The talents of ‘Tutani (pitcher Ohtani)’ and ‘Tatani (batter Ohtani)’ exploded at once.
Japanese star Shohei Ohtani, who plays for the Los Angeles Angels in the Major League, started a home game against the Chicago White Sox held at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, USA on the 28th (Korean time). 스포츠토토
The Angels beat the White Sox 4-2 and Shohei Ohtani picked up his seventh win of the season.
It was Ohtani, the batter, who contributed decisively to pitcher Ohtani’s starting victory in the batting line.
Shohei Ohtani became the second hitter for the Angels and hit two solo homers, with three hits, one walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Shohei Ohtani hit a solo home run in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, and drew a decisive solo arch to widen the score in the bottom of the seventh inning, when the team narrowly led 2-1.
Shohei Ohtani, who is the all-time leader in home runs in the major leagues, increased the number of home runs in the season to 28 thanks to his performance that day. He showed great power by hitting 13 home runs in 24 games in June.
In addition, he recorded his 64th RBI of the season and leaped to the sole league leader in RBI.
He also wrote a record that is rarely seen in the major leagues.
According to ESPN, an American sports media outlet, Ohtani Shohei became the sixth player ever to record two home runs and 10 strikeouts in one game at the same time.
More recently, Zack Greinke in 2019 and Madison Bumgarner in 2017 have achieved this record. Both players were on teams in the National League that also batted pitchers at the time the records were written.
It was the first record in 60 years for an American League player since Pedro Ramos in 1963 (At the time, the American League did not have a designated hitter system. It was introduced in 1973).
In contrast, Ohtani Shohei specializes in pitching and hitting at the same time.
Hitter Ohtani currently has a batting average of 0.304, OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 1.040, 28 home runs, 55 runs scored, 64 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases. He is 7-3 with a 3.02 earned run average and 127 strikeouts as a pitcher.