Major League Baseball Angels Shohei Otani played as a pinch hitter in the Rays match on the 22nd, the day after he was replaced due to poor physical condition.
Otani participated in the match against the Tigers in Detroit on the 21st, throwing and hitting, but was replaced in the middle of the fifth inning due to stomach problems. In the Rays match, which was held, he was out of the starting lineup as a designated hitter and started on the bench.
It will be the first time since the 8th of this month that Otani will be out of the starting line-up.
Otani played as a pinch hitter in the 6th inning, chasing 1-2 and 1 point, with a chance of a 1-hit tie with 2 outs, 1st base and 2nd base.
This is the third time this season that he has participated as a pinch hitter since May 27, and he struck out in the air because the timing was not right for the low breaking ball after being cornered.
Although he didn't capitalize on his chances, he made 502 at-bats this season and hit stats for the season for the second year in a row, following last season's 46 home runs.
Otani withdrew at this turn at bat, with no hits in one at bat, and his batting average was 20%, 6 minutes and 4 minutes.
In the game, the Angels lost 1 to 2 and lost 3 games in a row.