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.
Ohtani’s big hit came after the Angels announced the two-way star would skip his next scheduled mound start Wednesday at Texas after telling manager Phil Nevin he was feeling arm fatigue.
Nevin said Sunday that Ohtani is not injured and will return to the rotation during a home series against Cincinnati that begins Aug. 21.
Los Angeles starter Chase Silseth (4–1) allowed four hits and struck out five in five scoreless innings. Carlos Estévez struck out two in the ninth for his 25th save.
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