Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run homer off compatriot Yusei Kikuchi, one of his two hits on Sunday, but grounded out for the final out of the Los Angeles Angels' 12-11, 10-inning loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
In a matchup between graduates of Iwate Prefecture's Hanamaki Higashi High School, Ohtani hit his third home run of the season, driving a 2-1 slider from the left-handed Kikuchi deep to left-center to push the Angels' lead to 5-0 in the third inning.
The blast gave the two-way star a chance to wear the Angels' new home run hat — a Samurai warrior helmet called a kabuto — in the dugout for the first time.
The Blue Jays turned an early 6-0 deficit into a 10-6 lead by scoring six runs in the sixth and four runs in the seventh at Angel Stadium.
The Angels fought back to tie the game at 10 in the ninth and had a chance to win in the bottom of the 10th when Ohtani stepped to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded.
Ohtani, however, could only ground an 0-2 pitch from Tim Mayza to second for the final out. He finished the day 2-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs scored.
Kikuchi gave up six runs and nine hits, three of them home runs, in 4⅓ innings. Matt Chapman hit a grand slam for the Blue Jays in the sixth.