The last time the Oakland A’s saw Shohei Ohtani on the pitcher’s mound was April of 2018, and he shut them down for seven scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts. At the end of that season, he had Tommy John surgery and missed all of 2019.
Ohtani returned to action on Sunday at the Oakland Coliseum, but the result was the exact opposite this time around. Instead of a bunch of innings with no runs, Ohtani gave up a bunch of runs and wasn’t able to record a single out. He was pulled after six straight batters reached base, with five ultimately scoring, and the A’s held on for a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.