Japanese star Shohei Ohtani took the mound Thursday against the Seattle Mariners, the right-hander went four innings striking out four batters and was taken out of the game at pitching due to cramps in his pitching hand. Despite this, he remained in the game as a hitter and shot his 40th home run of the season in the eighth inning to continue leading all the major leagues in terms of home runs, second place is occupied by Matt Olson who has 37 flies fences.
Ohtani has been dragging cramps through the last few weeks in different areas of the body, however, the Japanese and the Angels team play down the problem, although they remain cautious. The Angels ended up losing the game 5-3 despite Ohtani’s home run, Carlos Estevez, who was an All-Star and has had a terrific season, couldn’t get the job done this time around and allowed a grand slam against Cade Marlowe. , that was the Dominican’s first blown save.
2023-08-04 19:33:35
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