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44-54 - Birthday boy Howard outduels Ohtani in Rangers’ 2-0 win

The Texas Rangers scored two runs while the Anaheim Angels scored zero runs.

The Rangers loaded the bases with three consecutive singles to start off the top of the 1st inning against the American League’s once-in-a-million-generations MVP Shohei Ohtani and then the next three batters promptly struck out.

It felt like this was going to be another one of those kind of games for these Rangers, especially with Spencer Howard making the start opposite Ohtani with his just trying to get through some clean innings in the major leagues vibe.

But Howard did do that.