On any given night, Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani will make history. Friday night was the latest display of Ohtani’s record-setting power as his two home runs vs. the Orioles at Angel Stadium wowed the crowd. But it was his speed on the base paths that provided the walk-off 8-7 victory over the Orioles. With the game tied at 7, Jared Walsh smacked a line drive to shallow right field for Ohtani to narrowly score from second base. Ohtani started the inning with a one-out walk then stole his 13th base of the season on the first pitch of Walsh’s at-bat. Ohtani led off the third inning with his 29th home run of the season, giving him the most home runs before the All-Star break in Angels history. Entering the night, he was tied with teammate Mike Trout’s 2018 record of 28.
Ohtani’s first homer of the night cut into Baltimore’s four-run lead as he connected on the first pitch of the at-bat and drove the four-seam fastball to right-center field at a Statcast-projected 416 feet with an exit velocity of 104.5 mph.