Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels played the full game against the Red Sox in Boston, his home base, on the 14th and hit one hit.

Red Sox player Masanao Yoshida did not play.

The Angels started the game in 17 consecutive games, and Ohtani started as the No. 3 designated hitter and reached base on a foreball in the first at-bat of the first inning with no runners on two.

After that, Lendon hit a hit, Renfroe hit a two-run double and Ohtani homered to open the inning.

In the second at-bat of the third inning, he had a strikeout, but in the third at-bat of the fifth inning, he got a hit by carrying it to left field even though it was jammed on an in-course ball.

In the fourth at-bat of the seventh inning, he hit the first pitch with no outs and a golden chance to get the runner back, and in the fifth at-bat of the ninth inning, the Red Sox held back and last season's save king, Jansen, was pushed by a powerful ball and missed strikeout.

Ohtani went 3-for-2 with one hit and one foreball to extend his longest streak since last September to 5, but his batting average dropped to 3.7.4.

Red Sox player Yoshida missed three consecutive games due to right thigh tightness.

The Red Sox won the game, 9-5, to end their losing streak at 4.

The Angels made a series of defensive mistakes and lost the game in a tough 1-game losing streak with 1 hits, more than double their opponents' hits.

Red Sox Masanao Yoshida resumes outdoor batting practice

Red Sox pitcher Yoshida did baserunning on the field before the game on the 14th and resumed batting practice outdoors.

In an interview before the match, Yoshida said, "I feel that my leg condition is improving day by day, so I am preparing myself to start tomorrow."

On the 4th, the last of their four-game series against the Angels, Ohtani will start the game, and the two men, who led the Japan to victory in the WBC = World Baseball Classic, will face each other for the first time on the major league stage.

Yoshida expressed his joy against Otani, saying, "I remember being held back by Japan, and I think it's a great honor to be able to play on the major league stage on the best stage with my teammates, who both aimed to be the best in the world."

Yoshida faced pitcher Ohtani in Japan Ham in 17 and 2 during his time at Orix Professional Baseball, and he faced each other in three at-bats, and both of them were hit by infield balls, and he said, "I don't think sweet balls will come easily, so I want to be able to bounce them back. I think I'm throwing a lot of slider-type balls, but I can hit them almost 2016 kilometers straight, so I think I have to delimit the zone well to hit them."