Los Angeles fans are angry. Dodgers end first half with worst upset loss for 2 consecutive days...Ohtani's move to MVP 'Alone'
Jul 15, 2024
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Ohtani had two hits in four at-bats in an away game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on the 15th (Korea time).
With this, Ohtani had a batting average of 0.316 (117 hits in 370 at-bats), 29 homers, 69 RBIs, 75 runs, 51 walks, 23 steals, an on-base percentage of 0.400, a slugging percentage of 0.635, OPS 1.035, 56 long hits, and 235 hits in 94 games in the first half. Ohtani, who has maintained his lead in six categories, including home runs, runs, slugging percentage, OPS, long balls, and Ruta in the National League, is said to have performed well as a candidate for MVP in the first season of his transfer to the Dodgers.
The batting average is second to Milwaukee Brewers Christian Yelich (0.326), and the RBI is third to Atlanta Braves Marcel Ojuna (77) and Philadelphia Phillies Alec Bohm (70). It's still a triple crown ticket.
In the first half of last year, he recorded a batting average of 0.302 (103 hits in 341 at-bats), 32 homers, 71 RBIs, 63 points, and an OPS of 1.050 in 89 games.
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He also hit a line drive in his second at-bat, where he entered as a leadoff hitter in the third inning with a score of 3-0, but this time he became a fly to right field. At ball count 2B, left-hander Tyler Holton's 3rd pitch, 91.8 miles of sinker, was sucked into right fielder Wensil Perez's glove. The batting speed was 108.1 miles.
In the fifth inning with a 3-1 lead, he got on base with a shortstop infield hit after two outs, but failed to steal second base. He hit right-hander Kenta Maeda's 86.8-mile splitter, hit a 108.5-mile fastball toward shortstop, brushed shortstop Jack McKinstry and settled on first base while flowing backward.
However, he ran to second base in Will Smith's at-bat, but became a natural tag on the accurate throw of opposing catcher Carson Kelly.
He hit a right-handed hit after two outs in the eighth inning when he was trailing 3-2. Left-hander Andrew Shafin pulled a high fastball 94.2 miles outside on the second pitch to create a clean hit that fell in right-center. However, the next batter, Smith, was out with a fly ball to right field, and the inning ended as it was.
The highlight of the game was Detroit's attack in the bottom of the ninth inning. Leading 3-2, the Dodgers put up Johan Ramirez as the closing pitcher. However, leadoff hitter Jack McKinstry allowed a triple to the right, putting him in crisis. Ramirez then gave up a 3-3 tie after a heavy hit by Justin-Henry Moloy.
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The Dodgers missed the game because of Ramirez's two errors. In the previous day's game, the Dodgers allowed a tie in the ninth inning with a 9-4 lead and then suffered a come-from-behind loss with a walk-off home run in the 10th inning. The Dodgers, who have lost one game and lost six games at the end of the first half of the year, have had an All-Star break with 56 wins and 41 losses.
After the game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts bowed his head saying, `We finished the first half in a very disappointing way.'
The Dodgers maintained the top spot in the NL West, but their ride with the second-place Arizona Diamondbacks could be chased by seven games. The gap with the Philadelphia Phillies (62-34), which ranks first in NL wins, widened to 6.5 games.
jhno@sportschosun.com
