Shotime in the Bronx, but not the way you'd think.
There's no questioning the Yankees mediocrity this season. They sit at 41-39 through 80 games this season, which puts them in 4th place in the AL east. In their series at home vs. the Angels this week the Yanks split the first two games. They looked to take the third game against AL MVP candidate Shohei Ohtani, who started the game and batted leadoff as well.
The "Sho" that was produced was one nobody could have seen coming, as Ohtani only recorded one plate appearance as he couldn't pitch out of the first inning. It was a horrific outing to be short. What really hurt Ohtani were the early walks. He walked the bases loaded before recording an out, and was forced to come out of the game after he walked in the 4th run of the game. To top it all off, Shohei was unable to be bailed out by the next pitcher, Aaron Slegers, who gave up a three run double to DJ Lemahieu which gave the Yanks a 7-2 lead. Ohtani's final line was a miserable 0.2 innings pitched, two hits, four walks, one strikeout and a whopping seven earned runs.
However, somehow the Angels star didn't claim the loss in this chaotic game. Not only were nine total runs scored through the first inning, but the game was forced into a rain delay in the third inning. As showers poured and thunder roared, fans were happy to see the bad weather stop and for the game to resume play. Of course, it wasn't for long. A second delay forced the game to halt, this time for an hour and a half as many fans, including myself decided we'd had enough and left. Boy oh boy did we miss a wild finish.
The Yankees lead 7-4 as the game resumed play in the bottom of the fifth. The game progressed quietly until the bottom of the eighth when the Yanks tacked on another run to put them up four in the ninth. Then it was the Angels turn.
The Angels simply got their revenge, posting a seven run inning of their own in the top of the ninth, giving them an 11-8 lead. A disastrous meltdown by the Yankees caused them to drop this ridiculously long game of over 5 hours including the delays, putting them back to only two games over .500.
It seemed Ohtani might have used all the gas he had in the tank in Tuesday night's game, where he bombed two home runs in a losing effort. The true irony of baseball was on full display for Ohtani and the Angels in their past two games. When their star produced, they lost, and when he put together the worst performance of his major league career, they prevailed. As his first trip to the Bronx comes to a close, Shotime was in full display, whether it was in greatness or disaster.
The "Sho" that was produced was one nobody could have seen coming, as Ohtani only recorded one plate appearance as he couldn't pitch out of the first inning. It was a horrific outing to be short. What really hurt Ohtani were the early walks. He walked the bases loaded before recording an out, and was forced to come out of the game after he walked in the 4th run of the game. To top it all off, Shohei was unable to be bailed out by the next pitcher, Aaron Slegers, who gave up a three run double to DJ Lemahieu which gave the Yanks a 7-2 lead. Ohtani's final line was a miserable 0.2 innings pitched, two hits, four walks, one strikeout and a whopping seven earned runs.
However, somehow the Angels star didn't claim the loss in this chaotic game. Not only were nine total runs scored through the first inning, but the game was forced into a rain delay in the third inning. As showers poured and thunder roared, fans were happy to see the bad weather stop and for the game to resume play. Of course, it wasn't for long. A second delay forced the game to halt, this time for an hour and a half as many fans, including myself decided we'd had enough and left. Boy oh boy did we miss a wild finish.
The Yankees lead 7-4 as the game resumed play in the bottom of the fifth. The game progressed quietly until the bottom of the eighth when the Yanks tacked on another run to put them up four in the ninth. Then it was the Angels turn.
The Angels simply got their revenge, posting a seven run inning of their own in the top of the ninth, giving them an 11-8 lead. A disastrous meltdown by the Yankees caused them to drop this ridiculously long game of over 5 hours including the delays, putting them back to only two games over .500.
It seemed Ohtani might have used all the gas he had in the tank in Tuesday night's game, where he bombed two home runs in a losing effort. The true irony of baseball was on full display for Ohtani and the Angels in their past two games. When their star produced, they lost, and when he put together the worst performance of his major league career, they prevailed. As his first trip to the Bronx comes to a close, Shotime was in full display, whether it was in greatness or disaster.
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