Follow usLos Angeles are still 4 1/2 games behind Texas in the league
Shohei Ohtani pitched six innings and matched the MLB lead with his 22nd homer for the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 win over AL West-leading Texas Rangers 5-3 on Thursday.
Ohtani hit a two-run homer in the eighth. It was a 443-foot opposite-field blast that landed in the second deck in left-center field. His 10th homer over the past 16 games, and the second pitching start in a row when he also went deep, matched Pete Alonso for the big league lead and extended his hitting streak to 12 games.
The Angels (39-32) won three of four games in Texas, and have won nine of their last 11 overall. They are still 4 1/2 games behind the Rangers (42-26).
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