HOUSTON—Shohei Ohtani hit his AL-leading 41st homer, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Houston Astros 2–1 on Sunday, August 13, to avoid a three-game sweep.
Ohtani’s first home run since Aug. 3 put the Angels up 2–0 in the sixth inning. Houston cut it to 2–1 in the bottom half, but the Angels finally got some help from their pitching staff after losing each of the first two games of the series 11–3. Their bullpen pitched three scoreless innings to secure the win.
