Ohtani Shohei (Angels) maintained the existing pitching form, not the new form prepared in the wake of the pitch clock violation. This time, he pitched seven scoreless innings without a pitch clock violation.
Ohtani started the game against the Seattle Mariners on the 6th (Korean time) and violated the pitch clock as a pitcher in the 1st inning and a batter in the 6th inning. The pitch-clock violation by a pitcher was not a case of failure to pitch within the time limit, but a problem with throwing the ball before the opposing batter was ready.
It seems that he felt the need for a different form in the process of asking the referee about the rules. Ohtani tried a new form, starting with the left foot slightly out of the set position. He prepared a new form from the 9th catch ball stage.
However, in the game on the 12th, he maintained his original form and threw 7 innings. This time he did not violate the pitch clock. Even so, he pitched well with 7 innings, 1 hit, 5 walks, 6 strikeouts and no runs.
After the game on the 12th, Japan Sports Hochi said, “(Ohtani) took a step off his left foot to cope with the pitch clock after the last appearance and challenged a new form to enter the pitching motion. In the last game, the moment to enter the pitching motion was too much. He went through trial and error in the process of adapting to the pitch clock, such as being criticized for being fast. However, in the game on the 12th, he did not violate the pitch clock while pitching in the same set position as before without using a new form.” 먹튀검증
On this day, Ohtani recorded an average ERA of 0.47 with 7 scoreless innings and 2 wins and no losses. Excluding the five players in the first-place group with an ERA of 0.00, he ranked 6th overall in the major leagues. With 24 strikeouts, he is tied for third behind Jacob deGrom (Texas, 27) and Pablo Lopez (Minnesota, 26).
Meanwhile, the Angels won 2-0 thanks to Ohtani’s scoreless pitching, Anthony Rendon’s final hit, and Logan Ohapi’s runaway solo homer. Ohtani went 1-for-4 as a hitter. Hitting base in 34 consecutive games.