Otani's 15 Consecutive Defeats

 

The Los Angeles Angels lost 0-1 at home against the Boston Red Sox at Angel Stadium on the 9th (Korea Standard Time) and lost 14 consecutive games. The longest losing streak in franchise history is increasing. The winning rate, which easily exceeded 50 percent, fell to 0.466 (27 wins and 31 losses).

After losing 12 consecutive games, manager Cho Madden was dismissed, and in the game on the 9th, he changed the music of the players' appearance, but there was no way out. During the losing streak, if the starting pitcher throws well, the batters will be silent, and if the batters revive, the bullpen will collapse. There were seven games by one point, but they all lost.

Ace Shohei Ohtani will come out to prevent 15 consecutive losses. Otani will start the last game of four consecutive games against Boston on the 10th and try to win four games of the season.

However, the problem is that Otani also failed to use his strength while the Angels were losing consecutive games. On the 27th of last month, when he faced Ryu Hyun-jin, Otani suffered a defeat after struggling with five runs in six innings against Toronto, and on the 3rd, he suffered the humiliation of being replaced by giving four runs in three innings against the Yankees. This is the least innings pitched this season.

On the 6th of last month 토토, Otani overwhelmed Boston with 11 strikeouts and no runs in seven innings at Fenway Park away. The media praised Babe Ruth for her re-appointment. Now Angels need Otani then.

At the same time, you have to cheer up in the batting line. Otani had nine hits in 47 at-bats and a .191 batting average during the losing streak. There are two home runs and three doubles, but the number is too small. On the 9th, he came out as the first batter and recorded one hit in four at-bats, but it did not lead to a goal.

In addition, even the best hitter Mike Trout is uncertain about his participation due to a groin injury he suffered in the game on the 8th. Trout missed the game against Boston on the 9th. The Angels failed to score a single point.

Otani may have to play under the heaviest pressure since he entered the Major League. Boston, which has won seven games in a row, heralded Nick Pivetta as a starter.

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