ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani has come up empty twice in his bid for history.
Ohtani and the Angels lost, 2-0, to the Texas Rangers on Thursday night, leaving Ohtani stuck at nine victories for the season.
Babe Ruth was the last player to win 10 games as a pitcher and hit 10 home runs in the same season. Ohtani has 21 homers this season. Last season he finished with nine victories and 46 homers. A slightly larger contingent of Japanese media has been following Ohtani for his past two starts, in hopes of seeing the milestone.