Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels started in the Tigers game on the 17th with the second pitcher, and scored his third win of the season with a good pitching of one goal in the sixth inning.
The good batting hit on base with two walks, but no hits and no hits in one at bat.
Otani started the game against the Tigers in Anaheim, California on the 17th.
The batting order came in second, and it was the seventh time this season that he participated in the batting order at the same time.
As a pitcher, he carried a runner on his back with a walk, etc., but he did not allow a goal by taking two strikeouts with his favorite split and a fastball over 150 km.
In the 3rd inning, he took two strikeouts in a row with a sharp slider, and in the 4th inning, Otani jumped and caught the ball that the opponent rolled in the direction of Sanyu with a bunt.
Otani lost one point by hitting a home run from one out in the sixth inning with a two-point lead, but he defended the lead, and when he finished throwing this time, he got off the mound and could not defend.
By the 6th inning, Otani had 5 hits by throwing 78 balls, 2 walks and 2 dead balls, and 5 strikeouts, which was a good throw.
On the other hand, in good batting such as hitting home runs in the last two games in a row, the batting average turned three times and I chose two walks, but I could not hit and I did not hit one at bat, and the batting average was just 20% 7 minutes. It has become.
In the match, the Angels won 7-5 and stopped the losing streak with 3, and Otani scored his third win since the 4th of this month, 3-1 this season.
Elimination of spectator limit at the Angels headquarters
The Angels headquarters has lifted the spectator limit from the 17th, attracting 30,709 people, the highest number this season.
Many local fans wore Shohei Ohtani's uniform, and among them, the male fan said, "I couldn't wait and I'm really excited. Previously, when he wore this Otani uniform, he I hit a home run, so I thought I was lucky and arrived. I definitely want you to hit a home run. "
Also, a male fan wearing the uniform of Japan national team Otani said, "I'm really looking forward to the fact that the number limit has been lifted for the first time in almost two years. Otani has a special talent, so I'm really happy to be able to watch the game directly. I was talking.
Otani "The defense helped me a lot"
After the match, Otani said, "I think it was good for the middle 5 days and I think the throwing feeling was not bad. Today I was helped a lot by the defense and that was all. I was not able to strike out so I was helped by the defense. I managed to throw 6 times, "he said, thanking his teammates for their good play.
On top of that, he said that the limit on the number of spectators was lifted from this game, and that about 30,000 people gathered, "It was still pleasant. I feel more motivated, and I can concentrate more at bat and on the mound."
Also, regarding the fact that the check on pitchers will be strengthened from the 21st of this month due to the problem of illegal pitching in the major leagues, "I have been in the major leagues for a short time, so I am doing it as an extension of what I came to in Japan, but in this environment I think it's difficult for a player who is accustomed to change in the middle of the season. I think that the more players who have been playing for many years, the more impact it will have. "
Even runners start with all their might
In this game, Otani, who participated in the dual wield of No. 2 pitcher and pitching, showed the running base in the 5th inning, which was a play that condensed the values of the dual wield.
This time Otani went around the turn at bat without a two-out runner and walked on base.
At the turn at bat of No. 3 Ward, there was a scene where first base runner Otani made a start with all his might three times in total.
The first base runner may show a readiness to steal or actually start stealing and shake the battery, and if it is a two-out, the first base runner will start without hesitation when it reaches full count.
However, if the pitcher who is about to pitch in the next inning is a runner, it is rarely seen that he will start with all his might.
In this game, starting pitcher Otani made a start on the second ball, but it was a foul, and he made a foul again on the fifth ball from the two-strike two-ball.
Then, he made the third start on the 6th ball and slipped into the second base, but in the end, Ward missed and struck out, so Otani's full-powered base did not come to fruition.
Even so, Otani went up to the 6th mound immediately after that with a cool face and played the role of starting pitcher.
After the match, when asked if this play had any effect on pitching, Otani recalled, "I don't think it had much effect on pitching just because I ran, and I don't think it was today."
After that, he calmly said, "I run when I should run depending on the situation of the point difference, and those five scenes were such scenes."
Normally, starting pitchers rarely start on their own and aim for the next base, but for Otani, who has stolen 10 bases at the top of the team, the middle stage of the 2-point lead was a "situation to aim for". ..
It's not a flashy play like a home run, but it was a good play with condensed values that only Otani, who continues to play at the top level in both throwing and hitting, can do.