Today in the major leagues, the Angels defeated the White Sox 4:1, saying goodbye to the haze of being defeated in the previous game. In this game, they sent the Japanese "Two Tool Style" Shohei Otani to start pitching. His performance did not disappoint everyone. , pitched 5.2 scoreless innings and struck out 11 times, winning his 7th win as a starter this season and 4 consecutive wins. He has posted 30K scoreless results in the past 3 games, becoming the third person in team history. This victory was also due to the bullpen not setting fire again, and the three pitchers who took over allowed only 1 run.
Shohei Ohtani is one of the most dominant pitchers and baseball and he also hits 40 home runs a year and I can't believe he is real
pic.twitter.com/iZE2dAuVsK— Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) June 30, 2022
The Angels had a tragic experience yesterday In the first game, he was beaten by the White Sox by 11 runs. Even if Ohtani started to hit the field and heavily rewarded the team, it was still difficult to save the team. However, today he stepped on the pitcher's mound to "do it by himself" and allowed only 5 hits and no runs in 5.2 innings. 11 strikeouts and 1 walk. Although he allowed 2 hits in the first inning, he managed 3K to resolve the crisis. In the second half of the inning, he gave 2 runs of support and Mike Trout broke the deadlock with a double. .
Next, Otani started a strikeout show, giving 2K in 2 innings, 1K in 3 innings, 2K in 4 innings, 1K in 5 innings, and 2K in 6 innings. In 4 of them, he had 2 hits and a walk, allowing the batter to go to third base. Ohtani used an 88.7 mph slider to get White Sox second baseman Josh Harrison to swing out. In the 6th inning, Ohtani was replaced after finishing two players. The number of balls used had reached 108. Jose Quijada, who took over, successfully held on.
6 fired again at the end of the inning. Luis Rengifo hit a 2-point shot from the center field, and the score stretched to 4:0. In the 8th inning, although Ryan Tepera lost 1 point, he still scored 9 points. The end of the inning, Raisel Iglesias, scored 2K to defend the victory and got his 15th rescue success of the season. Ohtani also successfully received the winning pitch. Today, his strikeout count exceeded 100, and he also wrote a rare record. team history record.
Shohei Ohtani is the 3rd pitcher in Angels history to strike out 30 batters and allow 0 runs in a 3-start span, joining John Lackey and Nolan Ryan.
4 pitchers have had 30 K & 0 R in a 3-start span in the last 10 years:
- Ohtani
- Jacob deGrom
- Chris Sale
- Clayton Kershaw pic.twitter.com/5D4CLupWs9— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 30, 2022
He has struck out in the past three games, with a total of 30K without a loss. points, becoming the third player in team history. The famous John Lackey and Nolan Ryan also hold this record. Currently, Ohtani has 7 wins and 4 losses in 13 games, and his ERA has dropped to an excellent 2.68. He has struck out 101 times in 74 innings of pitching. So far, he has had double-digit strikeouts in 5 starts. Let’s see when he can break his personal record!
