Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani threw five-plus innings of one-hit ball, but was not involved in the decision as a solid pitching effort was wasted in a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.
The Angels went ahead early at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, but Junior Guerra (2-1) turned a 1-0 lead into a 3-1 deficit when he surrendered a three-run homer to Brandon Lowe in the seventh.
Ohtani was originally scheduled to start Monday, but was scratched after getting hit by a pitch on his right elbow while serving as the designated hitter against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.