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Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani allowed
four runs on five hits and one walk in five innings. He tied a
career-high by striking out 13 batters and earned his 500th
career strikeout.
At the plate, Ohtani went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Reliever Ryan Tepera (2-1) pitched the eighth inning to earn the
victory, and Carlos Estevez closed out the ninth inning for his
seventh save.
Los Angeles shortstop Zach Neto exited the game in the fifth
inning after getting hit in his finger during a bunt attempt.
Dylan Carlson hit a two-run homer and Nolan Gorman hit a solo
blast for the Cardinals, who lost their fifth consecutive game.
Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas allowed three runs on
eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out five batters and
walked none.
Reliever Giovanny Gallegos (1-1) allowed the three ninth-inning
runs to take the loss.
The Cardinals struck first when Gorman hit his homer off the
first pitch he saw from Ohtani in the first inning.
Drury tied the game 1-1 with a solo homer in the second inning.
Chris Wallach and Neto opened the third inning by hitting
singles and Ohtani pulled an RBI single into right field.
With two outs, Hunter Renfroe made it 3-1 with a run-scoring
infield single.
The Cardinals surged ahead 4-3 in the fourth inning. Nolan
Arenado and Willson Contreras hit back-to-back doubles for one
run, then Carlson blasted his two-run homer.
Los Angeles jumped on Gallegos in the ninth inning with homers
by Lamb and Trout, Ohtani's double and an RBI single by Anthony
Rendon.
--Field Level Media
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