Well if Ohtani is pitching a perfect game then Peña would be in line to break it up with 2 outs in the 9th inning
I think that's what ultimately put Verlander over the top against Gerrit Cole. He had one more win (21 vs 20), and a slightly lower WHIP, but Cole had both the ERA and K titles. .
Hensley, unlike JJ, does not scream overmatched, albeit in a much smaller sample size. JJ can hit the ball very hard but he has terrible discipline and pitch recognition.
Man that's why cease lost it in The 9th, they want going to let him steal Ohtani's thunder on Ohtani's day