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| Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani throws a pitch during a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners on June 16, 2022, at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. (Photo by=Kyodo) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] SEATTLE: Shohei Ohtani threw six shutout innings and extended his hitting streak to 11 games Thursday to lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 win over the Seattle Mariners, Kyodo Sports reported.
Delivering another sterling two-way performance, the reigning American League MVP struck out six, limited Seattle to three hits and a pair of walks, and batted 2-for-4 as the designated hitter. He tied his personal-best hitting streak in the majors with singles in the third and fifth for the Halos, who snapped a three-game skid at Seattle's T-Mobile Park. Ohtani said he somehow overcame the effects of the middle-of-the-night flight to Seattle. "Physically, I went into the game not feeling all that great due to our travel schedule," he said. "But I still got a lot of movement, and when I missed in the zone, those pitches only got fouled off. That's how good my stuff was."
Ohtani (5-4) only allowed Mariners runners into scoring position once, with two out in the first, but was able to get himself out of trouble. Following a wild pitch that saw runners advance to second and third, he drew a groundout from Cal Raleigh to end the inning. With his four-seam fastball working, the 27-year-old right-hander threw 1-2-3 innings in the third and fifth before exiting at the end of the sixth.
