The story coming into this game was all about Shohei Ohtani. After his three home runs in the previous two games, he got the start on the mound, and became just the fourth person to be the starting pitcher and lead off the game at the plate. The final pitch of the game would come over six hours later, with Ohtani’s outing just a memory.
The Yankees’ offense knocked the Angels’ two-way starter out of the game in less than an inning, putting up seven runs on two hits and four walks off him.