Lowe go-ahead HBP, Rays win; Angels' Ohtani homers again

[ASFN Admin]

Shohei Ohtani led off by homering for the seventh time in nine games, a long drive off an overhanging catwalk, but the Tampa Bay Rays edged the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 Friday night when pinch-hitter Brandon Lowe was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Moved up to the leadoff spot, Ohtani hit a drive estimated at 453 feet off the D-ring in right field at Tropicana Field, only the 39th ball to reach that spot since the park opened in 1998. “I've never seen that in a game or batting practice,” said Angels manager Joe Maddon, who managed the Rays from 2006-14.

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