Ohtani regains his form on the mound to give the series to Angels vs. twins

ANAHIME — Shuhei Otani hits nine in six innings, Mickey Moniak hits his second biggest hit of the series, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Sunday.

Ohtani went without a decision despite allowing one run and two hits. It was the fourth time in 10 games this season that the Japanese had nine or more hits.

He leads the majors with a . 142 opponent batting average, and ranks third in strikeouts with 80.

Moniak, who scored the game-tying triple on Friday, hit a double in the seventh to give the Angels a 3-1 lead.

Alex Kirillov and Carlos Correa provided RBI doubles for the Twins, who lost four of their six games on their tour of Southern California.

Chris Devinsky (2-0) grabbed the win with Carlos Estevez making his 12th save.

Correa got the Twins’ first hit in the third inning. He drove his double at Joey Gallo, who arrived after he had walked.

For the Twins, Puerto Rico Correa is 4-1 with an RBI, Willy Castro is 4-3. Colombian Donovan Solano 3-0.

For the Angels, Colombia’s Gio Orchilla at 3-1 scored one and produced one. Venezuelan Luis Rengifo 4-1.