Shohei Ohtani allowed five runs and struck out 10 batters in an uneven outing as the Los Angeles Angels suffered a 6-3 series-opening defeat to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.Ohtani (3-3) took the loss against the Blue Jays at Angel Stadium, yielding six hits, including a game-opening leadoff homer and a sixth-inning leadoff homer, while walking one over six innings. He was pitching on seven days' rest."I got a fair number of strikeouts but it was as if I was tricking myself (into not feeling the stiffness in my lower back)," Ohtani said."But overall, I couldn't just let the ball fly the…READ FULL ARTICLE
