UNDATED (AP) — Shohei Ohtani allowed the Los Angeles Angels to end a five-game losing streak.
Ohtani fell a single shy of the cycle while carrying the Angels past the Rays, 6-4. He slammed his 25th home run of the season in the ninth inning, delivered an RBI double in the sixth and tripled home the tying run in the seventh.
Ohtani has 46 extra-base hits this season.
Phil Gosselin put the Angels up 5-4 with his leadoff homer in the eighth against Matt Wisler
Brandon Lowe and Ji-Man Choi homered for the Rays, who had won four in a row.
Elsewhere around the majors:
— The Red Sox remain perfect against the Yankees this season following a 9-2 rout of their arch-rivals. Kiké Hernández and Rafael Devers homered in a four-run first off Gerrit Cole, helping Boston improve to 6-0 versus New York. J.D. Martinez and Christian Vazquez also went deep for the Bosox, who outscored the Yanks 18-7 in the three-game sweep.
— Vladimir Guerrero Jr. now has a major league-leading 66 RBIs after driving in two more in the Blue Jays’ 5-2 win over the Orioles. Toronto got two hits apiece from Guerrero, Cavan Biggio, Marcus Semien, Teoscar Hernández and Reese McGuire. The Blue Jays tallied 12 hits in closing out a four-game series with their seventh win in eight games.
— The Mariners earned a 3-2 win over the White Sox in the resumption of their suspended game after Seattle reliever Hector Santiago became the first player ejected for violating baseball’s new sticky substance protocols. His glove was confiscated, and it was later announced that Santiago had been thrown out. Taylor Trammell homered twice for Seattle, which improved to 10-2 in its last 12 games.
— The White Sox rebounded in the scheduled series finale, winning 7-5 behind Zack Collins’ four RBIs. Yermín Mercedes had two hits and three RBIs before Collins’ three-run double in the fourth made it 7-1. Liam Hendriks entered after Mitch Haniger’s three-run homer in the seventh and got two outs for his 20th save.
— The Tigers pulled out a 2-1 win over the Astros on Robbie Grossman’s squeeze bunt in the bottom of the 10th. Winning pitcher Gregory Soto worked out of a second-and-third situation in the top of the 10th. Tigers starter Tarik Skubal yielded one run on one hit and three walks in seven innings, striking out nine.
— Joey Gallo homered for the third time in two games to help the Rangers earn a 4-1 victory and a three-game sweep of the Royals. Jordan Lyles allowed seven hits over seven innings, his longest outing of the season. The last-place Rangers have won three consecutive games for the first time since sweeping Houston at home from May 21-23.
— Homers by Nelson Cruz, Andrelton Simmons and Josh Donaldson powered the Twins to their seventh win in nine games, 8-2 over the Indians. Cruz hit a three-run blast shortly after Indians outfielder Josh Naylor broke a bone in a frightening collision with second baseman Ernie Clement. J.A. Happ allowed two runs on six hits, striking out seven over six innings.
— Cole Irvin struck out eight in eight innings of the Athletics’ 6-2 victory over the Giants. Matt Chapman had two hits and two RBIs to help the A’s avoid a three-game sweep by their Bay Area rivals. Aramis Garcia added a pair of RBI singles for Oakland, which went 4-6 on its road trip.
— Clayton Kershaw racked up a season-high 13 strikeouts over eight dominant innings to pitch the Dodgers over the Cubs, 7-1. Zach McKinstry hit a grand slam in the second inning, and Cody Bellinger homered in his second straight game while driving in three runs. Los Angeles won three straight after the Cubs took the series opener with a combined no-hitter.
— Zack Wheeler tossed seven shutout innings against his former team before the Phillies completed a 4-2 win over the Mets. Wheeler allowed four hits while striking out eight, retiring 11 straight at one point. His final K was his 130th of the season, putting him atop the National League.
— Max Scherzer passed two umpire inspections without a fuss while allowing one run over six innings of the Nationals’ 5-1 decision over the Marlins. Scherzer struck out seven, lowered his ERA to 2.14 and helped Washington get a four-game split. Trea Turner and Josh Bell each hit a two-run homer in the sixth against Sandy Alcantara to break the game open.
— The Braves were 4-0 winners over the Reds behind Kyle Muller, who allowed one hit and struck out nine over five innings of his first big league victory. Ronald Acuña Jr. and Austin Riley hit solo homers to back Muller, who was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett before the game to make his second career start. Five relievers combined to finish off the two-hit shutout.
— Keston Hiura homered, doubled and drove in three as the Brewers blanked the Rockies, 5-0 for their fifth straight win. Eric Lauer struck out six and allowed just two hits over six innings, retiring 13 of his final 14 batters. Omar Narvaez also went deep for the Central Division leaders, who are a major league-best 26-9 in day games after sweeping three from the Rockies.
— Pittsburgh’s Max Kranick pitched five perfect innings in his major league debut before a 64-minute rain delay forced him to leave what became a 7-2 win over the Cardinals. Kranick struck out three and threw only 50 pitches, 36 for strikes. Gregory Polanco and Ben Gamel each hit solo homers and Bryan Reynolds collected two RBIs in the Pirates’ sixth win in nine games.
— Fernando Tatis Jr. provided a go-ahead double during a three-run seventh that pushed the Padres past the Diamondbacks, 5-4. The Padres trailed 4-2 before opening the seventh with five straight hits off Matt Peacock. Trent Grisham hit three doubles and the Padres broke loose late to finish the homestand 9-1.
