“Little things get at you” Phil Nevin’s outlandish ejection on the day Ohtani puts up a mind-blowing show

“Little things get at you” Phil Nevin’s outlandish ejection on the day Ohtani puts up a mind-blowing show

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Phil Nevin’s Los Angeles Angels were again the victim of their sloppy defense and a lack of execution with runners in scoring position. Fortunately, they did have some hope in their 7-2 loss to the Braves on Saturday at Truist Park when Shohei Ohtani launched his 20th homer of the year and Jared Walsh showed signs of improvement after his three-hit night.

July has been miserable for Phil Nevin, Los Angeles Angels fell to 2-14 in July. Phil Nevin could not hold back his frustration on Saturday in the fifth innings, he was ejected from the game just after Ohtani connected on a solo homer off Braves starter Kyle Wright.

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“When things are rough like this, little things get at you,” Nevin said after the game. “But yeah, the high check swings are ones that aren’t missed very often. That’s the way I saw it obviously. Followed up by the home run – I know we’ve got to make a pitch there – but Austin (Warren) pitched his butt off and was out of that inning. It changes it.”

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Shohei Ohtani delivers belief for the Angels, Phil Nevin suffered an unbelievable ejection

Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani

“It would’ve been 5-2, but there were some things that created the deficit in the first place,” Phil Nevin said. “There’re some plays we didn’t make and not knocking the guys in again. Just things we have to clean up to be competitive against teams like that.”

Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday night was honored when he was named Best Male Athlete at the ESPYs. The two-way superstar is the reigning American League MVP after he made history in 2021, posting a .965 OPS with 46 home runs while also finishing the season with a 3.18 ERA in 23 starts on the mound for the Angels.

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“When I was coming into the game, I thought the team that scored first would have a really good chance of winning the game,” Ohtani said through interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. “But I gave up that two-run shot and it completely gave them the momentum on their side, especially with the way our team has been hitting recently.”

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