Shohei Ohtani's homer, pitching gem help snap Angels' 14-game losing streak
of Jeff Bagwell. But Ohtani, who won the American League's Most Valuable Player Award unanimously last season, made sure it didn't extend further. He became the fifth player since 1900 and the first since 1969 to hit a home run and earn a win in the victory that snapped a losing streak of at least 10 games, according to research by the Elias Sports Bureau.
"Obviously, definitely wanted to win this one," Ohtani said through his interpreter."Especially on the days I pitch -- I just wanted to put the team in a spot to have a chance to win, and I felt like I was able to do that today." Coming off allowing nine runs in nine innings over his previous two starts, Ohtani limited the Red Sox -- who were winners of seven in a row heading in -- to six baserunners and generated 18 swings and misses, 15 more than he accumulated seven days earlier against the. He set a new season high in pitches and fastball velocity , and he also seemed to come alive offensively.
Ohtani slashed only .192/.333/.383 during the Angels' 14-game losing streak, but he gave them a 2-1 lead with an opposite-field two-run homer in the fifth and added a line-drive single in the seventh., a light-hitting middle infielder who was riding an 0-for-22 slump, broke the game open with a three-run homer in the sixth, sending the Angels to their first win since May 24, when the team stood 10 games above .500.
The Angels' postgame celebrations at home have been especially boisterous this season, complete with strobe lights, fire pits and giveaways. The prolonged absence of one elevated Thursday's to another level.The Angels' losing streak was the longest for a team that was at least 10 games above .500 when that streak began, according to Elias.
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