Shohei Ohtani followed up his amazing offensive performance on Tuesday with an equally amazing performance on the mound on Wednesday, striking out a career-high 13 batters in a 5-0 win over the Royals to avoid a sweep.
The Royals got to Ohtani early when Whit Merrifield and Andrew Benintendi led off the game with back-to-back singles. But that would be the most the Royals would threaten all night, as Ohtani retired the next 16 hitters, and allowed just one base runner in his final seven innings. He pitched a career-high eight innings, allowing just two hits and one walk.