Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels started in the Red Sox game on the 3rd as the 3rd designated hitter and hit for the first time in 4 games.
Also, in this match, I played against pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura for the first time in the major leagues.
Otani played in the match on the 2nd as a substitute hitter, but in the Red Sox match held in Boston on the 3rd, he was the third designated hitter and returned to the starting lineup for the first time in two games.
In the first at-bat of the first time, he hit the fastball of the first ball and hit sharply toward the center, but it became a liner to the short.
The second at-bat in the 4th inning was a hit in front of the center by hitting a low change ball on the out course.
This was Otani's first hit in four games, and it was his team's first hit that day.
The third at bat in the 6th inning was a chance for 2 outs and 2nd base, but he fell to the left liner.
In the scene without 2 outrunners in the 9th inning to chase 4 points, he played for the first time in the major league with pitcher Sawamura who went up to the mound with the 4th person of the Red Sox, and it was a strikeout in the split in the latter half of the 140 kg range. The game was 1 hit in 4 at bats.
Pitcher Sawamura didn't win or lose or save, but he threw one inning and didn't allow the three batters to hit, throwing no runs.
The Red Sox beat the Angels 4-0 in the match.