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Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani gets high-fives from teammates in the dugout after scoring run during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had two hits, stole two bases, and added an RBI as the Los Angeles Angels beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Saturday night.
Ohtani had a hard-hit double in the first that left the bat at 109.6 mph and added a triple in the second inning. He walked in the fourth inning against reliever Phil Bickford, a move that drew boos from the crowd for a second straight night. He was intentionally walked in the ninth, which also drew boos.
Ohtani, who leads the majors with 44 home runs, leads the Angels with 19 steals. The slugger also damaged a video panel in right field on a first-inning foul ball that drew a gasp from the fans.
“Everyone knows he can run,” Angels manager Phil Nevin said. “He doesn’t run as much when he pitches, you can kind of trace the days, the day before and the day after, but all those days in between is when he does his running and you might see more of it now.”
Mickey Moniak hit a long homer and Brandon Drury drove in a pair of runs for Los Angeles, which won its second straight after a four-game losing streak. The win clinched a series victory over the Mets (59-71) for the first time in 10 years and for the first time in New York since 2011.
Daniel Vogelbach hit his 12th homer and Francisco Lindor extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a single in the fourth inning for the Mets. New York has dropped nine straight interleague games.
Mets slugger Pete Alonso left the game in the eighth inning after getting hit near the back of the neck by reliever José Soriano. Alonso leads the National League, getting hit 17 times this season. After getting up, Alonso exchanged…
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