Shohei Ohtani gave up one hit and struck out eight in his first complete game in Major League Baseball, Taylor Ward hit two homers and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday. Ohtani (9-5) did not allow a baserunner until the fifth inning, when Kerry Carpenter led off with a single and was quickly erased by a double play. Ohtani walked three batters the rest of the way, but easily worked out of trouble on the same day the Angels confirmed they're not trading him.
The Chicago White Sox stopped a pair of Braves' streaks: games with home runs and series wins. Dylan Cease won for the first time in nearly two months, Luis Robert Jr. had four hits that included a two-run homer and the White Sox beat Atlanta 8-1 on Sunday. Reynaldo López, Aaron Bummer and Jesse Scholtens finished a five-hitter and ended the Braves’ streak of consecutive games with home runs at a franchise-record 28.
It wasn’t all that long ago the Chicago White Sox had a young group of starters that seemingly would keep them in contention for years. Lucas Giolito, Dane Dunning, Reynaldo López and Michael Kopech were all top prospects acquired in December 2016, while Dylan Cease joined the organization the following summer from the Chicago Cubs in the Eloy Jiménez-José Quintana trade. Former first-round .
In a game where offense was hard to come by, Mike Trout's struggles at the plate stood out. Trout scored on a game-ending wild pitch, Shohei Ohtani hit his 26th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Monday night. “You know, I was grinding a couple at-bats, but just (wanted) to get on base and make things happen,” Trout said after sliding home head-first on the bad throw by Aaron Bummer.
Two weeks on the sideline gave Mike Clevinger time to address what was hurting him. Clevinger and four relievers combined on Chicago’s fourth shutout, Tim Anderson scored a run and drove in one, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Friday. Clevinger pitched three-hit ball over five innings in first start since May 17.