TORONTO — Shohei Ohtani struck out nine in seven innings and Andrew Velazquez homered, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Saturday.

Ohtani (11-8) allowed two hits – a single by George Springer in the first, and a two-out double by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the third – in his career-best 11th win. David Fletcher had three hits and scored the winning run on Luis Rengifo’s single in the sixth.

Jimmy Herget finished the two-hitter as the Angels won consecutive games after losing the previous six, blanking the Blue Jays for the second day in a row.

Los Angeles, which won 12-0 Friday, leads the AL with 15 shutouts.

Toronto wasted a strong performance by All-Star right-hander Alek Manoah (12-7), who struck out eight in seven innings.

Velazquez hit his eighth homer against Anthony Bass in the ninth. He also went deep on Friday.

Ohtani threw a season-high 109 pitches, 72 for strikes, in his first win since Aug. 9 at Oakland. He lowered his ERA to 2.67.

Herget retired all six batters he faced for his third save in four chances.

MARLINS 2, DODGERS 1: Sandy Alcántara bounced back from his shortest outing of the season by throwing a six-hitter as Miami won at home.

After allowing a season-high six runs in 3 2/3 innings against the Dodgers on Aug. 21, Alcántara (12-6) limited the NL-West leaders to Mookie Betts’ solo home run. The All-Star right-hander struck out 10 and walked two for his fourth complete game of the season.

PHILLIES 6, PIRATES 0: Kyle Gibson pitched seven innings of six-hit ball, and streaking Philadelphia won at home for its sixth straight victory.

Nick Castellanos homered as Philadelphia moved a season-best 17 games over .500. Bryce Harper singled and was intentionally walked twice in his second game back after missing 52 contests because of a broken left thumb.

The Phillies (72-55) are second in the NL wild-card standings with the franchise’s best record since 2011, when they won the last of their five straight NL East titles.

Gibson (9-5) struck out nine and walked one.

NOTES

BRAVES: Right-hander Jackson Stephens, who exited Friday’s win over the Cardinals after a line drive hit him in the head, was diagnosed with a mild concussion and landed on the seven-day concussion injured list.

Stephens underwent further testing, including for a fracture, at a local hospital and everything returned clean.

In the ninth inning Friday, Brendan Donovan’s 90.4 mph liner struck Stephens in the upper-right part of his forehead. Stephens crouched down after it happened, but eventually walked off under his own power.

After the game, Manager Brian Snitker said Stephens was aware after sustaining the injury. Spencer Strider, who started the game, said Stephens appeared to be “in good spirits, all things considered.”

YANKEES: Reliever Aroldis Chapman was placed on the 15-day injured list after getting an infection in his leg from a recent tattoo.

Manager Aaron Boone said before his team’s game against the Oakland Athletics that Chapman felt irritation in the leg on Thursday after getting the tattoo earlier in the week. The seven-time All-Star stayed back at the team hotel Friday and Saturday receiving antibiotics and getting treatment.