ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Shohei Ohtani pitched seven scoreless innings, drove in one run and scored another as the Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 2-1 Saturday night, dropping the Mariners in the wild-card standings.
The Angels' second straight victory against the Mariners came on the back of their two-way MVP candidate as Ohtani reached base twice in three at-bats, drove in his 89th run and lowered his ERA to 2.43 in 148 total innings.
"I don't like to self-critique myself in any way," Ohtani said through an interpreter as he is in the midst of an MVP chase with the New York Yankees' Aaron Judge.