Detmers’ arm, Ohtani’s blast propel Angels
ARLINGTON, Texas — Angels left-hander Reid Detmers took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Shohei Ohtani hit his 42nd home run this season, and Los Angeles beat American League Westleading Texas 2-0 on Wednesday.
The Rangers got their first hit when Marcus Semien lined a double into the left-center gap with one out in the eighth on the 108th and final pitch by Detmers (3-9), who was 0-4 in his previous six starts. The 24-year-old had five strikeouts and four walks.
Relievers Reynaldo Lopez and Carlos Estevez finished the Angels’ eighth shutout this season. Texas entered with .273 team batting average and an Mlb-high 1,138 hits. Estevez yielded back-toback singles to open the ninth but got his 26th save in 28 tries by striking out two of the last three batters.
Ohtani went the opposite way for a 437-foot homer to left-center in the first off Jon Gray (8-6). He later had two infield singles. Gray allowed one run in seven innings. Matt Thaiss homered in the ninth off Josh Sborz.
■ Dodgers 7, Brewers 1: At Los Angeles, Mookie Betts went 3-for-4 and scored four runs to back Clayton Kershaw (11-4), who allowed one run over five innings in Los Angeles’ 10th straight win.
■ Reds 7, Guardians 2: At Cincinnati, Stuart Fairchild and Matt Mclain each hit a two-run homer in the fourth off Noah Syndergaard (2-6), who was dealt his first loss in 10 starts against Cincinnati.
■ Rays 6, Giants 1: At San Francisco, Luke Raley hit the first pinch inside-the-park homer for Tampa Bay, backing Aaron Civale (6-3), who pitched six shutout innings.
■ Tigers 8, Twins 7: At Minneapolis, Riley Greene went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, an
RBI triple and a sacrifice fly for Detroit, which scored seven unanswered runs.
■ Athletics 8, Cardinals 0: At St. Louis, Zack Gelof went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two
RBIS to back Paul Blackburn (3-3), who pitched seven shutout innings.
■ Braves 2, Yankees 0: At Atlanta, Eddie Rosario hit a two-run homer in the second to back Charlie Morton (12-10), who struck out 10 in six shutout innings.
■ Nationals 6, Red Sox 2: At Washington, Keibert Ruiz hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth, and Stone Garrett homered twice for Washington.
■ Cubs 4, White Sox 3: At Chicago, Christopher Morel hit a walk-off three-run homer in the ninth. The White Sox had won six straight at Wrigley Field.
■ Diamondbacks 9, Rockies 7: At Denver, Christian Walker had two two-run homers among his three hits, including a go-ahead shot in the Arizona eighth.
■ Phillies 9, Blue Jays 4: At Toronto, Bryce Harper went 3-for-4 with two solo homers to help Aaron Nola (10-8) snap a four-start winless streak.
■ Astros 12, Marlins 5: At Miami, Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker and Chas Mccormick homered in Houston’s five-run first.
■ Mariners 6, Royals 5: At Kansas City, Mo., Julio Rodriguez’s four hits included an RBI single in the Seattle ninth.
■ Padres 5, Orioles 2: At San Diego, Fernando Tatis Jr. went 3-for-4, stole home and scored twice for San Diego.
■ Mets 8, Pirates 3: At New York, D.J. Stewart hit a two-run homer and a solo shot for New York.
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■ Aviators 4, Aces 3: At Reno, Tyler Wade hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh for the Aviators (59-56, 25-16 second half), who halted a five-game win streak by Reno (66-50, 22-19).