After all the awful stuff that’s happened to the Los Angeles Angels — from losing 14 games in a row to firing manager Joe Maddon to playing Nickelback for walkup songs (I kid, that wasn’t THAT awful) — the team finally won a game, beating the Boston Red Sox 5-2.
And that was all thanks to Shohei Ohtani’s unreal performance.
He allowed just one run in seven innings and struck out six. At the plate, he hit his 12th home run in a 2-for-4 night. Once again, he’s amazing, even if his team isn’t.
His reaction after the final out? He looked at the sky with serious relief on his face:
