Shohei Otani Participates in Hometown Astros Game as “No. 3 / Designated Hitter”

Participated in the hometown Astros game as “No. 3 / designated hitter”

■ Angels vs. Astros (11th Japan time, Anaheim)

Angels pitcher Shohei Otani will start on the 10th (Japan time 11th, game starts at 5:07) against the hometown Astros as the “3rd designated hitter”. Expectations are high for him to hit No. 8 home run for the first time in eight games.

On the same card on the 9th (10th) of the previous day, he participated in a throwing and hitting two-sword style. In the first inning, he scored 501 strikeouts in the majors, lining up with Babe Ruth. He set the record for the most strikeouts by a player who hit 100 or more home runs, but collapsed in the fifth inning and lost three runs. It was the first loss of the season with 3 runs in 7 innings. 294 batting average.

The starting pitcher will be Griffin Canning. He has pitched in four games this season with a record of 2 wins and 0 losses and an ERA of 5.31.

[Angels]
1 (left) Ward
2 (medium) trout
3 (finger) Shohei Otani
4 (3) Rendon
5 (Right) Renflow
6 (2) Drury
7 (Catch) Scythe
8 (1) Urshela
9 (Play) Neto
throw canning

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