ANAHEIM -- Shohei Ohtani batted in the cleanup position for just the second time in his young Major League career Friday against the Twins. The last time he did so, on April 22 against Johnny Cueto and the Giants, he went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
He took Albert Pujols' spot in the lineup, as Pujols sat out for rest.
Ohtani entered Friday with a slashline of .354/.400/.677. He has hit safely in 14 out of his 16 starts at designated hitter and went 2-for-4 with a towering homer and RBI double Thursday against the Twins.