ANAHEIM, Calif. – Shohei Ohtani struck out nine in six career innings, but the San Francisco Giants mounted a seven-touchdown offense in the 13th inning to beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-3 on Wednesday night.
Steven Duggar hit an RBI double in the 12th inning and a two-run single one inning later for the Giants, who ultimately put a decisive margin on the scoreboard as Angels outfielder Taylor Ward served catcher and starter Griffin Canning covered. left field as a result of an untimely injury to Kurt Suzuki and a series of strategic decisions with the aim of having Ohtani also appear in the batting order.
Mike Tauchman struck out five times before hitting a three-run home run to cap the Giants’ 13th inning. Brandon Crawford put San Francisco ahead definitively by trading a bases loaded walk to Alex Claudio (1-2), who walked three consecutive walks in the 13th inning.
The 13-inning game tied for longest in the majors since the rule of starting extra innings with a runner on second was instituted.
Dominic Leone (1-0) took the win despite allowing the tying run in the 12th inning by the Giants, who have the best MLB record and wrapped up the sweep in the two-game series for their eighth win. in nine encounters.
Alex Dickerson became the first major league hitter to stack three hits off Ohtani, but the Japanese barely walked one. Ohtani was also second in the batting order and went 3-0 with two strikeouts, after starting the day tied for the Major League lead with 23 homers.
It was the first game in major league history that the National League team used the designated hitter and the American League team did not.
For the Giants, Colombian Donovan Solano 6-2 with a run scored. Honduran Mauricio Dubón 5-0 with one scored. The Venezuelan Wilmer Flores 1-0.
For the Angels, Juan Lagares 4-2 with one produced and one scored. Venezuelan Luis Rengifo 4-1 with one produced and two scored. Cuban José Iglesias 5-0 with one scored.
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