The Los Angeles Angels scratched Shohei Ohtani from his scheduled start against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, one day after he took a fastball to his right elbow while hitting.
But the two-way star went 2-for-4 as the Angels' designated hitter, highlighted by his 427-foot, two-run shot over the ficus trees behind the center-field fence. The Angels lost 7-3.
Veteran lefty Jose Quintana started in place of Ohtani, yielding five runs and six hits with nine strikeouts for the Angels while failing to get out of the fourth inning in another poor start.