Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels started in the Mariners game as the second designated hitter, and was a no-hitter with five at bats, including striking out in four at-bats in a row.
Otani started as the second designated hitter in the Mariners game in Anaheim, California on the 17th.
The Mariners starter is Yusei Kikuchi, a senior at Hanamaki Higashi High School in Iwate, and the two have played for the second time this season since the 5th of last month, and the fifth game in total in the major leagues.
Otani, who hit a home run from pitcher Kikuchi in the previous match, failed to hit the changing ball of the out course in the scene of no out second base in the first at bat of the first time and fell to a short fly.
In the second at bat, he struck out three points in the second inning, and in the scene of two outs and second base, he missed a powerful fastball and struck out. did.
On this day, Otani did not hit a hit against pitcher Kikuchi in three at-bats.
After that, he struck out in the 4th at bat in the 6th inning and the 5th at bat in the 8th inning. ..
Yusei Kikuchi Otani holds down but loses with 7 goals
On the other hand, Mariners pitcher Kikuchi, who aimed for the seventh win of the season, was hit with nine hits including two home runs by the fifth inning, although Otani, who was in good shape, was suppressed, and the mound was the most in this season with seven goals. I got off.
In the match, the Mariners lost to the Angels 4-9, and pitcher Kikuchi became the losing pitcher, resulting in a total of 6 wins and 5 losses this season.