Giants wait out Ohtani, beat Angels
Giants rally with 7 runs in the 13th
Shohei Ohtani struck out nine over six innings of one-run ball for the Angels, but the San Francisco Giants rallied for seven runs in the 13th inning of a 9-3 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Steven Duggar had an RBI double in the 12th and a two-run single in the 13th for the Giants, who
finally blew it open while
the Angels had outfielder Taylor Ward playing catcher and starting pitcher Griffin Canning playing left field as the fallout from an untimely injury to Kurt Suzuki and a series of strategic decisions made to allow Ohtani to hit for himself.
Nationals 13, Phillies 12:
Starlin Castro hit a go-ahead, two-run single off closer Hector Neris in the ninth inning and Washington rallied three times to beat Philadelphia.
Brewers 3, D’backs 2:
Brandon Woodruff threw seven dominant innings and also had an RBI single at the plate, leading Milwaukee over Arizona.
White Sox 4, Pirates 3:
Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run double and Chicago stopped a five-game losing streak, beating Pittsburgh.
Rockies 5, Mariners 2: Trevor Story homered twice, German Marquez took a perfect game into the sixth inning and Colorado beat Seattle.
Tigers 6, Cardinals 2: Jonathan Schoop hit a solo homer and a two-run double to help Detroit beat St. Louis.
Astros 13, Orioles 0: Jose Altuve silenced the booing fans at Camden Yards with a two-run homer, Jose Urquidy pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and Houston stretched its winning streak to 10 games by breezing past Baltimore.
Blue Jays 3, Marlins 1:
Robbie Ray allowed a run in six innings, and three relievers finished a five-hitter as Toronto got a fourth win in a row.