Dein erstes Forum » HOUSTON (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is a two-way player again.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia announced Thursday the Japanese rookie sensation will start for Los Angeles on Sunday night for the first time since spraining the ulnar collateral ligament in his right pitching elbow nearly three months ago.Ohtani will make his return on national television against the defending World Series champion Houston Astros. Ohtani has thrown up to 50 pitches in the bullpen as he attempts to work back from the UCL injury that many feared might require Tommy John surgery and keep him out of action through the 2019 season. He’ll be on a limited pitch count.“We will monitor that very closely http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-tanner-roark-jersey ,” Scioscia said. “We will have a range, but we are going to wait and talk internally to see what he is going to be able to do and see how the game is going.”Ohtani was diagnosed following a start on June 6 and has been treated with a platelet-rich plasma injection and an injection of stem cells. He returned to hitting in early July and has 15 home runs and an .897 OPS as a part-time designated hitter. He’s been slowly working back on the mound and could make as many as five starts the rest of the season if the Angels continue to use him once per week, as they were prior to the injury.“This is going to be fluid,” Scioscia said. “This is going to be directed from a lot of input from our medical staff. From how he’s evaluated after every outing, we will see the frequency he’s going to get out more.”Scioscia added that Ohtani would likely not hit the day before or after pitching, as had been the practice before his injury.Ohtani was excellent over nine starts before getting hurt, going 4-1 with a 3.10 ERA.“Very excited,” Scioscia said about seeing Ohtani back on the mound, “but obviously, I don’t know if we could put those expectations that we had for Shohei when he really hit stride, have those expectations what he’s going to come out and do for Sunday. Hopefully David Price Jersey , he’s going to get back to that.”The Angels want to determine as soon as possible if Ohtani’s UCL will require surgery. If he waits to test the elbow in spring training next year and still needs Tommy John surgery, he would likely miss time during the 2020 season as well. DENVER (AP) — Matt Carpenter led off the game with a double to right.It was the start of a double feature — a big day for him and another big series win for the Cardinals.Carpenter tied a St. Louis record with four doubles, pitcher Austin Gomber had a two-run infield single in a six-run first inning and the Cardinals routed the Colorado Rockies 12-3 on Sunday.Carpenter matched a franchise mark that Joe “Ducky” Medwick set on Aug. 4, 1937, against the Boston Bees (now Braves). Carpenter doubled twice in the first, had another in the third and lined his fourth in the seventh on a day when St. Louis pounded out 16 hits. The first baseman wound up 4 for 5 with two RBIs.The Cardinals took two of three from the Rockies in a series between NL playoff contenders. It was the ninth straight series St. Louis has captured.“I don’t know why it couldn’t last for the rest of the year,” Carpenter said. “I don’t see why it shouldn’t, why it couldn’t.”The score was 6-0 before many of the fans even had time to settle into their seats. The Cardinals sent 11 batters to the plate in a wild first and had seven hits off Tyler Anderson, including a two-run homer by Tyler O’Neill. Anderson later intentionally walked Yairo Munoz to get to Gomber, who bounced a high hopper for an infield hit. A hustling Harrison Bader scored from second.The runs in the first were scored with two outs.“For us to come out early and put up that 6-spot, it makes my job a lot easier http://www.redsoxproshops.com/authentic-mookie-betts-jersey ,” Gomber said.Wearing “Big G” on the back of his uniform as part of Players’ Weekend, Gomber (4-0) threw six efficient innings and allowed two runs, one earned, to become the first left-handed Cardinals starter to win at Coors Field since Kent Mercker on July 24, 1999.“Does it show how well (Gomber pitched) or show how few lefties we’ve had?” Carpenter joked. “Gomber was outstanding.”Despite St. Louis leading 10-2 after three innings, the crowd predominantly stayed around. This provided a big incentive: A screening of “The Sandlot” at the ballpark following the game.Anderson (6-7) was booed as he walked off the mound after allowing six runs and getting just two outs. He was replaced by Chad Bettis.The left-hander has been tinkering with a new release point to better utilize his 6-foot-3 frame. He hasn’t won since July 4, and has a 15.09 ERA over his last three outings.“Whatever I was trying to go to wasn’t working,” Anderson said. “Sometimes when you’re making pitches they’re on the corners, and sometimes they’re just off. Sometimes when you’re going for the corners you miss middle, which is what’s been happening.”TRAINER’S ROOMCardinals: RHP Mike Mayers was placed on the 10-day DL with shoulder inflammation and RHP Dominic Leone (right arm nerve irritation) was activated from the 60-day DL. Leone pitched a perfect ninth. … 2B Kolten Wong wasn’t in the starting lineup a day after straining his left hamstring running out a grounder.Rockies: OF Charlie Blackmon was rested.EXPOUNDING ON EXPANDING ROSTERSAlthough active rosters are expanding at the end of the month, manager Bud Black would like to see a cap on the number of players that can be used on game day. For instance Brock Holt Jersey , a maximum of 27.“Now you’re talking,” Black said. “For five months, you play a certain roster and then at the most critical time of the year you have all this weaponry, potentially, at your disposal. I don’t know if that’s right.”M-V-PCarpenter heard the “M-V-P!” chants from fans after the game.“It was a neat experience,” he said.One of his main rivals for the award figures to be Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado.DID HE DO THAT?The talk after the game was about Bader scoring from second on Gomber’s chopper. It certainly impressed Carpenter.“You don’t see that very often. He’s just a special baserunner,” Carpenter said.UP NEXTCardinals: RHP Jack Flaherty (7-6, 2.97 ERA) takes the mound Tuesday when the Cardinals open a three-game series against Pittsburgh. Flaherty needs six strikeouts to reach 150 and tie Paul Dean (1934) for sixth-most in a season for a rookie in Cardinals history.Rockies: Start a two-game series Monday at the Los Angeles Angels. RHP Jon Gray (10-7, 4.67) goes for Colorado.