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The Los Angeles Angels want Shohei Ohtani available when they start their rematch series against the hosts Oakland Athletics on Monday night.
Last week, the Athletics won his 3-2 victory in Anaheim, and he lost 3-1 in the opener last Tuesday, winning 3-1, 8-7 to win the series. Did.
Oakland defeated Ohtani (pitcher) in midfield, smashing his two homers, part of his seven-run streak for the Angels, to win the finale.
Ohtani was scheduled to pitch in Oakland on Tuesday, but when he accidentally collided with Seattle Mariners pitcher Marco Gonzalez during Sunday's 6-3 Seattle loss, he injured his left foot.
When Taylor Ward hit into left field in the third inning, Ohtani, who had been batting on the deck, helped the Angels' Phil Gosselin hitter. while moving closer to home plate. Scored from second base.
Gonzalez and Ohtani crossed paths as the pitcher was positioned to back up the catcher. Both players appeared to have minor injuries at the time.
The Angels quickly checked Ohtani and determined he was healthy enough to hit. He struck out on the designated hitter's serve, but singled in the fifth inning, clearly favoring the left as he jogged to first base.
He was able to complete the match, winning 1-4, and after the match, interim manager Phil Nevin said Ohtani was "okay."
The injury came a day after Angels' new center fielder Mickey Moniak broke his left middle finger on his ninth-inning single on his bunt.
Moniak took an optimistic approach to breaks that he labeled as less important.
"I find it encouraging," he said of his X-ray examination. "I'll do my best to come back this season." If Ohtani hits Monday, Athletic's lefty Cole will face Irvin (6-8, 3.04 ERA). . Ohtani has 7-for-22 (.318 batting average) and has two homers, three doubles and three RBIs against Irvin.
Irvin pitched to the Angels in last week's series opener and lost. He has struggled this season with a lack of support in his 1–1 loss to Los Angeles and his 1–3 loss, in which he only scored 5 earned runs in 12 innings. It was not allowed.
The Anaheim, Calif. native has started seven times in his career with his hometown team, going 2-4 with a 3.14 ERA.
Irvin dueled Angels lefty Jose Suárez (3-4, 4.55) on Tuesday and will do so again this week in the series opener. Suárez has allowed no earned runs in his last two starts, including the game he won 3–1 to his A, where he gave up only one earned run in five innings. Hmm.
The 24-year-old has appeared in six games in his career with the A's, going 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA, three of which he started.
A's manager Mark His cossey could take a new approach to Suarez in the rematch, starting his hottest hitter, outfielder Seth Brown, in a left-handed vs. left-handed matchup. may cause
After Brown was cut from the starting lineup last Tuesday, he went 3-for-6, hitting a double and a homer in his two remaining games.
Brown also hit a home run on Sunday in his 6-4 home loss against the San Francisco Giants.
"He's starting to take baseball differently," Cossai said after Sunday's loss. "We talked about the fact a while ago that if he continues with that approach, he'll be pretty happy with his numbers at the end of the year. I think he's heading in that direction now."
– Field Level Media
