Guerrero Jr. on the mound, right arm Belios at bat for the third time
■ Angels Blue Jays (Anaheim, Japan time 13th)
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani will play as “No. 1 pitcher” in the match against the Blue Jays on the 12th (Japan time 13th, game start 10:38). Director Joe Maddon has made it clear. This is the 14th time he has participated in simultaneous throwing. Expectations are high for the 39th home run, which will be the seventh win of the season and two games in a row.
In the match against Rangers on the 4th (5th), when he participated in the previous throw at the same time, he made a good throw with 6 strikeouts, 4 hits and 1 run in the 6th inning. He won his sixth win this season. No hits in 3 at bats. Aiming for 6 consecutive victories from the match against the Mariners, the home base on June 4th (5th).
Will No. 39, which will be a series of two races, pop out when hit? The Blue Jays starter is José Berríos, the right-hand man who transferred from the Twins. He pitched 22 games this season, with 8 wins and 5 losses and an ERA of 3.23. Otani struck out in two at-bats in a row against him on May 20th. The match on July 24 was a right middle double, a strikeout, and a ground ball. The total match record is .300 batting average with 3 hits in 10 at bats, 1 home run, 3 RBIs, 2 walks and 4 strikeouts.
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