Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels started in the Twins game as a designated hitter and played against Kenta Maeda for the first time this season.
Otani did not hit, and Maeda became the losing pitcher with 3 runs in the 7th inning.
On the 22nd, Otani started in the Twins match in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the home of his opponent, as the second designated hitter.
The Twins starter, Pitcher Maeda, has been playing against pitcher Maeda since 2019. The first at-bat in the first inning was a strikeout, the second at-bat in the fourth was a second at-bat, and the third at-bat in the fifth inning was a strikeout.
In the 8th inning, the 4th at bat was suppressed by the second pitcher with a strikeout, and there was no hit in 4 at bats.
Otani made three strikeouts in two games in a row, and his batting average dropped to 20%, 7: 1.
Twins pitcher Maeda kept Otani a no-hitter, but in the 5th inning immediately after the team scored 2 points, the 9th batter hit a reversal three-run home run and got off the mound with 3 runs in the 7th inning. I lost to 3 and became a losing pitcher.
Pitcher Maeda threw the longest seven times this season, hit seven hits, struck out six strikeouts without a walk, and scored three goals, resulting in a total of four wins and four losses this season.