4-3 after the eighth.
He then drove the winning two runs home with a walk-off shot deep into the right-field corner to deny the Phillies a four-game sweep at Dodger Stadium.