'I almost passed the point of death, but..." Ohtani lost his explosive power, one hit, one walk, and multi-run...LAD 3-0 SEA
Aug 20, 2024
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Ohtani recorded one hit and one walk in three at-bats in a home game against the Seattle Mariners at Dodger Stadium on the 20th (Korea time). The Dodgers won the game 3-0.
Ohtani, who has had three consecutive hits since the match against the St. Louis Cardinals on the 18th, marked a batting average of 0.290 (141 hits in 486 at-bats) and an OPS of 0.989. Ohtani, who hit home runs for two consecutive days against St. Louis on the 18th and 19th, failed to add home runs and stolen bases, maintaining 39 home runs and 37 steals.
In the bottom of the first inning, Ohtani hit a 95.1-mile fastball flying into the middle of the fifth pitch in 2B2S against Seattle right-hander Brian Woo for a left-handed hit. It was a hit that slowly flowed in front of left field after passing by the third baseman who shifted to the right after being hit by the bat.
After Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman were then out, Ohtani overcame the crisis that almost killed him at the plate of Teoscar Hernandez. Woo suddenly checked the first base before throwing the second pitch on the one-strike. At this time, Ohtani, who was caught in the reverse motion, ran to second base and got caught on a rundown.
When Seattle first baseman Justin Turner drove to second base and threw it to second baseman Jorge Polanco, Ohtani turned back to first base and accelerated while Polanco ran to him. When Turner, who received the ball again, tagged it, he desperately avoided it and touched the base with sliding to be safe.
However, even Hernandez struck out and couldn't advance further.
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He drew a walk in the seventh inning with a 3-0 lead, but failed to score.
The Dodgers scored three runs with two home runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, when the tight balance of 0-0 continued. One day later, Gavin Lux hit a sinker in the middle of the rain and connected it to a home run in the middle of the middle to score the first run.
After Will Smith's walk, Max Muncy fired a superior two-run shot to widen the gap to 3-0. Changed right-hander Lee Mi-García's 89.7-mile changeup was pulled well over the right fence. Muncy, who left in May due to a radiative muscle injury, returned for the first time in more than three months and scored a decisive shot to help him win.
Dodgers starter Gavin Stone played seven innings with two hits, two walks and 10 strikeouts, completely blocking the victory. Gavin, who had his 11th win (five losses) of the season, lowered his ERA to 3.44.
The Dodgers, which won two consecutive games, marked 74 wins and 52 losses and raced to No. 1 in the NL West. He maintained a three-game ride with the second-place San Diego Padres (71-55).
jhno@sportschosun.com
