Shohei Ohtani drove in the tying run and scored the eventual winning run after stealing his first major league base as the Los Angeles Angels rallied from behind to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Wednesday.

Ohtani, batting fifth as the designated hitter, prevented a second straight loss at Rogers Centre when he broke his bat on a ninth-inning, two-run RBI single off Toronto reliever Tyler Clippard (4-2) to tie the game at 3-3.

The 23-year-old rookie stole second for his first big league steal, and later wheeled home on Andrelton Simmons' two-run RBI single that put the visitors ahead for good.

Angels righty Blake Parker took the mound in the ninth and gave up a run after allowing three hits. But the visitors held on for the win, getting a runner out at home on a double play before Parker fanned the last Blue Jay to earn his third save.

(Shohei Ohtani comes home to score the Angels' fifth and final run Thursday.)
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Ohtani was relieved he managed to come through for his team in the end after twice failing to produce with runners in scoring position.

"I'd blown chances earlier in the game and wanted to get a hit no matter what, especially since we drew three walks before me," Ohtani said. "I'm glad the game turned out the way it did. You can't win the way we did unless you've got a good team."

"I think we can take confidence from this win."

Ohtani struggled in his first four plate appearances before his late-game heroics. After being struck out by Toronto righty Aaron Sanchez in his first at-bat, Ohtani walked in the fourth but was left hanging at third with the bases loaded.

The two-way Japanese star flied out to left in the fifth, and was punched out by reliever Aaron Loup in the seventh.

The Angels' first win in the three-game series follows a five-game skid last week that was ended by Ohtani's fourth win on the mound Sunday.

At Dodger Stadium, Kenta Maeda (4-3) threw two-hit ball into the seventh, fanning 12 and earning his second straight shutout win as the Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the Colorado Rockies 3-0 to claim the series.

Maeda yielded four walks but did not give up a hit until the fifth. The Japanese righty held the Rockies scoreless for 6-2/3 innings, delivering 78 strikes over 111 pitches.

His second stellar outing in as many starts follows last week's 7-0 win against the Miami Marlins, when Maeda spun eight scoreless innings and fanned eight without a walk to help the Dodgers snap a six-game losing streak.