Los Angeles Angels Ohtani Shohei (29) played an active part, hitting 7 consecutive hits.
Ohtani started as the designated hitter twice in the game against the St. Louis Cardinals held at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on the 5th (Korean time) and recorded 1 hit, 2 walks and 1 run in 3 at-bats.
Ohtani, who entered his first at-bat with one out in the first inning, singled out St. Louis starting pitcher Jack Flaherty for a straight walk. However, he didn’t score because he didn’t get a follow-up.
In the third inning, when the Angels were leading 4-2, he took the lead and hit Flaherty’s 91.4 mph (147.1 km) cutter on the fifth pitch to create a hit. Afterwards, Jake Lamb’s one RBI hit home and scored. As the Angels batted in the third inning, Ohtani returned to bat once more. Ohtani, who entered his second at-bat only in the third inning, singled out a straight walk against reliever Jake Woodford. This time Hunter Renfro hit a double hit and the inning ended without an extra point.
Ohtani pumped out reliever Chris Stratton’s two-pitch, 86.1 mile (138.6 km) changeup in the fifth inning, with the Angels leading 11-5, but was caught with a floating ball by third baseman. In the last at-bat in the 8th inning, he came out as the lead batter, but he struck out as the bat went idly by relief pitcher Jojo Romero’s 6-pitch 83.6 mph (134.5 km) slider.
Ohtani, who recorded hits in 7 consecutive games, slightly increased his season batting average to 30.8 li (36 hits in 117 at-bats). The score stepped on the 20-point mark for the season.
The Angels won 11-7 with the batting line exploding. It’s the last 4 wins. The Angels batting line drove in 16 hits and one home run. In particular, he scored 10 points only in the second and third innings, virtually deciding the game. Luis Renjipo made a big success with 3 hits in 3 at-bats, 1 home run, 4 RBIs and 2 runs, and Matt Theis and Taylor Ward also had a 3-hit game.메이저놀이터
St. Louis fell into a six-game losing streak. Starting pitcher Jack Flaherty recorded a loss with 9 hits (1 home run), 1 walk, 3 strikeouts and 10 runs in 2⅓ innings.