These days, the Angels are operating in the words of the great Ray Charles: If it wasn’t for bad luck, they’d have no luck at all.
On the same day that star center fielder Mike Trout was placed on the injured list with a broken hand, two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani left Tuesday’s start against the Padres in the sixth inning with a blister on his right middle finger.
Ohtani was pulled after allowing a single and back-to-back home runs without recording an out in the inning, as San Diego extended its lead at the time to 5-1. It marked the first time in Ohtani’s MLB career that he had allowed back-to-back homers.
