Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) returned after a good rest. He tied for second in home runs in the National League based on his two consecutive games.
Ohtani started the 2024 Major League Texas Rangers home showdown at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on the 13th (Korea time), and started as a designated hitter, scoring one hit (one home run) and one RBI and one run from four times at bat.
The rest of the past 11 days seems to have really helped. Ohtani’s batting average, which stood at 0.326 at the start of his June schedule, plummeted to 0.310 at the end of the game on June 10. He has produced hits occasionally, but he has not performed well enough to maintain his previous batting average. However, after taking a break from his moving day on the 11th, Ohtani’s batting sense is reviving. 토토사이트 추천
In the bottom of the sixth inning with his team leading 7-1 to first base, Ohtani hit a full-throw 92.2 miles (148.4 kilometers) four-seam fastball by Texas pitcher Grant Anderson. He hit a home run with a speed of 114.2 miles (183.8 kilometers) and a flying distance of 433 feet (132 meters) in five games after the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. With this home run, Ohtani became the third home run player in the National League. And this trend continued. He awakened to his unique hitting instinct.
Ohtani’s bat exploded from his first at bat. In the bottom of the first inning, Ohtani confronted Texas starter John Gray with his first at bat without a runner, and he missed the 89.8-mile slider (about 144.5 kilometers) that drove him to the middle of the strike zone after a full count match of 3B-2S. Ohtani’s hard-hit ball flew 105.2 miles (about 169.3 kilometers) and extended 424 feet (about 129.2 meters) before hitting a solo home run over the central fence at Dodger Stadium. It was Ohtani’s 17th homer of this season.
With this home run, Ohtani tied for second in the National League, standing shoulder to shoulder with his colleague Tesoka Hernandez, and succeeded in chasing first-place Marcel Osuna (18 home runs) below his chin.
However, no additional hits have been produced since he hit a home run in his first at-bat. With his team leading 1-0, Ohtani hit a bullet-like 112.5 miles (181.1 kilometers) off John Gray in his second at-bat with no outs in the bottom of the third inning, but he was out after hitting a fly ball to right field. In his third at-bat with two outs and no runners in the bottom of the fifth inning, Ohtani hit a 104.4 miles (168 kilometers) pitch in a showdown with Texas’ new pitcher Jacob Ratz, but he ended up hitting a fly ball to center field.
And Ohtani ended the game with one hit (one homer) and one RBI and one run in four at-bats as he struck out an 85.8-mile knuckle curve for the third pitch against Texas’ David Robertson in the bottom of the eighth inning when his team was losing 1-3.
The Dodgers’ bat, which bombed the Texas mound on the previous day, cooled off on the day. Ohtani hit a solo home run to take the lead from the start of the game. However, the Dodgers continued to engage in a tight race between pitchers as they failed to take advantage of scoring chances, and Texas completely turned the mood around in the middle of the game.
Texas, which was dragged down by one point, opened the door with Leody Taveras hitting a hit to center field in the top of the fifth inning. Later, Cavan Biggio, who was put on the Dodgers’ uniform through a trade prior to the game due to Marcus Semien’s ground ball, made a fatal error. Thanks to this, Texas got a chance to first and second base, and Corey Seager started leading the game 1-3 with an upset three-run shot against Dodgers starter Walker Buehler.
The Dodgers remained silent after Ohtani’s homer in the first inning, and had the chance to score the last run with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the ninth inning. Here, Jason Heyward hit a timely hit to the right side of the center field. As the second baseman homered, the team trailed Texas 2-3 below the chin, but Andy Frazz, the first baseman, knelt 2-3 when he was ruled out at home. This divided the two teams into one win each of the series.