Los Angeles Angels Ohtani Shohei (19) hit his 11th home run of the season.
On the 21st (Korean time), in the game against the Minnesota Twins held at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Ohtani started as the designated hitter 3 times and recorded 1 hit in 4 at-bats, 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run.
Ohtani, who entered the first at-bat with one out and first base in the first inning, struck out while watching a four-seam at 96.0 (154.5 km) per hour on the fifth pitch of Minnesota starting pitcher Louis Berland. In the 3rd inning, with 2 out and 1 base, Berland’s first pitch was 95.5 miles (153.7 km) four-seam, but it was caught with a shortstop grounder.
Ohtani, who started as the lead batter in the 6th inning, with the Angels losing 1-4, kicked Berland’s 94.2 mile (151.6 km) four-seam and hit a solo home run that went over the right-middle fence. The exit velocity was 102.5 miles (165.0 km) and the flight distance was 414 feet (126 m). In the 7th inning, with 2nd out and 3rd base, he struck out on a swing by relief pitcher Jorge Lopez’s 85.9 mile (138.2km) knuckle curve.
Ohtani, who failed to hit a hit in the previous game, boosted his batting pace by hitting a home run in two games. His batting average for the season fell slightly to 2.86 (50 hits in 175 at-bats), but rose to a tie for fifth place in home runs in the American League.안전놀이터
The Angels ended their two-game winning streak with a 2-6 loss. Starting pitcher Patrick Sandoval struggled with 5 hits, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts and 3 runs in 4⅔innings, becoming a losing pitcher. Hunter Renfro hit multi-hits, and Mike Trout also succeeded in multi-on-base with one hit and one walk, but did not score many runs. /fpdlsl72556@osen.co.kr