Trout scored when the rebound eluded Mariners left fielder Jesse Winker. Ohtani gave the Angels a 1-0 lead in the first inning, when he followed Mike Trout's single with a double off the left-field wall.
Seattle’s Taylor Trammell hit a home run in the eighth inning off Jaime Barria, his fourth. One day after the teams combined to hit seven home runs, Ohtani and Mariners starter George Kirby did not allow a long ball. 'One thing I could say is, overall, balance-wise, I’m having a better season this year than I had last year.” “I don’t like to self-critique myself in any way,' Ohtani said through an interpreter as he is in the midst of an MVP chase with the New York Yankees' Aaron Judge. The Angels’ second straight victory against the Mariners came on the back of their two-way MVP candidate as Ohtani reached base twice in three at-bats, drove in his 89th run and lowered his ERA to 2.43 in 148 total innings. Seattle holds the final wild-card spot, five games ahead of Baltimore. The Mariners entered the four-game series tied for the top spot in the AL wild-card chase but are now two games behind Toronto and a half game in back of Tampa Bay. Shohei Ohtani pitched seven scoreless innings, drove in one run and scored another as the Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 2-1 Saturday night, dropping the Mariners in the wild-card standings. MLB, Los Angeles Angels, Seattle MarinersĪNAHEIM, Calif. Ohtani, Angels win 2-1, drop Mariners in wild-card standings
