Ohtani had two hits, two RBIs, one run and two walks from two times at bat, including a home run, in a home game against the Los Angeles Angels held at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday (Korea time). Dodgers lost the game 2-3 in overtime.
This is the first time Ohtani, who became an FA last winter and signed a 10-year, $700 million contract to wear a Dodgers uniform, faced the Angels. Ohtani hit a 0-0 home run in his third at-bat.
Taking the batter's box with two outs and a runner on the first base in the bottom of the fifth inning, Ohtani hit a two-run homer off left-hander Matt Moore. He hit a fastball in the middle of the 91.1 miles on the third pitch at the count of 1B1S, easily crossing the fence in the middle.
With a flying angle of 27 degrees, a batting speed of 113.1 miles (182 kilometers), and a flying distance of 455 feet (138.7 meters), Ohtani has accelerated his drive to become the home run king for the second consecutive year by widening the gap with Marcell Ozuna (20), the second-ranked Atlanta Braves in the NL home run category.
It is the second consecutive day that Ohtani has hit a home run since the game against the Colorado Rockies on the 21st. He has already hit eight home runs in June.
He allowed walks in both of his previous two at-bats. Ohtani, the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the first inning, drew a walk from Angels left-hander Patrick Sandoval. He was judged to have low 89.1 mile slider at the sixth pitch in the full count. However, local video footage shows that he was caught in a low strike zone borderline. When Sandoval was judged to have a ball, he shook his head and expressed discontent.
Ohtani was then forced out of the second base when Teoscar Hernandez grounded out to third base, and Freddie Freeman hit a double play to end the inning.
He also walked at bat for the second time with one out and a runner on the second base in the third inning when the score was 0-0. Sandoval's 89.3 mile sinker on the seventh pitch became a high ball in the full count.
Immediately after that, however, Sandoval waved his left arm and sent a signal to the dugout. This is because of pain in his left hand. The trainer rushed out to the mound in a hurry to check his condition, and the replacement of the pitcher took place. Sandoval threw the ball against Ohtani with great tension, but apparently had cramps in his left hand after pitching the last ball.
The Angels put up Hunter Strickland as their second pitcher. Strickland struck out Hernandez and grounded out Freeman to second base, preventing the crisis by allowing no runs.
The Dodgers led with Ohtani's first two-run shot in the fifth inning, but the Angels recovered two runs in the top of the sixth inning with one out and Jack Neto's pushout and Mickey Moniac's groundout to second base to tie the game 2-2. 토토사이트 순위
Ohtani had an infield hit in his fourth at-bat after one out in the eighth inning when the score was tying 2-2. His opponent Luis Garcia's powerful hitting of the splitter in the middle of the second pitch hit the pitcher's glove and moved backward, living at first base. However, Ohtani attempted to steal second base at Freeman's at-bat after two outs, but failed, and the inning ended.