O’s get to Ohtani, end 19-game skid
The Orioles snapped their 19-game losing streak Wednesday night, rallying to beat the Angels 10-6 after a shaky start by Shohei Ohtani left the bullpen with too much to do.
The Angels were up 6-2 in the fourth inning and 6-4 when Ohtani left the game after the top of the sixth. But Baltimore scored a run in the seventh and five in the eighth. Ramon Urias and Kelvin Gutierrez drew bases-loaded walks to put the Orioles up 7-6, and pinch-hitter Austin Hays added a two-run double.
Ohtani allowed three homers on the mound and struck out three times at the plate.
The Orioles were two losses shy of the American League record for the longest skid — which they set themselves in 1988 when they started 0-21.
Giants 3, Mets 2
Jake McGee induced a game-ending popup from Pete Alonso with the bases loaded, and San Francisco turned five double plays to beat free-falling New York. Kris Bryant (1-for-4) hit a solo homer with two outs in the fourth inning and Brandon Crawford hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning.
Also in Mets news, ace Jacob deGrom played catch after an MRI showed improvement with the right forearm tightness that has sidelined him since July 7. Noah Syndergaard will begin a minor-league rehab assignment with high-A Brooklyn on Thursday.
Twins 9, Red Sox 6 (10 inn.)
Kyle Schwarber (3-for-6) hit a game-tying two-run blast in the bottom of the ninth for his first homer with Boston, but Josh Donaldson hit a two-run shot to lead off the 10th to seal the win for Minnesota.
The Twins’ Miguel Sano hit a 495-foot homer that is the longest in the majors this year.
Brewers 4, Reds 1
Brandon Woodruff (8-7) struck out 10 in six shutout innings and Milwaukee extended its NL Central lead over the Reds to 9½ games. Avisail Garcia hit an RBI double and made two big defensive plays in right field for the Brewers, who have won 12 of 15.
Rays 7, Phillies 4
Francisco Mejia hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth, and Brandon Lowe connected for his 30th of the season for AL-East leading Tampa Bay.
Rookie Wander Franco had two hits to extend his on-base streak to 26 straight games for the Rays.
Game 7 of WS slated for Nov. 3, latest since ’09
Game 7 of the World Series is scheduled for Nov. 3, its latest since 2009. The postseason will start with the AL wild-card game on Oct. 5, followed by the NL wild-card matchup the next day.