Anaheim, California – Second Pitch Shohai Othani The 98-mile fastball thrown on the opening day was spotted on the edge of the inner corner. Jose Altuway. At the end of the first inning on Thursday night, Los Angeles’ two-way sense threw seven pitches at high speed. Mostly in 2021, without consistent pitching after half a decade, Ohtani eased those high speeds, saving a large number of games in late situations.
Believing it in advance shows how much he has changed Matt in a year.
“He gradually gained better control of his crack range – I think that’s the big difference,” Angels manager Joe Madden said after his side lost 3-1 to the Houston Astros at the start of his season. “You’ve seen it again tonight – a lot of 97’s and ’99s. In the past, the early part of the game would have been less numbers until he needed it. Now, when it’s not needed, he’s doing it.”
Ohdani – like all Angels starters – due to low spring training within the 80-pitch range – allowed a run in 40 innings with one walk and nine strikeouts against one of the most dangerous lines in the league. . Three of those strikeouts came against Altuay, who has scored only three times in a single game in the previous 11 major league seasons.
Despite the brief pitch count, Ohdani threw seven 99-mile pitches, the third-highest of his career. The average speed of his four-seam fastball, which seemed to show a little more cutting action, was 97.8 mph, two bites higher than last year’s average. The effect of that pitch significantly elevated his slider, triggering seven whips in nine swings.
Chosen unanimously as the most valuable player in the American League, Ohdani began his spring training session on how strong he felt.
Maybe it’s accessible to three digits in a row on the crack shot.
“That’s what I expect,” Ohdani said through his translator. “It’s going to be a long season, so I do not know how the fatigue is going to play, but I will try to pick my places and throw hard.”
With 46 home runs with 3.18 eras.965 OPS and 26 stolen bases, 44,723 people flocked to Angel Stadium to watch Ohdani follow suit in the most glamorous season in baseball history. And 156 strikeouts in 130⅓ innings as a pitcher. Taking the first ball up and taking the lead in the lower half of the inning, Ohdani became the first player in history to throw and face his team’s first pitch of the season.
Angels Crime fought against Astros Lefty Framber Waltz, He spun 60 innings without scoring and rested 15 straight batters at one point. But they finally broke two outs in the eighth David FletcherVin Singing Line Drive passed a diving Jordan Alvarez On the left field, scoring Brandon Marsh And plate with dyeing run. Ohdani started the ball flying at 98 mph, which initially stirred the crowd, but eventually caught on the edge of the outfield grass.
“I thought it might be a chance to get out,” Ohdani said after the 0-to-4 night attack. “I came down a little.”
Madden Lepty wanted to use the reliever, so Ohdani was eliminated as a pitcher with one in five on and two outs. Aaron the Wolf To attack the left hand beater Michael Brandley. Upon returning to the dugout, approach Madden Ohtani and ask if he wants to stay in the game and take advantage of the new rule that allows him to continue hitting even after he has pitched.
Othani’s answer: “Of course.”
At the end of the night, Ohdani said, he had almost forgotten the pitch. He treated the last third of the game like a winner – in doing so he almost equalized the score.
“Nothing was too quick for him,” Madden said. “Nothing big for him.”
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