Shohei Ohtani held Seattle to one score in six innings and drove in a run as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Mariners 4-3 on Wednesday night.
Ohtani (1-0) didn’t allow a run to the Mariners after giving up one in a turbulent first inning. He finished the day allowing three hits and four walks, in a performance that included eight strikeouts.
The Japanese drove in Taylor Ward with a single in the top of the seventh inning off Mexican reliever Andrés Munoz to put the Angels’ lead at 4-1.
After Julio Rodriguez scored in the bottom of the first inning to give Seattle the lead, Logan O’Hoppe hit a two-run homer off starter Chris Flexen (0-1) to put Los Angeles ahead. for 2-1.
Ohtani and Mike Trout drove in runs off Muñoz in the seventh, but the Mariners got within a score in the bottom half on RBIs by Ty France and Eugenio Suárez.
Venezuelan José Quijada processed the ninth inning to score his first save.
For the Angels, Colombian Gio Urshela 4-2 with two runs scored. Venezuelan Luis Rengifo 4-0.
For the Mariners, the Dominicans Rodríguez 4-0 with a run scored, Teoscar Hernández 3-1. Venezuelan Suárez 4-2 with two RBIs.
