Shohei Ohtani continued his red-hot form on the mound, striking out 11 and stretching his scoreless streak to a career-high 21⅔ innings in the Los Angeles Angels' 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
The two-way star earned his fourth straight win while bringing his strikeout total to 101 for the season. He threw 108 pitches, the same as his previous start, allowing five hits and a walk over 5⅔ innings.
"I've been attacking the zone aggressively and have a different pitching strategy for every batter," Ohtani said.
"I wanted to finish the sixth inning, but they kept up the offensive pressure and my pitch count was getting high."
Ohtani (7-4) struck out Gavin Sheets to escape a two-out, two-on situation in the first, retired the side in order in the second and third, then pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth.
He struck out Sheets again with his final pitch before exiting with two outs in the sixth.
At the plate, Ohtani went 0-for-3 with a walk. The Halos jumped out to a 2-0 first-inning lead on RBIs from Mike Trout and Jared Walsh. Luis Rengifo's two-run homer off Chicago starter Michael Kopech (2-5) made it 4-0 in the sixth.
The Angels took the series 2-1 and improved to 37-41, third in the American League West.