Anaheim, Calif. • Shohei Ohtani retired the Oakland Athletics’ first 19 batters and yielded one hit over seven shutout innings in his home pitching debut, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 victory Sunday.
Marcus Semien’s clean one-out single to left broke up Ohtani’s bid for a perfect game,
Ohtani (2-0) struck out the side twice and finished with 12 strikeouts in all. He won his pitching debut in Oakland last weekend with six strong innings, then homered in three consecutive games in Anaheim between starts in his attempt to become the first regular two-way player in decades.
Mike Trout and Ryan Schimpf homered, and Albert Pujols had an RBI double in the Angels’ seventh win in nine games.
Red Sox 8, Rays 7 • In Boston, Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts left with a left ankle injury in the seventh inning, and Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking RBI double in Boston’s wild six-run eighth inning as the Red Sox won their eighth straight.
Boston improved to 8-1, including 5-0 in one-run games. Tampa Bay has dropped eight straight since its win on opening day.
Orioles 8, Yankees 7, 12 innings • In New York, Brad Brach escaped his own bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the 12th inning, getting his second save when Aaron Judge grounded into a double play and Giancarlo Stanton struck out.
Baltimore overcame a 5-0, first-inning deficit to take three of four in New York following a five-game losing streak.
Indians 3, Royals 1 • In Cleveland, Yan Gomes hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Brandon Maurer (0-2) in the ninth inning.
The game-time temperature was 32 degrees, the lowest in the 25-year history of the ballpark.
Tigers 1, White Sox 0 • In Chicago, Mike Fiers (1-0) combined with four relievers on a three-hitter that completed a three-game sweep.
Leonys Martin blooped a single off Reynaldo Lopez (0-1) starting the game, stole second, advanced on Welington Castillo’s passed ball and came home on Miguel Cabrera’s sacrifice fly.
Blue Jays 7, Rangers 4 • In Arlington, Texas, Steve Pearce homered on the first pitch of the game from Cole Hamels (1-2), and Kendrys Morales added a three-run shot in the first inning.
National League
Marlins 6, Phillies 3 • In Philadelphia, Jake Arrieta lasted just four innings in his Philadelphia debut, allowing three runs — two earned — and three hits while striking out five.
Miami’s Brian Anderson hit a tiebreaking two-run double as the Marlins scored three runs in the eighth off Luis Garcia (0-1) and Adam Morgan.
Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 1 • In St. Louis, Arizona manager Torey Lovullo set off a benches-clearing incident by maintaining eight-time All-Star catcher Yadier Molina was earning unwarranted strike calls with his pitch framing.
Lovullo, ejected in the second inning, was arguing a called third strike on A.J. Pollock and got into a shouting match with Molina. The catcher appeared to lunge at Luvollo and made contact as players ran onto the field.
Mets 6, Nationals 5, 12 innings • In Washington, Yoenis Cespedes scored Juan Lagares with a broken-bat single in the 12th inning to help New York beat the Nationals to complete a three-game sweep.
Lagares singled off Brandon Kintzler (0-2) to lead off the inning and was sacrificed to second. Washington intentionally walked Michael Conforto, and then Cespedes — hitless in five previous at-bats — splintered his bat on a soft liner to center field.
Cubs 3, Brewers 0 • In Milwaukee, Jose Quintana (1-1) threw three-hit ball over six innings, Ben Zobrist homered and Chicago finished 5-4 on its longest opening trip since going 7-5 in 1899.
Pirates 5, Reds 0 • In Pittsburgh, Jameson Taillon (2-0) pitched a one-hitter for his first shutout in 45 major league starts, allowing Tyler Mahle’s single to center with one out in the third. He struck out seven and walked two. Taillon added an RBI single off Mahle (1-1) in the second.
Dodgers 2, Giants 1, 10 innings • In San Francisco, Cody Bellinger overcame food poisoning to score the go-ahead run on Kyle Farmer’s pinch-hit double in the 10th off Pierce Johnson (0-1).
Josh Fields (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win and Kenley Jansen struck out three batters in the 10th for his first save.
Braves 4, Rockies 0 • In Denver, Sean Newcomb (1-1) allowed three hits in the first inning before retiring the next 16 batters.
Nick Markakis and Dansby Swanson hit back-to-back homers off Kyle Freeland (0-2).
Interleague
Astros 4, Padres 1 • In Houston, Max Stassi hit a three-run homer off Tyson Ross (1-1) and Charlie Morton (2-0) allowed four hits and three walks for one unearned run in six innings.
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