Major League Baseball Angels Shohei Otani will start the game against the Athletics on the 3rd and Japan time on the 4th, aiming to achieve a "double-digit win, double-digit home run" since Babe Ruth.
This was announced on the 31st by acting manager Nevin of the Angels.
Ohtani pitched well in the 6th inning against the Rangers on the 28th, when he pitched last time, giving up 2 runs and striking out 11, but he was a losing pitcher without the support of the batting lineup, resulting in 9 wins and 6 losses.
Two games have been stalled in front of "double-digit win, double-digit home run" for the first time in 104 years since Babe Ruth. We aim to achieve great achievements by pitching in the day.
The major league trade deadline is two days and Ohtani is scheduled to pitch the next day, and when asked, "Does this mean that Ohtani will not transfer?", Nevin said, "I am not involved in that, but at the moment. And my notebook says he's going to throw, and of course I hope he throws."
It will be Ohtani's first time pitching against the Athletics this season, and expectations are high for a milestone win against the opponent who won his first major league victory in 2018.
Also, it is noteworthy that he is currently taking double-digit strikeouts in six consecutive games, tying the team record of seven consecutive games set by Nolan Ryan in 1977.