Shohei Ohtani's 30th homer delivers powerful closing argument as Angels beat Yankees

Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge got lost in the pitching duel between Angels starter Patrick Sandoval and New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. Through their first two at-bats, Ohtani and Judge were hitless. Judge struck out twice, and Ohtani hit a fly-out and a pop-out.

Then in the sixth inning, Ohtani declared himself the most valuable player.

With two on and one out and trailing by two runs, the