Verlander Tosses 5-Hit Shutout As Astros Blank Angels, 2-0
Houston took two of three in the series and holds a two-game lead in the AL West over the Angels.
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Houston took two of three in the series and holds a two-game lead in the AL West over the Angels.
Shohei Ohtani went 1 for 4 while batting in the No. 2 spot in the Angels' lineup for the first time behind leadoff hitter Mike Trout.
Justin Upton singled home the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning for the Angels, who beat the defending World Series champions for the third time in four meetings this season.
Shohei Ohtani was dominant again in his sixth big-league start.
Minnesota got to starter Nick Tropeano with three runs in the third, as Byron Buxton, Joe Mauer and Brian Dozier each had an RBI.
Wilson's sac fly scored pinch-runner Max Kepler to cap the three-run ninth.
Justin Upton also homered in his third straight game and Kole Calhoun drove in the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning as the Angels snapped Minnesota's five-game winning streak.
Jaime Barria (3-1) allowed five hits and struck out seven over 5 1/3 innings.
Justin Upton hit a two-run homer off Rockies reliever Adam Ottavino in the eighth to cut Colorado's lead in half.
Ohtani (3-1) made his first start on the mound since April 24.
Both teams staged rallies in the eighth and ninth innings, and Seattle overcame runs by the Angels in the 10th and 11th.
Shohei Ohtani was lustfully booed by Seattle fans in his first game in the Pacific Northwest.
Pujols became the second Dominican player to reach 3,000 hits.
Angels rookie right-hander Jaime Barria (2-1) took a no-hitter into the sixth inning.
Albert Pujols reached 2,998 career hits with a home run and a double, and Justin Upton hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning of the Los Angeles Angels' 10-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.
