Ohtani Pitches 7 Crisp Innings, Angels Beat Blue Jays 2–0

Ohtani Pitches 7 Crisp Innings, Angels Beat Blue Jays 2–0
Shohei Ohtani #17 and Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels celebrate their MLB game victory against the Toronto Blue Jays, among teammates, at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, August 27, 2022. Cole Burston/Getty Images
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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, August 27.

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.