Ohtani homers 3rd game in a row, Angels rally past A's 13-9
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Rookie sensation Shohei Ohtani is making himself at home in the Big A.
Ohtani hit a home run for the third straight game and the Los Angeles Angels rallied from an early six-run deficit to beat the Oakland Athletics 13-9 on Friday night.
The two-way star from Japan connected for a long, solo drive in the second inning against Daniel Gossett. The ball landed in the rocks beyond the center field wall after traveling 449 feet and was measured with a 112.3 mph exit velocity according to Statcast, the hardest-hit and longest of Ohtani's three major league homers.
"Smoked that ball, huh?" Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons said. "The center fielder ran after it like he had a chance for a second, scared everybody.