Baseball: Shohei Ohtani throws into the 8th to pick up 4th win of season

Shohei Ohtani had his longest start since arriving in the majors, pitching into the eighth inning to earn his fourth win of the season Sunday in the Los Angeles Angels' 5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.The Japanese two-way sensation (4-1) allowed two runs on six hits while striking out nine in 7-2/3 innings of work as he helped the Angels halt a five-game skid. Ohtani threw 110 pitches, also his most in the majors.Ohtani gave up a solo shot to Johnny Field to start the third, but retired the next 12 straight Rays. He touched 99 miles per hour (159 kph) on the gun, and came out of the gam…READ FULL ARTICLE