Baseball: Shohei Ohtani blasts 3-run homer in Angels' win over Tigers

Shohei Ohtani blasted a three-run home run in the first inning on Tuesday in the Los Angeles Angels' 11-5 win over the Detroit Tigers.Ohtani, batting third as the Angels' designated hitter, took the plate at Angel Stadium after back-to-back singles by Kole Calhoun and Justin Upton. The Japanese two-way star took a 2-0 fastball from Jacob Turner (0-1) into the left-field seats for his 12th home run of the season.The homer made it a 3-2 game. Turner faced 11 batters and needed 37 pitches to close out the Angels' seven-run first."It was a nice at-bat because it sparked our team to turn the gam…READ FULL ARTICLE