The Texas Rangers were the only local team in action Monday.
Here is what happened on the field and behind the scenes.
MLB
Texas Rangers (41-24, first in American League West)
Last Game: Los Angeles Angels 9, Rangers 6 (12 innings)
Shohei Ohtani’s two-home run night led the Angels to an extra-innings win over the Rangers on Monday. Ezequiel Duran’s three-run homer in the second gave Texas a 3-0 lead, which grew to 5-1 by the end of the fourth inning. The Angels scored three in the fifth, and Ohtani’s first home run of the night tied the game at five in the seventh.
Neither team scored again until the 12th inning, when Ohtani and Chad Wallach each homered to give Los Angeles a four-run lead.
Josh Jung scored for Texas in the bottom of the inning, but Marcus Semien struck out with two runners on base to end the game.
Noteworthy: Texas loses for the third time in its last four games but maintains a 4.5-game lead in the AL West.
— The Rangers are 21-10 at home this season, tied for the second-best start in franchise history.
— Texas is 14-6 against the AL West this season.
— Jon Gray was scheduled to start Tuesday’s game, but a blister will force him to sit out. The team has yet to announce who will start in his place.
Next Up: Angels (37-31) at Rangers, 7:05 p.m. CT Tuesday
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Frisco RoughRiders (25-31, fifth in Texas League South Division, eighth in AA Texas League)
Noteworthy: Starting pitcher Owen White was named Texas League Pitcher of the Week for his performance last week. White finished his third start of the season without giving up any runs with a seven-inning outing in a win against Corpus Christi on Wednesday.
— Shortstop Luisangel Acuna leads the Texas League with 25 stolen bases and leads the RoughRiders with a.298 batting average.
Next Up: RoughRiders at Northwest Arkansas Naturals (21-36), 7:05 p.m. CT Tuesday