Ohtani Shohei (LA Angels) led the team to victory by stepping on the 10 (win)-40 (home run) high ground that even Babe Ruth could not. Another major league history was written. For the first time in ML history, he achieved the feat of ‘double-digit wins-home runs in one season’ twice.
Otani started as a starter and designated hitter in the 2023 Major League Baseball home game against the San Francisco Giants at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.
As a pitcher, he allowed three hits, three walks, five strikeouts and one run in six innings (no earned run). With the team leading 4-1, he came down the mound and took his 10th win. His ERA was 3.17.
Episode 1 was good. He struck out leadoff hitter Lamont Wade Jr. with a swing and gave up a walk to Tilo Estrada, but defeated Wilmer Flores and Jax Pederson with consecutive outfield fly balls.
The first run was in the second inning. After one out, he allowed a double to Conporto and a walk to Bailey, facing a loss at first and second base. As soon as catcher Matt Thays checked the second base, the ball hit second baseman Conporto’s helmet and deflected toward the right fielder, and the first and second bases quickly became one out and runners on second and third base, allowing Otani to sacrifice a fly to take the lead 0-1.
I was nervous in the third inning, but I didn’t give up. He faced a crisis with two outs and runners on first and third base, but he overcame it well. He finished the inning by striking out JD Davis.
Otani, who made the first three-way inning in the fourth inning, did his part by leading the inning without losing a point until the top of the sixth inning.
As a batter, he succeeded in multi-on-base. 2 at-bats, no hits, 2 walks, 1 run and 2 strikeouts. His batting average dropped from 0.307 to 0.306.
He struck out in two consecutive at-bats in the 1st and 3rd innings. He reached base from the third at-bat. In the bottom of the 6th inning when the team was trailing 0-1, lead hitter Luis Renhipo’s double made second base safe, and Ohtani entered the plate. San Francisco’s pitcher changed here. Tristan Beck got on the mound. The San Francisco bench instructed Ohtani to throw an automatic 4th pitch, and Ohtani stepped on first base.
As a result, the operation in San Francisco failed. Brandon Drury hit a timely hit, and Mike Moustakas hit a three-run homer to complete the big inning. The score was 4-1.
Ohtani came out as the lead batter in the bottom of the 8th inning. He got on base this time too. He singled out a walk after a full count. However, he failed to score as the follow-up hit failed.
The Angels secured a winning series against San Francisco by winning 4-1 with Ohtani’s reverse pitch and Mustakas’ come-from-behind 3-pointer. The Los Angeles Angels, with a 58-58 win rate of 50%, narrowed the gap with the American League wild card third place Toronto Blue Jays to 7.5 games, sparking hope.
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