Baseball: Shohei Ohtani takes victory on the mound, 3 successes at home plate

Star Shohei Ohtani overcame a tough fourth round to claim his fourth win of the season. The Los Angeles Angels edged out the Oakland Athletics 8-7 on Thursday.

Ohtani (4-0) allowed five runs on three hits, including two home runs, in six innings while striking out eight batters, walking twice and hitting three batters during a seesaw outing from 93 throws. On the field, he finished one home run from completing a cycle, going 3-5, one RBI and two runs scored.

In the series finale at Angel Stadium, Ohtani, who needed a homer for the cycle in the eighth inning, sent a deep fly ball to center field, but it was caught by Esteury Ruiz on the home run. ‘warning.

Ohtani broke a scoreless tie with an RBI double in the Angels’ five-run third inning, but lost the lead in the next inning on the mound, running into control issues and giving up three-run homers and two points to Brent Rooker and Shea Langeliers, respectively.

The right-hander retired the first nine batters he faced, hitting five of them.

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels hits a double for the first run in the third inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics on April 27, 2023, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. (Essonne News)

Brandon Drury hit a three-shot homer in the third inning for the Angels, who took the lead 6-5 in the fifth inning on a Luis Rengifo goal.

Ohtani was relieved with an 8-5 lead. The Angels lost the opener of that four-game series, but won the next three.

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels reacts after coming off to complete the cycle in the eighth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics, April 27, 2023, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. (Essonne News)

At Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki hit a four-inning double in a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.

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