Major League Baseball Angels Shohei Otani made a full appearance as a designated hitter in the match against the Rangers, contributing to the victory by hitting in six consecutive games.
Otani, who has hit five games in a row so far and is doing well, started on the 20th as the third hitter and designated hitter in the match against the Rangers in Arlington, Texas, home of the opponent.
In the first at-bat of the first inning, he caught a fastball low in the outcourse and sent a powerful liner with a batting speed of over 170 km to the center, but it was not a hit due to the opponent's good defense.
In the second at bat of the three innings, the timing was not right for the changing ball, and he struck out, but in the third at bat, which was the first in the sixth inning with the score tied at 2 to 2, he pulled the changing ball in front of the right for six games in a row. marked the hits of
Otani succeeded in winning by returning home from first base at once with the following batter's two-base hit.
The Angels extended their lead to 3 points with five consecutive hits from Otani and the batting lineup, but in the scene where there was no out, 1st base and 2nd base, No. 8 Stassy hit a 3rd grounder, and the opponent's 3rd base hit 3rd base. After stepping on it, he threw the ball to second base, and then a triple play that also put out the first base prevented additional points.
In the 4th at bat in the 8th inning, Otani fell to a grounder to the third who was guarding the first and second bases, and his batting average was 20%, 6 minutes, and 8 with 1 hit in 4 at bats.
The game was won by the Angels, 5-2.