Ohtani’s 3 RBIs, Trout’s HR leads Angels over Royals
Angels 10 Royals 3 LAA: 7-3 KC: 4-4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Shohei Ohtani can pitch at over 100 mph. He can hit over 100 mph, too.
Ohtani had three hits and three RBIs, including a double that left the bat at 119 mph and helped the Los Angeles Angels over the Kansas City Royals 10-3 Monday night.
Ohtani is back to a twoway player this season after being limited to two pitching appearances last year in his return from Tommy John surgery, He reached 100 mph on nine pitches in his first start this season, topping at 101.1 mph with an offering to Adam Eaton of the Chicago White Sox on April 4.
His two-run double in the seventh off the Royals’ Scott Barlow gave Los Angeles a 6-3 lead. That 119 mph drive was fifth-hardest-hit ball since 2015, according to Statcast.
Ohtani added an RBI double against Jake Newberry in the ninth.
Mike Trout, following Ohtani in the batting order, hit his fourth home run of the season, a two-run drive in the ninth.
Alex Cobb (1-0) struck out 10, his high since he fanned 12 on July 29, 2014, for Tampa Bay against Milwaukee. Seven of his strikeouts came in splitters.
He allowed three runs, four hits and one walk in 5 2/3 innings.
Brady Singer (0-2) gave up four runs – one earned – and seven hits in five innings.
Kansas City hurt itself with three errors, including bad throws by center fielder Michael A. Taylor and by Singer.
Salvador Pérez had an RBI single in the sixth for his 1,000th hit and had the eighth four-hit game of his big league career, Jorge Soler’s two-run single cut Kansas City’s deficit to 4-3.
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