Shohei Ohtani struck out 11 and allowed just two Royals hits in seven shutout innings as the Angels blanked the Royals 2-0 in the series opener Friday night in Anaheim.
Taylor Clarke was used as an “opener” in place of the injured Kris Bubic and gave the Royals two solid shutout innings to begin the game. Ryan Yarbrough came in relief and found some trouble immediately by hitting rookie Zach Neto, then giving up a 424-foot two-run home run to #9 hitter Chad Wallach.
Chad Wallach gets the Angels on the board in dramatic fashion.