ADAM OLLER

The Los Angeles Angels tied a major league record with seven solo home runs, including two by Shohei Ohtani, but still lost to the Oakland Athletics 8-7.

Rangers Athletics Baseball Texas Rangers' Glenn Otto pitches against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) (Jeff Chiu)OAKLAND, Calif. — (AP) — Glenn Otto earned his first major league win, outpitching former high school classmate Adam Oller and leading the Texas Rangers over the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Friday night. Otto (1-0), called up from Triple-A Round Rock before the game, pitched two-hit ball for five innings. The rookie right-handers both attended Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball, Texas, graduating a year apart from one another. Lowe extended his hitting streak to eight games, matching a career high, with a two-run homer off Oller in the fifth.

Glenn Otto earned his first major league win, outpitching former high school classmate Adam Oller and leading the Texas Rangers over the Oakland Athletics 8-1.

Athletics Blue Jays Baseball Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah (6) throws the ball during the first inning of a MLB baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Toronto on Sunday, April 17, 2022. Manoah (2-0) allowed two runs and four hits for the Blue Jays (6-4), who lead the AL East. Blue Jays: LHP Hyun Jin Ryu (left forearm) was placed on the 10-day injured list after undergoing an MRI. Martinez, 73, is a former Blue Jays catcher and manager who also played for Kansas City and Milwaukee in a 17-year big league career. Blue Jays: LHP Yusei Kikuchi (0-1, 5.40) starts Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series at Boston.

Right-hander Chris Bassitt, who made a remarkable recovery from a frightening line drive to the head last year, has been traded by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Mets for a pair of minor league right-handers.