Royals overcome Ohtani’s 2 HRs, 8 RBIs in win

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit two three-run homers and drove in a career-high eight runs, however Whit Merrifield led off the eleventh inning with an RBI double earlier than the Kansas Metropolis Royals held on for a 12-11 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night time.

Ohtani crushed a 423-foot homer within the sixth and a game-tying, 438-foot shot within the ninth, giving him the most important RBI sport of his five-year stateside profession. The AL MVP then set the single-game main league report for RBIs by a Japanese-born participant with a sacrifice fly within the eleventh inning.

However Ohtani’s eighth RBI wasn’t sufficient after Merrifield and Kyle Isbel drove in runs off Jose Quijada (0-2) earlier within the eleventh.

Daniel Mengden struck out Mike Trout with two Angels on base earlier than Ohtani’s flyout, and he retired Jared Walsh on a game-ending popup. Mengden earned his first save of the season and the second of his profession as Kansas Metropolis held on for its fifth victory in six video games regardless of blowing a five-run lead within the sixth and a three-run lead within the ninth.

Carlos Santana had 4 hits and drove in a season-high 5 runs for the Royals, whereas rookie Bobby Witt Jr. had his first multi-homer sport whereas driving in a career-high 4 runs. Regardless of shedding slugger Salvador Perez to a thumb damage within the third inning, Kansas Metropolis led 6-1 halfway via the sixth earlier than the Angels’ star hitters lastly got here alive.

Dylan Coleman (2-1) stranded two Angels runners within the tenth.

Ohtani trimmed the Angels’ deficit to 6-4 within the sixth when he drove his 14th homer to right-center. Royals starter Jonathan Heasley had pitched four-hit ball into the sixth inning earlier than Ohtani’s shot chased him.

Kansas Metropolis then led 10-7 coming into the underside of the ninth after Santana’s late RBI single and Witt’s two-run homer, however Tyler Wade singled and Trout walked earlier than Ohtani drove them residence with that no-doubt blast to proper.

Jared Walsh doubled, tripled and homered whereas driving in two runs for the Angels, however fell simply wanting hitting for his second cycle in 11 days.

Santana started his monster sport with an RBI double and a two-run homer earlier than including RBI singles within the sixth and eighth. Witt homered within the first inning, added an RBI double within the seventh and delivered a two-run homer within the ninth.

The Royals’ offense was stable early in opposition to rookie Reid Detmers, who has struggled since throwing a no-hitter final month. Witt related for his ninth homer after a 10-pitch at-bat within the first, and Santana added a two-run shot within the fourth.

SHYCYCLE

Walsh received three extra-base hits in 4 innings halfway via the sport, however could not get a success in two further at-bats. He completed a single shy of matching his first profession cycle on June 11 in opposition to the Mets.

HISTORIC HITS

Two Japanese gamers had beforehand pushed in seven runs in a serious league sport. Tadahito Iguchi did it for the White Sox in 2006, and Hideki Matsui matched it for the Yankees in 2009.

NEVIN TOSSED

Angels interim supervisor Phil Nevin was ejected throughout a pitching change within the seventh inning after arguing vociferously with the umpiring crew. The supply of his anger was unclear.

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Ohtani (5-4, 3.28 ERA) appears to string collectively three straight mound victories within the sequence finale in opposition to Kansas Metropolis’s Daniel Lynch (3-6, 5.19). Ohtani’s solely earlier pitching begin in opposition to Kansas Metropolis was again in his AL Rookie of the 12 months season in 2018.