Perfect through five, Ohtani allows one hit and one walk in six innings in a 6-0 win. The Angels score all of their runs in the first, including two trips to the plate for Ohtani.
HOUSTON — Shohei Ohtani’s uniform was dirty before he threw his first pitch of the game.After running the bases twice in a six-run top of the first inning, Ohtani buzzed through the Houston Astros in one of the best starts of his major league career, taking a perfect game into the sixth and finishing with six innings in the Angels’ 6-0 victory on Wednesday night.“He was possessed tonight,” Manager Joe Maddon said. “That was a virtuoso performance.
Ohtani said he was “locked in” throughout the game, and it didn’t hurt that he had a comfortable lead the entire time. The Angels scored six runs in the top of the first to knock out starter Jake Odorizzi. Ohtani led off the game with a walk and then doubled home two runs as the Angels batted around.
Ohtani was sharp with all his pitches, especially his slider. He threw his slider 43% of the time, which was significantly up from the 28.7% of the time he’d thrown in it his first two starts or the 21.8% he used it last season. Ohtani struck out two in the first inning, including one that so frustrated Michael Brantley that he shattered his bat slamming it into the dirt. He whiffed all three in the third – including Niko Goodrum, whose helmet popped off as he flailed at a slider – and the fourth. He struck out two more in the fifth.
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