Shohei Ohtani's three-run home run off Gerrit Cole in the sixth inning propelled the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.It was Ohtani's 30th home run of the season, making him the first player in major league history to hit at least 30 homers and win at least 10 games as a pitcher. (Ohtani has 11 wins on the mound).Angels starter Patrick Sandoval (5-9) gave up two runs on just three hits and two walks in seven innings.
He struck out seven while making 82 pitches. Jose Quijada (eighth inning) and Jimmy Herget (ninth inning, fifth save) each pitched a scoreless inning to finish it off.Cole (10-7) gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits and one walk in seven innings.
He struck out four, his lowest total in 15 starts. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge struck out twice and walked twice.Cardinals 5, Reds 3 (13 innings)Albert Pujols drove a sacrifice fly to center to score Paul Goldschmidt with the go-ahead run and Lars Nootbaar followed two batters later with a two-run homer, lifting visiting St.
Louis past Cincinnati in 13 innings.Despite going 0-for-17 with runners in scoring position, the Cardinals matched their second-best August in history, finishing the month 22-7.Chase Anderson (0-2), who made his Reds debut as a starter in the series opener on Monday, was again victimized by a tape measure homer.