Anaheim, Calif. • Shohei Ohtani retired the Oakland Athletics’ first 19 batters and yielded one hit over seven shutout innings in his home pitching debut, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 victory Sunday.
Ohtani (2-0) struck out the side twice and finished with 12 strikeouts in all. He won his pitching debut in Oakland last weekend with six strong innings, then homered in three consecutive games in Anaheim between starts in his attempt to become the first regular two-way player in decades.
Red Sox 8, Rays 7 • In Boston, Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts left with a left ankle injury in the seventh inning, and Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking RBI double in Boston’s wild six-run eighth inning as the Red Sox won their eighth straight.