ANAHEIM, Calif. -- An exhilarating start to a historic night ended in potential injury for Shohei Ohtani, who exited his outing after taking a Jose Abreu cleat to his left ankle in Sunday's fifth inning.
Ohtani, hitting on the same day of his start for the first time in his major league career, was left in to face Yoan Moncada with the bases loaded, two outs and Ohtani's command seemingly wavering. Ohtani struck out Moncada in the seventh pitch of the at-bat, but Los Angeles Angels catcher Max Stassi failed to corral a splitter, ultimately prompting Ohtani to cover home and get clipped by Abreu as he slid in to score the third Chicago White Sox run.