Angels' Shohei Ohtani rocked for 4 homers, gets win vs. Pirates - ESPN

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani allowed four homers for the first time in his major league career while pitching six-hit ball into the seventh inning and earning the mound victory in the Los Angeles Angels' 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.

Pirates rookie Henry Davis became the first major league player to homer twice off Ohtani. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 draft had three hits off Ohtani, and Ji Man Choi and Jack Suwinski also homered in Pittsburgh's power spree from the fourth to the sixth innings.

Ohtani (8-5) had allowed three homers in three previous starts over his six seasons with the Angels, but the two-way superstar had never yielded four homers in a start in the majors or during his years in Japan's top league.

The Angels bailed out Ohtani with their own homer-happy display: Mike Moustakas hit a three-run shot and Trey Cabbage hit his first major league homer in the fourth before Zach Neto and Taylor Ward homered in the fifth.

Ohtani pitched through his struggles and didn't leave the game until the seventh inning, allowing five runs on six hits with nine strikeouts. He got a standing ovation amid chants of «M-V-P! M-V-P!» from Angels fans in his final mound start at home before the major league trade deadline Aug. 1.

The Angels have said they're unlikely to trade Ohtani, particularly if they're in the playoff race at the deadline. 1. Los Angeles had a 1-10 swoon around the All-Star break, but has won five of six since to keep its fans' hopes alive.

Ohtani scored two runs while drawing three walks at the plate for the Angels, who have won four in a row.

All-Star closer Carlos Estévez pitched the ninth for his 22nd save.

Mickey Moniak drove in Ohtani with an early double before the