Shohei Ohtani pitched against Mike Trout for the first time since their meeting in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Ohtani pitched 4 1/3 innings of five-hit, four-run ball against the Angels. He gave up up a homer to Taylor Ward and a two-run double to Zach Neto, but he also fanned Mike Trout twice, getting his friend and fellow MVP the second time with his fastest pitch of the night — a 101 mph fastball in the fourth.

In their first matchup since the end of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Shohei Ohtani got Mike Trout looking with a sweeper.