Ohtani hits another home run; Angels beat Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered for his third in two games, Noah Syndergaard won a hometown pitching matchup and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 on Saturday.

The game featured two starters from opposite ends of the Dallas-Fortworth metro area, Syndergaard and Rangers left-hander Taylor Hearn.

It also became the most recent exhibition of Ohtani, the star capable of showing off both with the bat and on the mound. The Japanese won last year’s Most Valuable Player award in the American League.

Syndergaard (2-0) gave up two runs on five hits in six innings. Hearn allowed three runs in three and two-thirds innings.

For the Angels, no Latin Americans hit.

For the Rangers, the Cubans Adolis García 4-0, Andy Ibáñez 3-1 with a run scored.