Ohtani took a no-hitter into the eighth and fanned 10 hitters. There is a time and a place for it.
Angels fans have seen a lot of highlights from Shohei Ohtani. He was close to topping them all Thursday.
Los Angeles pushed its winning streak to four with a 4-2 victory over the Oakland A's and Ohtani extended his hitting streak to 14 games.
Angels interim manager Phil Nevin said that he could anticipate something special when he was on the mound. Everything worked for him. I thought it would happen when he finished the seventh. We're going to wait until next time.
Ohtani said through translator Ippei that he wasn't sure if he made it through eightinnings. He said he went with more breaking balls than usual because he wasn't happy with his pitch.
He said that his velocity on his pitch was not as fast as usual. My sliders was working and doing its job. I was surprised with my stuff.
After issuing a leadoff walk to Tony Kemp, Ohtani retired the next 22 hitters in order. With two outs in the eighth, Capel broke up the no-hit bid with a sharp grounder that went off Livan Soto's glove and into left center.
It would have been difficult for him to throw out Capel.
After Ohtani retired the first baseman on a grounder to third, he retired the second baseman on a fly ball to left.
"Connor stayed on a ball away and put a good swing on it, and it was going to take a special at-bat to do that," Mark said. There's always that exhale, and then we get some traction.
Ohtani's hitting streak is the longest in the majors at 14 games. He has 26 hits this year.
After winning the American League's Most Valuable Player award last season, Ohtani is a leading contender again this year, and he is likely to face off against New York Yankees outfielder Judge, who hit his 61st home run Wednesday night.
You guys are more knowledgeable about the voting. Ohtani said he would leave it up to the people. I like to watch Judge hit his 61st.
Ohtani is one pitch away from guaranteeing himself a spot in the league leaders when the season is over. Ohtani is expected to pitch at Oakland next week.
Ohtani's 15 victories are tied for third in the American League, his 213 strikeouts are third and his 2.35ERA is fourth. He's fourth in the league in home runs with 34 and sixth with 94.
He said that he is having a better season this year which is leading to more confidence.
On April 20 at Houston, Ohtani had a perfect game until Castro hit a single to left in the sixth. The only hit in the game was by Houston.
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