Anthony Rendon left the game with a left shin contusion. Rendon has already been on the injured list twice this season.
SAN DIEGO — The Angels turned to Shohei Ohtani to deliver them a victory on a day that they faced the reality of beingNot only did Ohtani pitch poorly while dealing with a blister in the Angels’ 8-5 loss to the Padres, but they suffered another injury.
Ohtani’s velocity was down throughout the afternoon, and his final pitch was a 92 mph fastball that Jake Cronenworth hit over the fence in right-center. Ohtani averaged 95.4 mph with his fastball, which was down from his season average of 97.1.that affected him toward the end of his previous start. He still gave up just one run in 6-1/3 innings in that game.
The Angels have now lost 10 of their last 14 games, falling to four games out in the wild card race and seven games out in the American League West.
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