Shohei Ohtani strikes out 10 in Angels' opening loss to A's

Shohei Ohtani strikes out 10 in Angels’ opening loss to A’s

Ohtani called his own pitches using the Pitchcom technology as he also did during spring training given his range of offerings and the addition of the pitch clock this year.

Shohei Ohtani strikes out 10 in Angels’ opening loss to A’s

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 over six scoreless innings in his season debut coming off the World Baseball Classic title before Oakland capitalized once he exited with Aledmys Díaz rallying the Athletics on a tiebreaking single in the eighth for a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.

Shohei Ohtani strikes out 10 in Angels’ opening loss to A’s

Shohei Ohtani’s Pitchcom machine failed him for a stretch in the first inning, so he had to improvise with a rookie catcher.

Ohtani strikes out 10 in Angels' opening loss to A's

Shohei Ohtani's Pitchcom machine failed him for a stretch in the first inning, so he had to improvise with a rookie catcher. “It was tough because you want to go a different pitch, but you don't have enough fingers,” O'Hoppe said in reference to Ohtani's extensive repertoire. “We got through…

Shohei Ohtani Strikes Out 10 in Angels’ Opening Loss to A’s

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 over six scoreless innings in his season debut coming off the World Baseball Classic title before Oakland capitalized once he exited with Aledmys Díaz rallying the Athletics on a tiebreaking single in the eighth for a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.

Shohei Ohtani strikes out 10 in Angels' opening loss to A's

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's Pitchcom machine failed him for a stretch in the first inning, so he had to improvise with a rookie catcher.