SF fans dying of Ohtani strikeouts, hitless 3K in 5 at-bats, beaten by 30-year-old rookie...LAD 4-10 SF
Jul 01, 2024
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San Francisco fans were in a festive mood when they won the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 at Oracle Park on the 1st (Korea time). This is because the three consecutive home games against the Dodgers ended with a 2-1 winning series and Ohtani was unable to perform at all with no hits in five at-bats.
Ohtani entered the plate five times and struck out three times, hitting a ground ball and a fly each. In particular, the Dodgers' offensive flow was blocked because they failed to make use of their scoring rights three times.
This is the fourth time Ohtani has gone 0-for-5 this season after the Cincinnati Reds on May 25, the first doubleheader against the New York Mets on May 29, and the New York Yankees on June 8. His batting average for the season dropped to 0.316 (102 hits in 323 at-bats) and his OPS to 0.1034. He is still No. 1 in the National League in seven categories, including batting average, home run, and OPS, but his batting average is trailing second-place San Diego Padres Luis Arraez (0.314). In addition, he failed to add an RBI, widening the gap with Philadelphia Phillies Alec Bohm (68), who ranks first in the NL.
Ohtani, who played as a designated hitter for the leadoff, was grounded out to the first base in the top of the first inning. San Francisco right-hander Spencer Vivens' 91.1-mile fastball on the third pitch was well hit, but first baseman David Villa caught it and handled the base cover to the incoming pitcher.
Trailing 0-3, he struck out swinging in the top of the third inning. He went to Vivens and ball count 2B2S with two outs and second base, but he misplayed the bat on a 95-mile-high fastball on the fifth pitch. At this time, the broadcast camera caught San Francisco fans raising their arms in unison and cheering exceptionally.
He also struck out in his third at-bat in the fifth inning, trailing 1-9. It was a chance to score with two outs and runners on second base, but he struck out three pitches by Vivens. He misled his bat to an 82.2 mile sweeper that fell toward his body on the third pitch. At this time, Bivens was delighted by holding his right fist tightly and swinging it several times.
Bivens, who is 30 years old this year, made his major league debut on the 17th of last month and is active as a bullpen pitcher, and he took the mound as a temporary starter on that day. It can be said that he overpowered Ohtani all three times and laid the groundwork for good pitching.
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In the ninth inning, the last at-bat, the second base with two outs, misled the bat again on a curveball that fell into the middle of Tyler Rogers' fourth pitch of the San Francisco underhand. When Ohtani struck out, 40,428 San Francisco fans who filled Oracle Park for the holiday in local time stood up and enjoyed the joy of victory.
Dodgers starter James Paxton allowed nine runs and 12 hits, including one homer, in four innings. In contrast, San Francisco's starting pitcher Vivens had four hits and one run in five innings to mark 2-1 with an ERA of 2.57.
San Francisco scored the first run with Matt Chapman's sacrifice fly to left field with one out in the bottom of the first inning, and Jorge Soler's double and Austin Slater's sacrifice fly in the second inning gave it a 3-0 run to win the game. In the fourth inning with a 4-0 lead, Eliot Ramos' timely double to the right, Patrick Bailey's two-run double to the left, and Chapman's two-run homer to split the score gap 9-0.
The Dodgers maintained the top spot in the National League West with 52 wins and 33 losses, while San Francisco maintained its fourth place in the same district with 41 wins and 44 losses.
jhno@sportschosun.com
