Shohei Ohtani allowed four earned runs on five hits and left the mound in the sixth inning shortly before Mauricio Dubon's tiebreaking two-run single in the Houston Astros' 7-5 victory over the Angels.
“I just thought something wasn’t looking right there in the sixth,” Angels manager Phil Nevin said. “I saw something not right after he walked , so I wanted to check on him, and he kind of mentioned that the finger was a little sensitive. Didn’t come open, didn’t break or anything like that, but decided it was good to get him out then.”
“Seemed like he wasn’t really himself tonight,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said of Ohtani. “Don’t know if that blister is still bothering him, but he didn’t throw some pitches he normally throws. Anytime you get five runs off Ohtani, you did well. But he didn’t look like himself.” Mickey Moniak had three hits and Taylor Ward homered for the Angels, who removed Luis Rengifo from the game in the fifth shortly after the third baseman committed an error and then didn't hustle to prevent Kyle Tucker from scoring from second. Rengifo was pulled after a dugout conversation with Nevin.
Rengifo acknowledged his mistake after the game — as did Mike Moustakas, whose poor handling of a late-inning bunt preceded Dubon's tiebreaking hit.
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