Ohtani fans 10 in 2nd victory, Angels hold off Mariners 3-2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani pitched six innings of four-hit ball with a season high-tying 10 strikeouts, and José Rojas hit the go-ahead homer in the Los Angeles Angels' 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.

Justin Upton hit a two-run homer for the Angels, and closer Raisel Iglesias escaped a bases-loaded, nobody-out jam in the eighth inning before finishing off the second win of the season for Ohtani, the Halos' two-way star.

Aside from allowing three extra-base hits leading to two runs, Ohtani (2-1) looked sharp in his eighth mound start this season. Facing Seattle on the mound for the first time since his AL Rookie of the Year season in 2018, Ohtani didn't walk anyone for the first time in his 20 career major league appearances, and he retired eight of his final nine batters before being pulled after just 76 pitches.

Ohtani also went 0 for 2 with a walk in the No. 2 spot in the Angels' lineup while hitting for himself in an AL game for the fifth time this season.

J.P. Crawford hit a leadoff homer and drove in both runs for the Mariners, who lost to the Angels for only the second time in five meetings this season.

Iglesias came through superbly in the eighth after teammate Mike Mayers allowed three runners on six pitches. After the Angels' new closer got a foul pop and two strikeouts against the Mariners' 2-3-4 batters, he pitched a perfect ninth for his 10th save.

Robert Dugger pitched 2 1/3 innings to start a solid bullpen game for Seattle. Former Angels pitcher Hector Santiago (0-1) gave up Rojas' third homer of his rookie season in the fourth.

Ohtani got off to a rough start when Crawford, who grew up in nearby Long Beach and went to high school 18 miles from Angel Stadium, connected on a low fastball for his first career leadoff...

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