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Ohtani struggled early then Luke Bard poured gas on the fire in a painful Angels loss

Related Topics: Gas, Fire, Shohei Ohtani

Before a sell-out crown on a TUESDAY night, Shohei Ohtani took the mound and things quickly unraveled. Othani was throwing balls in the dirt. Way outside. Way inside. The few good pitches he did manage were not called as strikes or ended up as hits. Take a look at this mess:

The story of Shohei Ohtani's night (through two innings) is that his secondary pitches have been all over the place, with no control whatsoever: pic.twitter.com/ownFYOeIn4

— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) April 18, 2018

In total, Ohtani threw 66 pitches through 2 innings and he gave up 3 runs, including a lead off home run.