A day after he was drilled in the right elbow by a 93.4-mph fastball, Angels right-hander Shohei Ohtani was scratched from Monday night’s scheduled start against the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium.
Left-hander José Quintana took Ohtani’s place and took a beating in a 7-3 loss, giving up five runs and six hits in a 3 2/3-inning start that could jeopardize his spot in the rotation, but the pitcher was the least of the team’s concerns.
Of far greater significance was a scary scene in the eighth inning, when third baseman and cleanup man Anthony Rendon crumpled to the ground after fouling a pitch from sidearm-throwing Ryan Thompson off his left knee and had to be helped off the field.