Sho homers in 3rd straight

Shohei Ohtani homered in his third straight game for the Los Angeles Angels, launching a drive estimated at 449 feet.

The two-way newcomer from Japan connected Friday night for a solo home run in the second inning against Oakland’s Daniel Gossett. The ball landed in the rocks beyond the center field wall and was measured with a 112.3 mph exit velocity.

l Top Boston Red Sox third base prospect Michael Chavis was suspended for 80 games under baseball’s minor league drug program after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Chavis was selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2014 amateur draft and signed for a bonus of $1,870,500.

l Michael Brantley singled home two runs in his first at-bat this season and Carlos Carrasco worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 3-2 win in their chilly home opener over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.

l Brandon McCarthy pitched six solid innings and delivered a two-run double that chased German Marquez in the fifth inning of the Braves’ 8-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on a frigid Friday that marked the second-coldest game in Coors Field history. March 8 and charged the same day in Ingham County with assault or assault and battery, according to Michigan State Police records. Washington’s charge generally carries a sentence of up to 93 days in jail.

l Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller could face a $1 million penalty if he is charged with a crime or commits a major NCAA violation, according to amendments to his contract approved by the Arizona Board of Regents.