Ohtani, Rendon team up to rally Angels past Nationals in 9th

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Shohei Ohtani hit a tying double in the ninth inning, Anthony Rendon followed with a game-ending single against his former team and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Sunday. The Angels trailed 4-2 going into the ninth. Luis Rengifo drew a one-out walk and advanced to third on Taylor Ward’s hit. Mike Trout struck out, but Ohtani lined a two-run double off Tanner Rainey (0-1). The reigning AL MVP had been 1 for 11 during the series. Rendon then lined a single to center field and Ohtani slid to avoid Victor Robles’ throw home. Jack Mayfield also drove in two runs for the Angels. Jaime Barria (1-0) got the win. YANKEES 2, RANGERS 1, 1ST GAME RANGERS 4, YANKEES 2, 2ND GAME NEW YORK (AP) – Brad Miller snapped Michael King’s impressive scoreless streak with a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh inning that lifted Texas over New York to salvage a doubleheader split. The Yankees took the opener 2-1 on Gleyber Torres’ game-ending homer leading off the ninth. New York had three hits in the nightcap after getting just five in the early game. King (2-1) had pitched 14 1/3 consecutive innings without allowing a run before Miller smacked a fastball out to center field for a two-run lead. The right-hander hadn’t given up a run since an RBI double by Toronto’s George Springer on April 11. The rare ineffective outing raised King’s ERA from 0.51 to 1.42. Eli White also homered as the Rangers won for the fifth time in six games. Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer in the nightcap. New York lost for only the second time in 14 games. Texas starter Glenn Otto allowed two runs and two hits in five innings against his former team, which traded him for Joey Gallo last July. Garrett Richards (1-1) followed Otto in the sixth and got the win. Dennis Santana retired Aaron Judge with the bases loaded to end the seventh, and Joe Barlow pitched the ninth for his fourth save. Torres gave the Yankees their third walk-off victory of the season when he connected against John King (1-1) in the opener. Torres also had a game-ending single April 23 against Cleveland and has seven career walk-off hits, including two homers. Stanton hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth after Rangers starter Dane Dunning lost his no-hit bid on an infield single by Judge to open the inning. Kole Calhoun homered on Yankees starter Gerrit Cole’s final pitch, but the Rangers committed three errors as their four-game winning streak ended. Cole struck out 10 in 6 1/3 innings and threw a season-high 114 pitches. Clay Holmes (3-0) worked a scoreless ninth. PHILLIES 3, METS 2, 1ST GAME METS 6, PHILLIES 1, 2ND GAME PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Pete Alonso homered twice, had three hits and drove in five runs to lead New York over Philadelphia in the second game for a doubleheader split. Chris Bassitt (4-2) allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings to help the NL East leaders take two of three in a rain-shortened series. Jean Segura homered for the Phillies. In the opener, Bryce Harper homered again off Max Scherzer and Philadelphia became the first team to beat the new Mets ace, snapping a four-game skid. Alonso socked a two-run homer off Cristopher Sánchez (0-1) in the first inning of the nightcap and a three-run drive against Nick Nelson in the fifth. Harper had an RBI single in the opener as well. The reigning NL MVP also homered off Scherzer, his former Washington teammate, on May 1. Scherzer (4-1) gave up three runs and 10 hits in six innings. It was his first loss since last May 30, ending a string of 24 straight starts without a defeat. Kyle Gibson (3-1) permitted two runs in six innings. Corey Knebel pitched a perfect ninth for his fifth save. ASTROS 5, TIGERS 0