HOUSTON (AP) – Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 during an impressive matchup with Lance McCullers Jr., but the Houston Astros woke up to the Los Angeles Angels bullpen to win 5-1 Tuesday.
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Ohtani allowed one run and four hits over seven innings, in which he walked one. He solved the control problems that had plagued him at the beginning of the campaign.
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The Japanese star, who also excels at batting, later moved to right field, and Cuban Yuli Gurriel homered in the eighth inning, during which Houston scored four times.
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Ohtani batted second in the order and went 4-1 with two strikeouts.
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McCullers (3-1) allowed three hits, including a home run by Taylor Ward. He matched his best number of the season, with nine strikeouts, in an eight-inning task, the longest start he has had this season.
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He gave away a couple of tickets.
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Angels reliever Aaron Slegers (2-1) walked Martin Maldonado at the start of the eighth inning, and Cuban Aledmys Diaz added a single with one out.
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Alex Claudio took the mound, and Michael Brantley greeted him with a single that put Houston up 2-1.
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Gurriel kept hitting a home run, when there were two outs.
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For the Angels, they didn’t hit any Latin Americans.
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For the Astros, Venezuelan José Altuve 4-1 with a run scored. The Cubans Aledmys Díaz 4-1, Yordan Álvarez 4-1 with a run scored, Gurriel 4-1 with a run scored and three RBIs. Puerto Ricans Carlos Correa 3-0, Maldonado 2-0.
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