- Shohei Ohtani became the first American League pitcher in nearly 60 years to hit two homers and strike out 10 batters in a game, leading the Los Angeles Angels past the Chicago White Sox 4-2 Tuesday night in his latest extraordinary performance.
Ohtani, who leads the majors with 28 home runs, hit solo shots in the first and seventh innings, the first time he has gone deep twice while also pitching. The superstar from Japan struck out 10 in a 6 1/3-inning start that ended because of a cracked fingernail.
The last AL player before Ohtani to hit at least two homers and strike out at least 10 was Cleveland's Pedro Ramos on July 31, 1963. That came in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Angels. It has been done four other times in the majors: by Baltimore's Milt Pappas , Philadelphia's Rick Wise , San Francisco's Madison Bumgarner and Arizona'sOhtani struck out at least 10 for the sixth time in 16 starts. He is third in the majors with 127 strikeouts.
Ohtani had half of Los Angeles' six hits, going 3-for-3 with a walk and raising his batting average to .304. On the mound, he allowed one run on four hits and walked two, lowering his ERA to 3.02. The last AL starting pitcher to hit multiple home runs was Boston's Sonny Siebert on Sept. 2, 1971, against Baltimore. AL pitchers have not batted regularly since the designated hitter was introduced to the league in 1973.
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