For the second game in a row on Friday, Shohei Ohtani added to his major-league-leading home run total, then later exited early due to cramps.
He will be re-evaluated on Saturday but isn’t expected to land on the injured list, manager Phil Nevin said postgame. The Friday cramping was in Ohtani’s legs, according to Nevin.
Ohtani hit his 39th long ball of the season in the first inning of Los Angeles’ 4-1 loss to the host Toronto Blue Jays.
However, the two-way star was replaced by pinch hitter Michael Stefanic with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning, with Toronto up by three. Stefanic struck out, and Mickey Moniak then lined out to end the game.
In the second game of a Thursday doubleheader at Detroit, Ohtani homered twice but then left because of cramps. In the Thursday opener, Ohtani threw the first complete game of his career, a one-hit shutout.
His next pitching start already has been pushed back to Thursday against the visiting Seattle Mariners.
Ohtani finished 2-for-4 on Friday, and he is batting .301 with 81 RBIs in 102 games. On the mound, he is 9-5 with a 3.43 ERA and 156 strikeouts in 120 2/3 innings.
–Field Level Media
