Luis Rengifo hit the eighth pitch of the game for a home run and Jose Suarez won a pitchers’ duel over fellow left-hander Cole Irvin as the visiting Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 1–0 in the opener of a three-game series Monday night.
The Angels recorded the win, their third in the past five games, despite sitting out star Shohei Ohtani, who got spiked atop the left foot in a freak accident during their Sunday loss in Seattle.
