UNDATED (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was overpowering in his Fenway Park debut, but it took his Los Angeles Angels teammates seven innings to give him some support.
The reigning American League MVP fired two-hit ball with seven strikeouts over seven frames as the Angels drubbed the Red Sox, 8-0. Ohtani induced a career-best 29 swings and misses and threw 81 of his 99 pitches for strikes. He also drove in a run.
However, Rich Hill and Tanner Houck matched zeroes with Ohtani until Jared Walsh belted a two-run homer in the seventh. The Angels followed with a five-run eighth, capped by Walsh’s two-run, infield single.
Also on major league diamonds:
— Austin Hays and Ryan Mountcastle hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning to push the Orioles past the Twins, 5-3. Hays also saved a run by throwing out Max Kepler out at the plate in the fourth. Mountcastle had two round-trippers and Jorge López got the final four outs to move to 3-1.
— Rookie Steven Kwan hit his first big-league homer and Adam Civale picked up his first win of the season as the Guardians rallied to beat the Blue Jays, 6-5. Toronto had a 2-0 lead until Kwan ripped a two-run shot, sparking a scoring burst that gave Cleveland a 6-2 lead. Civale struck out eight and allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings.
— Mike Zunino smacked a three-run homer against his former team and Shane McClanahan held Seattle hitless into the fifth inning of the Rays’ 4-3 victory. The only hits Seattle managed off the hard-throwing lefty were Jesse Winker’s first homer of the season and consecutive singles by Ty France and J.P. Crawford in the sixth, ending McClanahan’s night. McClanahan has allowed three earned runs or less in all six of his starts.
— The Astros pulled out a 3-2 win over the Tigers on Kyle Tucker’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. Jose Altuve and rookie Jeremy Peña hit solo homers in Houston’s fourth consecutive win. Tucker’s hit helped the Astros bounce back after closer Ryan Pressly blew the save in the ninth inning of his return from the injured list.
— The Mets exploded for seven runs in the ninth inning to turn a 7-1 deficit into an 8-7 win at Philadelphia. Brandon Nimmo tied it with a two-run single and scored on Starling Marte’s double, allowing New York to post its first win in 25 years when trailing by six in the ninth. The Mets managed just three hits before the rally as Aaron Nola limited them to one run over seven frames.
— The Brewers made it eight wins in nine games while dealing the Reds their ninth consecutive loss, 10-5. Willy Adames hit two of Milwaukee’s six home runs and had four ribbies to back a shaky Adrian Houser, who yielded four earned runs over five innings. Luis Urías, Christian Yelich, Tyrone Taylor and Keston Hiura also went deep for the NL Central leaders.
— Yadier Molina picked up his first RBI of the season by homering in the third inning of the Cardinals’ 7-1 trouncing of the Giants. Tommy Edman hit a two-run single and another RBI single. Winning pitcher Miles Mikolas allowed one run on seven hits, struck out three and walked three over 5 2/3 innings.
— Manny Machado homered twice and Nick Martinez worked seven innings to lead the Padres to a 2-1 victory over the Marlins. Machado’s first homer was to straightaway center before his second blast landed in the second deck. Martinez held the Marlins to one run and four hits.
— Garrett Hampson and Brendan Rodgers each hit their first home run of the season, both three-run shots in the Rockies’ 9-7 win versus the Nationals. Randal Grichuk also homered to help Colorado withstand Washington’s 15-hit attack. Rodgers’ blast put the Rockies up 8-3 in the fifth.
Twins lose Correa
UNDATED (AP) — Twins shortstop Carlos Correa may have a broken finger after he was hit by a pitch Thursday in Baltimore.
A Twins spokesman said after the game that preliminary imaging showed the potential for a non-displaced fracture of Correa’s right middle finger. Correa is expected to have a CT scan Friday.
Elsewhere around the majors:
— The White Sox have placed outfielder Andrew Vaughn on the 10-day injured list because of a bruised right hand. Vaughn hasn’t played since he was struck by a pitch from Los Angeles Angels right-hander Mike Mayers last week. He is batting .283 with four home runs and a team-leading 12 RBIs in 16 games.
