Shohei Ohtani homers in 3rd straight game for Angels

Posted April 06, 2018 7:00 am

By DAN GREENSPAN

CORRECTS TO SECOND INNING, INSTEAD OF THIRD - Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, right, watches his solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, April 6, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) The Associated Press

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani has homered in his third straight game for the Los Angeles Angels, launching a drive estimated at 449 feet.

The two-way newcomer from Japan connected Friday night for a solo home run in the second inning against Oakland's Daniel Gossett. The ball landed in the rocks beyond the center field wall and was measured with a 112.3 mph exit velocity according to Statcast, the hardest-hit and longest of Ohtani's three major league homers.

The homer lifted Ohtani to 6 for 11 (.545) with six RBIs at home. The 23-year-old is scheduled to pitch against Oakland on Sunday in his first home start, making it uncertain if he will get a chance to extend his homer streak to four games on Saturday.

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CORRECTS TO SECOND INNING, INSTEAD OF THIRD - Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani heads home after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on Friday, April 6, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) The Associated Press

CORRECTS TO SECOND INNING, INSTEAD OF THIRD - Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, left, is welcomed at the dugout after his home run during the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on Friday, April 6, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) The Associated Press

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