Los Angeles Angels dual-threat superstar Shohei Ohtani slammed his Major League-leading 39th homerun in a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, then left the contest early for the second consecutive game with suspected cramps.
Ohtani's first inning solo shot accounted for all the Angels' scoring while Toronto responded with three solo homeruns of their own from Matt Chapman, Danny Jansen and Whit Merrifield to power the Blue Jays to their fourth win in five games.
Los Angeles manager Phil Niven said Ohtani complained of cramping in his lower legs and would be re-evaluated in the morning. "He's fine, completely fine it was just more cramping," Niven assured a pre-game group of mostly Japanese media in the Los Angeles dugout. "I talked to him this morning and he said, "I am 100% and ready to go"."
With Ohtani headed to free agency at the end of the season the Angels were widely expected to deal the two-way phenomenon before the August 1 trade deadline rather than let the all-star walk away with nothing in return.
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