Despite the LA Angels being out the of the pennant race they will be getting two/fifths of their Opening Day starting rotation back within the next week. The Angels announced today that Shohei Ohtani will get the ball on Sunday in Houston against the Astros. This will be the first game Ohtani will pitch since June 6th when went four innings against the Kansas City Royals allowing only one run on four hits before being pulled from the game after 63 pitches.
Ohtani is 4-1 with a 3.10 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 49.1 innings of work. The Angels are in dire need of starting pitching with Tyler Skaggs, Nick Tropeano, Garrett Richards, J.