The Angels saw two more stars sustain injuries on Tuesday as Shohei Ohtani and Anthony Rendon exited Los Angeles’ road game against the San Diego Padres.
Ohtani ending his pitching performance in the sixth inning due to a blister on his right middle finger. The nail on the same finger broke in the right-hander’s most recent pitching start, on June 27 against the Chicago White Sox, and the Angels pushed his rotation turn back two days until Tuesday.
When the two-way star was due to bat in the ninth inning, Jo Adell came up and delivered a pinch-hit triple.
Rendon fouled a ball off his left leg and was replaced by pinch hitter Eduardo Escobar in the fourth inning. X-rays came back negative, and Rendon was diagnosed with a left shin contusion, according to the Angels….