Ohtani Shohei wielded a strong blow to help his team, the Los Angeles Angels, win.

Ohtani started as the designated hitter twice in the 2023 MLB home game against the Seattle Mariners held at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA on the 12th (hereinafter Korean time), and scored 3 hits and 1 run in 5 at-bats.메이저놀이터

With this, Ohtani, who hit 8 consecutive hits starting with the Houston Astros on the 4th, raised his season batting average to 0.287.

Ohtani of the Angels scored three hits against Seattle on the 12th. Photo = Reporter Koh Hong-seok
Ohtani’s bat, which turned into a ground ball to the second baseman in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, returned fiercely from the bottom of the third inning, when the Angels led 3-0. He attacked opposing starting pitcher Logan Gilbert’s fourth pitch and produced a hit that fell into the middle right corner. Afterwards, Mike Trout’s right-handed hit landed him on third base, and he homered on Matt Theis’ two-run, right-handed hit to score a run.

Ohtani, who gained momentum, continued the streak of hits in the bottom of the 4th inning. Entering the at-bat from 1st and 2nd base safely, he hit the first pitch of Matt Bresh, a Seattle right-hander bullpen resource, and scored a hit that fell in the middle of the right. This time, unfortunately, he didn’t come out with a follow-up hit, and he didn’t have a relationship with the score.

After striking out in the bottom of the 6th inning, Ohtani finished the game with a right-handed hit in the bottom of the 8th inning, completing the game with 3 hits.

Meanwhile, thanks to Ohtani’s performance, the Angels defeated Seattle 9-4. As a result of the day, the Angels recorded 36 wins and 31 losses. Seattle, which failed to win in a row, has 31 wins and 33 losses.

Angels starting pitcher Griffin Canning (5 innings, 7 hits, 7 strikeouts, 3 runs) earned his 5th win (2 losses) of the season with a decent pitch. Including Ohtani, Brandon Drury (2 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 RBI), Tais (2 hits in 4 at-bats, 3 RBIs), and Jack Neto (2 hits in 4 at-bats, 2 home runs, 2 RBIs) led the attack wielding fire bats.

Seattle suffered from the sluggish performance of starting pitcher Gilbert (8 hits, 2 strikeouts, 1 walk, 6 runs in 3 innings). 4 losses (4 wins) of the season. Thai France (3-for-3) and Teoscar Hernandez (3-for-4, 1 homer, 2 RBIs) had a three-hit game, but the team lost.