To understand the beauty of a Shohei Ohtani start is to anticipate something amazing will happen, even when no fancy records or flashy numbers occur. In his start against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday at Angel Stadium, Ohtani was just another ace with a quality start — yet he was still the star of the show.
Ohtani pitched six innings of two-hit, one-run, three-walk baseball, striking out nine in the Angels' 4-2 win.
He walked one batter in each of the first three innings, giving up his first hit and only run in the third — an RBI double by Carlos Correa. Ohtani had his first one-two-three inning in the fourth, striking out two along the way. He ended his start by striking out four consecutive batters.
