Morales, Happ lead Jays past Angels 5-3; Toronto ends four-game losing skid
TORONTO — Hitting a two-run home run just a game after throwing a scoreless inning of relief, Blue Jays designated hitter Kendrys Morales was quick to laugh off any comparisons to Los Angeles Angels phenom Shohei Ohtani.
Morales’s homer and single helped Toronto down the Angels 5-3 on Tuesday to snap a four-game losing skid. Ohtani, who signed with Los Angeles as a free agent in the off-season, has a 4-1 record with 52 strikeouts and a 3.35 earned-run average as a starting pitcher to go along with a .321 batting average, six home runs and 17 RBIs when playing DH on his off days.
“I think he’s from another world,” said Morales through a translator. “I don’t think you can compare anyone to him. I think what he does is something amazing. I don’t think anyone can be compared to him.”
Morales was used to pitch the ninth inning of the Blue Jays’ 9-2 blowout loss to the Athletics on Sunday. That game completed Oakland’s four-game sweep of Toronto.