A Historic 2-Game Sho

06/23/2022 A Historic 2-Game Sho

By: Jeff Yoder

Shohei Ohtani Follows Up 8-RBI Night With Career-High 13 Strikeouts

One night after Shohei Ohtani had himself a 2-HR, 8-RBI night in a loss to the Royals, the Angels’ two-way star took to the mound for another record-setting night. Ohtani tossed a career-high 13 strikeouts over eight scoreless innings in a 5-0 win. In the process, he became the first player in MLB history to follow-up an 8-RBI night with 10-or-more Ks the following day. Only one player has ever achieve those two feats in a career (Tony Cloninger, 1966), let alone on back-to-back nights. The Ohtani record book continues to be written, and the Angels have won four of their last six after a historic losing skid.

 

Watch: Ohtani Makes History With 13 Strikeouts

 

MLB Quick-Hitters

 

Hays Hits for Cycle: Orioles CF Austin Hays needed just four at-bats to register the league’s third cycle of the month on Wednesday. He hit 3/4 of the cycle before a rain delay that put it in jeopardy, but a sixth-inning double secured it in a 7-0 win over the Nationals.

 

Guardians 1st in AL Central: A four-run comeback gave the Cleveland Guardians an 11-10 win over the Twins on Wednesday in a battle for first place in the AL Central. Minnesota (38-32) led the division for most of the early season, but Cleveland (36-28) is on top.

 

Judge’s 2-HR Night: Aaron Judge blasted two homers to give the Yankees a 5-4 win over the Rays, and give himself 27 home runs for the season. He tied Babe Ruth as the only Yankees in franchise history with six multi-homer games in a season, and it’s only June 23.

 

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