After suffering a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand against the Red Sox, Shohei Ohtani came back with a bit of vengance on the mound Tuesday against the Astros.
His pitches hit triple-digits on the radar multiple times for the first time this year, which gives off the implication that he's getting stronger as the season moves forward.
101. lol. pic.twitter.com/aDDs0rizue
— MLB (@MLB) April 25, 2018
Shohei Ohtani, 100mph on his 94th Pitch of the game. pic.twitter.com/nDpo7ftxCo
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 25, 2018
While he ultimately was unable to get the win, it was still an impressive outing for the Japanese international who is only showing signs of getting better as the season wears on. It doesn't look like he'll be the first MLB player to hit three homers and earn three wins in the month of April — because his schedule indicates he won't pitch until the Orioles series in early May — but his first month in the majors was still impressive nonetheless.
When will Ohtani's next start be? Based on his early once-a-week schedule, that should be May 2 vs. the Orioles in Anaheim.
When will Shohei Ohtani pitch next?
Wednesday, May 2, vs. Baltimore Orioles (tentative)
Time: 10:07 p.m. ET
TV: Fox Sports West
Potential Orioles batting order:
| 2018 stats* | ||
| 1 | Trey Mancini, LF | .271, 2 HRs, 7 RBIs |
| 2 | Manny Machado, SS | .344, 8 HR, 17 RBIs |
| 3 | Jonathan Schoop, 2B | .230, 1 HR, 3 RBIs |
| 4 | Adam Jones, CF | .250, 3 HR, 13 RBIs |
| 5 | Chris Davis, 1B | .160, 2 HR, 6 RBIs |
| 6 | Tim Beckham, 3B | .179, 1 HR, 4 RBIs |
| 7 | Pedro Alvarez, DH | .191, 2 HR, 7 RBIs |
| 8 | Anthony Santander, RF | .159, 1 HR, 4 RBIs |
| 9 | Caleb Joseph, C | .100, 0 HRs, 2 RBIs |
*through April 26
Ohtani's pitching stats
| G | GS | W-L | IP | ERA | SO | WHIP |
| 4 | 4 | 2-1 | 20.1 | 4.43 | 26 | 1.13 |
