Ohtani gave up a single to Oakland’s Conner Capel in the eighth, coming up just short of his first no-hitter. He had never finished seven innings in the majors without allowing a hit.
ANAHEIM — Shohei Ohtani made a run at history in his final home start of the season.
Oakland outfielder Connor Capel hit a bouncer that ticked off the glove of shortstop Livan Soto, attempting to make a backhand stop, with two outs in the eighth. Dermis Garcia then punched a clean single into left field.A no-hitter would have been an impressive addition to Ohtani’s resume as he attempts to win his second straight American League MVP award.
While Ohtani can’t compete with Judge’s offensive numbers, he is having perhaps the greatest two-way season in history, even better than the one that won him the award unanimously last year.Ohtani took the mound for his 27th start of the season, and his final one at home. With the Angels having dropped out of the pennant race months ago, much of the buzz surrounding the team is about Ohtani.“I think everybody looks forward to this day,” Nevin said. “My parents only come when he pitches.
On this night, Ohtani relied heavily on his off-speed pitches, mainly his 52 sliders and 22 cutters among his 108 pitches. He threw just four four-seam fastballs and 11 of his new sinker.
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