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Shohei Ohtani, who has shown his prowess on the mound, will get another chance to fill in his flashy at-bats when the Los Angeles Angels visit the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday afternoon.
Pitching Starts Ohtani dominated the A's with both arm and bat to win 5–1 on Tuesday night.
A right-handed pitcher, he shut out the hosts with 4 hits in 6 innings, but in his 25th home run of the season he scored 1 and his 2 in his 2nd at bat. I have achieved my goal.
The night was not only Ohtani's pitch and home run in the same game for the second time this season, but it was a night to remember. The win was his 10th of the year, making him the first player since Babe Ruth in 1918 to hit 10 wins and 10 home runs in the same year.
Ohtani was also hit in the left foot by a line drive from Ramon Laureano's bat in the third inning, but was able to stay in the game. Coupled with being hit with a spike above his left leg in Seattle on Sunday, Ohtani was limping throughout various stages of Tuesday's win, but insisted he was fine after that. “There are accidents all over the place,” he said. "But as long as I'm ready, I'd like to play as many games as I can, both batting and pitching." When is scheduled to make his first Angels start.
This right-hander has only faced his A's once in his career, and last Thursday he was 4 and he was 1/3. It was a relief when he allowed two runs in the inning and lost 8-7.
He will see the Oakland team record eight total hits in the first two games of the series, just one homer in the ninth inning for Chad Pinder Tuesday.
Despite a four-game losing streak, Oakland manager Mark Cossey left the stadium Tuesday more impressed with Ohtani than disappointed with his team.
"It's exceptional. It shows his athleticism and talent." The only player doing it and doing well."
A scratched scheduled starter Paul Blackburn, leaving All-Star right-hander a 15-day injury with inflammation in his right middle finger. I've added it to my list.
Oakland called up his newly acquired left-hander JP Sears to make his debut for the team in his starting spot. Sears (3-0, 2.05 wins) arrived with his league prospects in his three minors on August 1, sending right-handed Frankie Montas and Lou his Trivino to the New York Yankees. sent.
Sears made his MLB debut on April 13 and appeared in seven games, with New York where he started two games. This will be his first time playing against the Angels.
– Field Level Media
