The 'natural enemy' appeared in Ohtani. Galen's 128.4km-157.6km slow and fast...four strikeouts in five at-bats
Jul 05, 2024
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Ohtani played as the designated hitter for the leadoff against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on the 5th (Korea time) and was silent with no hits, one walk and three strikeouts in three at-bats. It was the first time in three games that Ohtani had a hitless game following an away game against the San Francisco Giants on the 1st.
Thoroughly overwhelmed by Arizona starter Jack Gallen. He had one walk and two strikeouts against him three times.
Ohtani got a walk on a full count in the bottom of the first inning, trailing 0-2. Gallen was still in the process of catching control. In the full count, five and six knuckle curves and fastballs became balls one after another on the low courses on the body and outside.
However, Ohtani faced Gallen twice more and struck out consecutive times. He went as a leadoff hitter in the third inning, trailing 0-4, and misled the bat to a knuckle curve of 79.8 miles (128 km) on the fourth pitch in the ball count 1B2S.
In the fourth inning with two outs and a second base chance, which was followed 3-4, he struck out as a rookie. After letting go of a 94.4 mile fastball that flew into the high strike zone in the middle of Gallen's fourth pitch at the ball count of 1B2S, he moved to the dugout with a mournful look on his face.
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However, against Ohtani, he was only shaken to take 'zero' in his first at-bat, and then faced off as if he was cooking.
However, this is not the first time Ohtani has met Galen.
They had their first showdown at Angel Stadium on July 3 last year when they were the Los Angeles Angels, and they struggled at the time. In the bottom of the first inning against Gallen, who started, he was struck out swinging by a knuckle curve on the 84th, when he fell toward his body with a ball count of 1B2S, and in the third episode, he was declared to strike out while watching a strike outside 94.8 miles for the fourth pitch in the same count.
In the third at-bat in the sixth inning, he put his bat on a 93.9-mile fastball that flew into the middle from a two-ball, but it was missed and became a fly high to the left. Ohtani, who was lethargic at Gallen, hit a 454-foot superior solo shot against left-hander Kyle Nelson in the last at-bat as if he had ever done so when he went down.
In sum, Ohtani faced Galen six times in his career and only had one walk on the day, striking out four times. Since we faced each other again this year following last year, Galen will have no choice but to see Ohtani as a pushover. Arizona is the same global rival as the Dodgers. They meet 13 times in a season, and they have already finished nine games this season, and there are four consecutive Chase Field games left from August 31 to September 3. Ohtani signed a 10-year contract with the Dodgers, and Galen will be managed by Arizona until next season. He is a pitcher who must meet many times.
Gallen, who started this season's opener, continues his relatively stable pitching On May 31, he injured his right hamstring while pitching in the first inning against the New York Mets and was listed as injured the next day. After about a month of rehabilitation, he returned on the 30th of last month and won his sixth victory of the season with a brilliant pitch with one hit, seven strikeouts and no runs in six innings against the Oakland Athletics.
His record this season was 6-4 with a 3.06 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 13 games.
jhno@sportschosun.com
