Ohtani fans nine as Angels top Jays

TORONTO — Shohei Ohtani struck out nine in seven innings and Andrew Velazquez homered, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Saturday.

Ohtani (11-8) allowed two hits — a single for George Springer in the first, and a two-out double for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the third — in his career-best 11th win.

David Fletcher had three hits and scored the winning run on Luis Rengifo’s single in the sixth.

Jimmy Herget finished the two-hitter as the Angels won consecutive games after losing the previous six, blanking the Blue Jays for the second day in a row.

Tigers 11, Rangers 2: Javier Baez hit an RBI single in each of the first two innings and Jeimer Candelario connected for a two-run homer against Dallas Keuchel to lead visiting Detroit’s rout.

Athletics 3, Yankees 2 (11): Shea Langeliers scored the game-winning run for host Oakland on a throwing error by second baseman DJ LeMahieu in the 11th inning

Cardinals 6, Braves 5: Corey Dickerson tied the game with an infield single and Tyler O’Neill drew a bases-loaded walk, all in the bottom of the ninth inning, to give host St. Louis the victory.

Brewers 7, Cubs 0: Christian Yelich went 4 of 5 with a three-run homer, Brandon Woodruff pitched six strong innings and host Milwaukee routed Chicago.

Marlins 2, Dodgers 1: Sandy Alcantara bounced back from his shortest outing of the season by throwing a complete-game six-hitter with 10 strikeouts for host Miami.

Phillies 6, Pirates 0: Kyle Gibson pitched seven innings of six-hit ball, and streaking Philadelphia won its sixth straight.

Padres 4, Royals 3: Wil Myers hit a two-run homer against his former team for visiting San Diego.

Diamondbacks 10, White Sox 5: Jake McCarthy had a career-high four hits as visiting Arizona beat fading Chicago.

Reds 6, Nationals 2: TJ Friedl hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth for visiting Cincinnati.

Mets 3, Rockies 0: Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff homer and an RBI double for host New York.

Twins 3, Giants 2 (10): Gilberto Celestino walked with the bases loaded in the 10th inning for host Minnesota.

Guardians 4, Twins 3: Jose Ramirez homered and sparked an eighth-inning comeback with an RBI double,