Major League Baseball Angels Shohei Otani made a full appearance as a designated hitter in the Mariners match, hitting one hit and making this season's number of hits 139, the highest in his fifth year in the major leagues.
On the 18th, the day after he pitched well in the 7th inning and scored his 13th win, Otani started as No. 3 and designated hitter in the Mariners match at his hometown of Anaheim.
In the first at bat of the first inning, he hit a four-ball, and in the second at bat of the third inning, a sharp hit that caught a fastball on the in-course hit the second grab and became an infield hit, marking four consecutive hits.
With this, the number of hits this season is 139, surpassing last season when he hit 46 home runs, the highest in the major league five years.
The 6th at bat was a strikeout, and the 7th at bat was a grounder to a shortstop guarding between the first and second bases.
He has a batting average of 20%, 6 minutes and 6 minutes.
The Angels won 5-1 against the Mariners, who are aiming to advance to the playoffs by hitting a two-run home run in the first inning and a two-time home run in the third inning. It was a winning streak.