Angels’ Shohei Ohtani nearly throws no-hitter vs. Athletics
If baseball were nothing more than a video game, Shohei Ohtani would be the ultimate cheat code.On Thursday the two-way star took a no-hit bid against the Oakland Athletics into the eighth inning. He was four outs away from accomplishing the feat when Connor Capel hit a grounder that eluded shortstop Livan Soto and rolled into center field.His pitching mastery was still acknowledged by the announced crowd of 31,293, which gave him a standing ovation, complete with more “M-V-P” chants in the Angels’ 4-2 victory.“That’s my…