Shohei Ohtani had 8 RBIs yesterday and soared 13K today.
The Angels defeated the Royals 5:0 in the Major League today. They sent Japan's "Two Blade Style" Shohei Ohtani to start pitching in this game. He contributed 8 RBIs yesterday and switched to " "Big Pitching Mode", he pitched 8 scoreless innings and tied his career-high 13 strikeouts. In addition, he also set an unprecedented new record and became the first player in the major leagues in 102 years to have 8 RBIs and 13K as a pitcher and hitter. It was still achieved in consecutive games, perfectly demonstrating the true ability of both shooting and attacking.
Shohei Ohtani is the 1st MLB player with both an 8-RBI game and a 13-strikeout game in a career.
He's done it in the last 2 nights. pic.twitter.com/mjRtCHuFmL— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 23, 2022
Ohtani served as the starting pitcher and second designated hitter. Today’s performance can only be described as perfect. He gave up 3 hits, 1 hit and 2 walks. His batting average remained at .260. He only allowed 2 hits and no losses in 8 innings of pitching. points, tying his career-high 13 strikeouts, with a total of 71 strikes in 108 pitches, completely dominating the Royals' line. What's even more amazing is that all 2 hits were knocked out in the first inning, except for 1 in 6 innings. He drew a walk and made a total of 6 three-on-threes. Among them, he struck out all batters in the 2nd and 4th innings.
The Angels' offensive line almost hurt Otani again. In the 5th inning, rookie David MacKinnon scored one run at the sacrifice fly. However, as Ohtani's pitching became more and more popular, the offensive line also began to slow down. After waking up, second baseman Luis Rengifo and MacKinnon scored two runs in the 7th inning. In the 8th inning, Andrew Velazquez and Taylor Ward made contributions, narrowing the gap. Open to 5:0 and definitely lead.
8 RBIs last night, 13 Ks tonight
We've never seen anything like Shohei Ohtani pic.twitter.com/AzkUrX0AQE— Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 23, 2022
Coach pulled Ohtani out of the game in the 9th inning and missed the challenge to seal the victory, but After all, he has used more than 100 balls, so it makes sense to protect him. Then the Angels replaced Ryan Tepera to end the game. He only allowed 3 runs in the past 7 games and was in good condition. In the end, he struck out, hit a fly ball, and a fly ball, completing three ups and three downs, which was also solid. Maintaining the victory over the Angels and Ohtani, Ohtani won 3 consecutive starts as a pitcher. His current record is 6 wins and 4 losses, and his ERA has dropped to 2.90.
