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Moments later, Angels manager Phil Nevin and a
trainer also went to the mound, and Ohtani was removed from the
game with a cracked fingernail. Angels reliever Jacob Webb gave
up an RBI single to Gavin Sheets, cutting the Angels' lead to
2-1 -- the run charged to Ohtani.
Though he was out of the game as a pitcher, Ohtani remained as
the designated hitter and hit his second homer in the bottom of
the seventh, giving him a major-league-leading 28 long balls.
Ohtani (7-3) gave up one run on four hits and two walks, and he
reached double digits in strikeouts for the sixth time this
season. He also became the first pitcher to strike out 10 and
hit two homers since Zack Greinke did it for the Arizona
Diamondbacks in an 8-5 win over the San Diego Padres in April
2019.
The White Sox nearly rallied in the ninth inning, scoring one
run and loading the bases with no outs against Angels closer
Carlos Estevez. Estevez, though, struck out Seby Zavala and got
Elvis Andrus to hit into a double play, closing it out for his
20th save of the season.
Ohtani gave the Angels a 1-0 lead with his first home run in the
first inning, getting ahold of a fastball from White Sox starter
Michael Kopech. Kopech (3-7) struggled with his control, walking
seven Angels hitters, but none of them scored.
The Angels let Kopech off the hook in the third inning after he
walked the first three hitters. The first two -- Luis Rengifo
and Chad Wallach -- were thrown out trying to steal second.
The Angels increased their lead to 2-0 in the fourth when
Rengifo tripled with one out and scored on David Fletcher's
infield groundout.
Mike Moustakas added an RBI single in the seventh inning, his
first RBI since being traded to Los Angeles from Colorado last
weekend.
--Field Level Media
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