Shohei Ohtani Likely To Pitch Vs. Red Sox In Upcoming Series

Monday is a big sports day in the city of Boston, with the Boston Marathon, the Red Sox facing the Los Angeles Angels and the Bruins gearing up for Game 1 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series.

Shohei Ohtani originally was supposed to start against the New York Yankees on April 18, but Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reported the Angels will change his start by a day and move him up to Monday’s game against the Red Sox.

The Marathon Monday game at Fenway Park begins at 11:10 a.m. ET — pregame coverage on NESN begins at 10 a.m. — and will feature the Red Sox wearing their home whites with “Boston” across the front.

Ohtani started Tuesday night against the Washington Nationals and turned in another dominant outing with seven scoreless innings and six strikeouts. The Nats went 1-for-21 over that stretch against Ohtani, who lowered his ERA to 0.47. The two-way phenom also is having success at the plate, with a .300 batting average, three home runs, eight RBIs and a .979 OPS.

The last time the Angels and Ohtani came to Fenway Park, he had Red Sox batters fooled. Ohtani struck out 11 across seven shutout innings on May 5, 2022, before earning his second win against Boston in June at home.

Before this weekend’s series against the Angels begins, the Red Sox will remain focused on their final two games against the Tampa Bay Rays, with the third matchup of a four-game set coming Wednesday night. First pitch from Tropicana Field is set for 6:40 p.m. ET, with pregame coverage on NESN beginning at 5:30 p.m.