Baseball: Angels’ Ohtani uneven in 10-strikeout loss

Shohei Ohtani allowed five runs and struck out 10 batters in an uneven outing as the Los Angeles Angels suffered a 6-3 series-opening defeat to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Ohtani (3-3) took the loss against the Blue Jays at Angel Stadium, yielding six hits, including a game-opening leadoff homer and a sixth-inning leadoff homer, while walking one over six innings. He was pitching on seven days’ rest. As the Angels’ designated hitter, he went 0-for-2 with an RBI fielder’s choice and a walk, and left for a pinch hitter in the eighth. Ohtani has hit in all eight games he has pitched this s…

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