Los Angeles Angels' Star Shohei Ohtani Falls Short of Cycle and Joins All Hall of Famers on This List
The Los Angeles Angels fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night, 10-5, but it wasn't any fault of Angels star Shohei Ohtani.
The generational talent went 3-for-4 on the night with a run scored and three RBI. He also hit his 32nd homer of the year and his sixth triple.
He finished just a double shy of the cycle, joining a special group of Hall of Famers in some unique baseball history.
Per @OptaSTATS on Twitter:
Tonight marks the sixth time this season Shohei Ohtani of the @Angels has finished one hit shy of the cycle. That's tied for the most such games before the All-Star break in MLB history, along with Hall of Famers Duke Snider (1954), Willie Stargell (1975) and Rod Carew (1977).
Any time you are linked to Hall of Famers, it's impressive company, but it feels like a matter of time before time Ohtani cashes in and completes the cycle. With his blend of speed and power, he's certainly got a great chance to do it before the season ends.
Ohtani is now hitting .302 with the 32 homers, 71 RBI and 11 stolen bases. He's putting together one of the best total seasons in baseball history, also going 7-4 on the mound with a 3.32 ERA. He's got 132 strikeouts in 100.1 innings.
Ohtani was named to the All-Star Game next week in Seattle but will be unable to pitch because of a cracked fingernail problem.
The Angels are 45-46 and in fourth place in the American League West.
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