- Shohei Ohtani had their early struggles Friday night, yet both played big factors in the Los Angeles Angels extending their winning streak to five games.
"Castillo threw the ball well, but made a couple mistakes. The one to Ohtani early in the game and then at the end of his outing to Moniak. A couple big swings by them turned the tide in the game," Mariners manager Scott Servais said. "I thought we were ready to go and got on Ohtani early on. We just couldn't put a big number up there like we probably needed to."Two of the three hits Ohtani allowed resulted in runs.Ohtani struggled in the first.
Ohtani walked the next two batters before he struck out Eugenio Suárez to end the inning. The 31 pitches he threw in the first were the second-most he has thrown in the opening frame in 76 big-league starts. Ohtani's two-run drive to center on an elevated changeup by Castillo in the third inning tied the game. The Angels grabbed a 3-2 advantage in the fourth on"He was trying to backdoor it a little and left it up in the middle . He misses with one he tried to make sure the next one was better and left it in the same spot," manager Phil Nevin said. "Then he goes out and hits a two-run homer to put us back in the game.
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