2023-05-04 04:08:02
ST LOUIS (AP) — Mike Trout and Jake Lamb hit solo homers in the ninth inning, Shohei Ohtani matched his career high with 13 strikeouts, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the Cardinals 6-4 Wednesday night. from Saint Louis.
Los Angeles has won six of its last eight games, while the Cardinals have lost five in a row.
Ohtani went without a decision, but became the second player in major league history to have 500 strikeouts and at least 100 home runs in his career, joining the club that Babe Ruth monopolized.
The Japanese star allowed four runs and five hits over five innings. He allowed two home runs for the second start in a row.
He allowed five earned runs and eight hits on April 27, in a win over Oakland.
The Angels trailed 4-3 leading off the top of the ninth before Lamb hit his second homer of the season, to right-center off Giovanny Gallegos (1-1), which equalized the score 4-4.
With one out, Trout hit his eighth home run of the season to drive in the winning run. Anthony Rendon added an RBI hit.
Ryan Tepera (2-1) got the win and Carlos Estevez earned his seventh save of the season.
For the Angels, Venezuelan Luis Rengifo 2-1. Colombian Gio Urshela 3-0.
For the Cardinals, Venezuelan Willson Contreras 4-2 with a run scored and an RBI.
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