The Houston Astros not only slugged their way past Los Angeles Angels ace Shohei Ohtani in a 6-2 victory on Friday, but the lineup made him labor -- particularly with two outs -- a development that could be construed as a positive down the line.
The teams play the third game of their four-game series on Saturday in Houston, with the Astros having won the opening two contests.
"I think it was a matter of us fouling off pitches and him not making his pitches like he normally does," Astros manager Dusty Baker said of Ohtani, against whom the Astros fouled off 19 pitches. "If it was that easy, you'd just make everybody do it. The right-hander has won each of his past four starts, including a 10-1 victory on Sunday against the Oakland Athletics when he allowed one run on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts over five innings. Javier has a 1.96 ERA during that four-game stretch with 24 strikeouts against seven walks in 23 innings.
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