ANAHEIM, California. – Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels suffered a good scare, after the Japanese left the match after an action in which he was hit in the foot in a rough play at home against the Chicago White Sox.
After the White Sox had men in the second and third with two outs in the fifth inning, they went 3-1 on the scoreboard on a wild field in Ohtani. The Japanese hit Yoan Moncada, but the field hit the ground, and catcher Max Stassi made a bad shot primarily to complete the outing, with which Adam Eaton scored from third base and Abreu, who ran in the middle, he came home swept, where Ohtani waited to take him out.
Abreu kicked Ohtani’s feet, which remained on the ground for a few seconds, but then rose to go to the dugoout without any serious injury.
Steve Cishek got the last start from the top of the fifth inning after relieving Ohtani, who worked with 4 innings 2/3 in which he allowed two shots, three runs, one won, took five walks and cleared seven.
Angels reported during ESPN’s broadcast that Ohtani was not relieved due to an injury problem and that the Japanese felt general pain only after his performance and that he will be re-evaluated on Monday.
Early in the game, Ohtani made his first historic pitcher and batsman game, hitting a 101-mile pitch at the top of the first half and then hitting a 115-mile shot on the first pitch he saw in his first comeback. the bat.
Ohtani withdrew the first three hitters from the Chicago White Sox with three pitches of at least 100 miles, including a 101-yard fast ball to Adam Eaton, which was followed by a rude splitter who hit the field for the shot.
At the bottom of the first half, Ohtani hit the first pitch he saw from White Sox right-hander Dylan Case, a 97-mile fast ball at chest height and sent him 475 yards down the right field. for offensive support.
Ohtani’s launch to Eaton, officially at 100.6 miles, is the fastest of any pitcher this season, and his homer, with an exit speed of 115.2 miles, is also the strongest hit in the current program.
Ohtani, who was operated on by Tommy John after his rookie season, has amassed only 53 1/3 innings as a pitcher since his major league debut in 2018, but Angels manager Joe Maddon has decided to use him as a pitcher and bully in 2021 and lifted several restrictions that kept him away from the line-up a day before and after he started as a starter.
On Sunday, the Japanese became the first pitcher to hit second in order in a game since Jack Dunleavy did so in 1903.