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'He wants to win here': Angels hope walk-off win can change course of their season, long-term future with Ohtani

Michael Stefanic hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning after Shohei Ohtani drilled a game-tying two-run HR in the 7th to power a 4-3 win

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Upon crushing a two-out, game-tying home run to deep center field in the bottom of the seventh inning, Shohei Ohtani’s celebration said it all.

First came an emphatic bat flip. Then a series of fist pumps as he rounded the bases. There was no hiding that this wasn’t just any other game for the Angels and their typically mild-mannered superstar.

“Most emotion I’ve seen on the field from him,” Angels manager Phil Nevin said after the game of Ohtani’s reaction to his homer.