Ohtani hits 100th career homer, Ward hits grand slam as Angels handle A's in second game of Saturday doubleheader

Ward's grand slam was his second of the season and eighth homer overall. He's now hitting .384 and 22 RBIs in just 25 games played.

After the day began with a loss in the first game of a doubleheader against the Oakland Athletics, the Angels bounced back in a huge way just hours later, using a pair of homers and nine runs to split the Saturday twin bill. off the bat of Luis Barrera for his first career home run.

He's the third Japanese-born player with at least 100 career homers, joining Hideki Matsui and Ichiro Suzuki . Michael Lorenzen toed the mound to start the game for the Angels, tossing seven innings of one-run baseball, allowing just five hits and one walk while striking out three.

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