He gained even more strength when he met his former team. Shohei Ohtani (30), the "first hitter" of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is on fire as hot as the summer temperature.
Ohtani started as the first designated hitter in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) home game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the 22nd (Korea time) and played 2 hits (one home run) and 2 walks and 2 RBIs in 2 at-bats.
Ohtani's batting average for this season increased from 0.318 to 0.322 (96 hits in 298 times at bat), while his on-base plus slugging percentage increased from 0.391 to 0.615 to 0.398 and 0.628. His on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) increased to 1.026.
Ohtani, who took the batter's box for the first time in the bottom of the first inning, greeted his former team catcher Logan Ohafi. However, the world of competition was calm. He got on base with a walk off Angels starter Patrick Sandoval, and got a walk with one out and runners on the second base in the third inning. However, he failed to score a run due to Teoscar Hernandez's strikeout and Freddie Freeman's groundout to the second base.
Ohtani's home run shot exploded in the bottom of the fifth inning when the Angels replaced the pitcher. With two outs and two outs, Austin Barnes had a hit to the left, and Ohtani had a dagger in his former team. With the ball count at 1-1, he hit Matt Moore's four-seam fastball of 146.6 kilometers per hour, and hit a two-run home run over the central fence with a bullet of 113.1 miles per hour (182 kilometers per hour).
His 22nd home run of this season. He extended his gap to two with Marcell Osuna of the Atlanta Braves (20 home runs) and maintained his No. 1 ranking in home runs in the National League.
When the two teams were tying 2-2 at the bottom of the eighth inning, they were lucky. With no runners on with one out, they swung a two-pitch splitter off Luis Garcia. The ball hit Garcia's glove was deflected, and Ohtani stepped on the first base with fast feet. He then tried to steal second base, but his throw was faster. Unfortunately, the eighth inning was over.
Along with his 22nd homer, he recorded 55 RBIs and 60 runs. He remained atop in the league in runs scored and moved up to third in the league in RBIs. Ohtani, who held onto his 16th base due to his third failed steal, tied for sixth in this category as well. Right below him is Kim Ha-sung (San Diego Padres, 15 steals).
The Angels, which met Ohtani, also showed strong performance. After Ohtani's two-run shot, Luis Renhefo hit a pitch to the right, and Taylor Ward hit a hit to the first and second bases, loaded the bases with a pitch to Logan Ohafi's body, and Ryan Yarbrough's poor control allowed the ball to hit the right once again, leading the third baseman to home plate. Then, when Mickey Moniac grounded out to the second baseman, the team even hit the tying runner.
The game went to extra time. In the top of the 10th inning when the game started with runners on the second base with no outs, Shanuel sent the runner to the third base with a sacrifice bunt, and the Dodgers put Evan Phillips on the mound in lieu of Anthony Banda. He grounded out Renjipo to the second base and tied the runner to the third base, but Ward hit left-handed to lose a point. Ward stole second, but Kevin Pillar swung a fly ball to the center field and started attacking in the bottom of the 10th inning. 토토사이트 추천
Jason Heyward hit a ground ball to shortstop to send second baseman Cavan Biggio to third base in the bottom of the 10th inning with no outs and runners on second base. However, as Cicke Hernandez struck out swinging and Gavin Lux struck out swinging with two outs and a third base, the team suffered a painful defeat.
The Dodgers recorded 47 wins and 31 losses following the previous day. It firmly maintained its lead in the Western Division of the National League. On the other hand, the Angels won for two consecutive games and 10 consecutive games against the Dodgers, securing 30 wins (45 losses). In the rankings, the team ranked fourth in the Western Division of the American League.