Started in “No. 1 DH” and started on base for 4 consecutive races
■ Angels Athletics (Open match, 29th Japan time, Tempe)
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani started on the 28th (29th Japan time) as the “No. 1 designated hitter” in the open match against Athletics at his home base. He marked the first hit in two games with one hit in three at bats, and withdrew after finishing five innings.
It was the first at-bat for the first time, 0-1. He caught the first ball of the right arm Blackburn and hit the right front. He is now on base for four games in a row. In the second at bat of the 3rd inning, he struck out on the curve and struck out. And the third at bat at the beginning of the 5th inning was blocked by a shift even with a sharp hit and became a straight at bat.
With this, the batting average is .250 and OPS.971 in the open game. He continues to adjust step by step to the “dual wield” against the Astros on April 7th (8th), when he will be the first opening pitcher in the fifth year of the major.
(Full-Count editorial department)
