On an evening in which Shohei Ohtani started on the mound as his team’s pitcher and tossed six scoreless innings, while also batting second in their lineup and ripping a double to the wall, the show was stolen by Cole Irvin.
The Oakland A’s lefty out-dueled his All-Star counterpart, tossing seven scoreless frames en route to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels at the Coliseum. The go-ahead runs came in the 7th inning, immediately after Ohtani was lifted for a reliever, while Irvin stuck around long enough to earn the win.
The first six inning were silent.