Los Angeles Angels ‘two-hitting’ star Shohei Ohtani sees it as a ‘good sign’ when he walks the first batter on the day he starts.
The Angels won 4-2 in the 2023 Major League Minnesota Twins home game held at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA on the 22nd (hereinafter Korean time).
Shohei Ohtani, who took the mound as the starting pitcher, had a good fight with 2 hits, 9 strikeouts, 3 walks and 1 run in 6 innings that day, but failed to hunt for a multiplier due to the late support of the other line.
In the top of the first inning, he gave up a walk to leadoff batter Joey Gallo, but went through the first inning without allowing a run. MLB.com said, “The fact that he gave up a walk to the lead batter is a good sign for Ohtani.”먹튀검증
Director Phil Nevin even joked. Manager Nevin said, “I allowed the lead batter to walk and joked that today would be a ‘big hit’. He doesn’t like it when the opposing lead hitter walks out, but today was good.”
Ohtani gave a walk to the first batter in the first inning of the season’s first appearance in the Oakland expedition on March 31, and the first batter in the Seattle expedition on the 6th of last month, followed by a walk to the first batter in the first inning against Washington on the 12th and Boston on the 18th. gave up a walk
After the opening, he gave up a walk to the lead batter in the first inning of four consecutive games. In his first game, although the team lost 1-2, he pitched 6 scoreless innings, and became the winning pitcher against Seattle and Washington with 1 run in 6 innings and 7 scoreless innings, respectively. In the Boston expedition on the 18th of last month, he came down early with 2 innings and 1 run, but the team won 5-4.