Shohei Ohtani pitched an inning for the first time in nearly two years and drove in two runs out of the leadoff spot as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-3 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Monday.
Ohtani, who is back to pitching after undergoing a second Tommy John procedure in 2023, started and gave up one run and two hits on 28 pitches in his lone inning of work, reaching 100.2 mph on a fastball. At the plate, he had an RBI double in the third inning and a run-scoring single in the fourth.
Max Muncy had a two-run single and Will Smith collected two hits as the Dodgers won for the sixth time in eight games. Ben Casparius (5-1) got the win in relief, and Kirby Yates pitched a perfect ninth inning for his second save.
Manny Machado hit a home run and had two RBIs for the Padres, who fell to 4-8 since June 4. Dylan Cease (2-6) yielded six runs on eight hits in five innings despite fanning nine.
Angels 1, Yankees 0 (11 innings)
Nolan Schanuel hit a tiebreaking broken-bat double with one out in the 11th inning and Los Angeles hung on for a victory over host New York.
The Yankees had a chance to rally in the bottom half when Brock Burke loaded the bases, but Hunter Strickland retired Anthony Volpe on one pitch to end it.
Schanuel’s go-ahead RBI prevented the Angels from dropping a fourth straight game and gave them their first 1-0 win over the Yankees since Aug. 1, 2008, in New York.
A’s 3, Astros 1
Rookie Nick Kurtz walloped a two-run walk-off homer with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Athletics a victory over visiting Houston.
JJ Bleday also homered for the Athletics, who have won a season-best four straight games after losing 24 of their previous 28 contests. Mason Miller (1-2) fanned two in a perfect top of the ninth.
Jose Altuve went deep for the Astros, who had their season-best five-game winning streak end. Bryan Abreu (1-3) walked Brent Rooker before serving up Kurtz’s homer.
Red Sox 2, Mariners 0
Roman Anthony hit his first major league home run and Lucas Giolito pitched six scoreless innings as Boston beat host Seattle for its sixth consecutive victory. The Mariners had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Giolito (3-1) allowed three hits, walked one and struck out a season-high 10 batters. Aroldis Chapman struck out the side in the ninth for his 13th save.
Mariners starter Logan Gilbert (1-2), who had been out since April 25 with a right elbow flexor strain, went five innings and allowed two runs on three hits with one walk and 10 strikeouts.
Rays 7, Orioles 1
Josh Lowe rapped his first career leadoff home run, Jake Mangum went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, and Tampa Bay throttled visiting Baltimore.
Brandon Lowe (two-run homer), Jonathan Aranda, Junior Caminero and Christopher Morel each had two of the Rays’ 14 hits. Ryan Pepiot (4-6) tossed a career-high eight innings, allowed one run and fanned a season-high 11.
Adley Rutschman’s solo homer was one of the Orioles’ four hits as Baltimore lost for the first time in four games. Zach Eflin (6-3) surrendered seven runs on a career-high 12 hits in five innings.
Rockies 6, Nationals 4
Mickey Moniak’s two-run home run capped a three-run ninth inning, and visiting Colorado rallied to send Washington to its ninth straight loss.
Hunter Goodman led off the ninth with the Rockies trailing 4-3 and smacked his second homer of the night, a shot to center against closer Kyle Finnegan (0-2). With two outs and a runner on, Moniak homered to right, just beyond the reach of a leaping Daylen Lile. Moniak added a triple for the Rockies, who have won two straight.
Victor Vodnik (2-2) pitched the eighth and Seth Halvorsen worked around a leadoff walk in the ninth for his fourth save. James Wood had a two-run home run and Lile added his first major league homer for the Nationals, who are 0-4 on their seven-game homestand.
Phillies 5, Marlins 2
Trea Turner had three hits, including a home run, and drove in two runs as Philadelphia defeated host Miami for its fifth straight win.
Max Kepler also added a homer and Mick Abel (2-0) surrendered one run and three hits over five innings for the Phillies. Orion Kerkering pitched a perfect ninth inning to secure his first career save.
Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara (3-8) allowed two runs on five hits over five innings. Xavier Edwards scored a run and was the sole Marlin to notch at least two hits.
–Field Level Media
