Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs, struck out 10 in 6 1/3 innings and lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.
Ohtani finished 3-for-3 with a walk in four plate appearances. He took a shutout into the seventh inning before exiting with a cracked fingernail. Ohtani (7-3) wound up charged with one run on four hits and two walks.
Though he was out of the game as a pitcher, Ohtani remained the designated hitter and socked his second homer in the bottom of the seventh, giving him a major-league-leading 28 long balls.
The White Sox got a run in the ninth and had the bases loaded with no outs before Carlos Estevez struck out Seby Zavala and got Elvis Andrus to hit into a double play to earn his 20th save. Eloy Jimenez had three hits for Chicago. Michael Kopech (3-7) gave up two runs and walked seven in four-plus innings.
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