'Home run-stealing silence' Ohtani's 3 at-bats, 1 hit, 1 run, and 3 home runs with Judge...LAD 2-4 SD 5 consecutive wins
Sep 25, 2024
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Ohtani scored one hit, one walk, and one point in three at-bats in a home game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on the 25th (Korea time). The Dodgers lost 2-4.
Ohtani, who played as the designated hitter for the leadoff, hit a double in the bottom of the first inning and scored the first run. San Diego starter Michael King pulled in a 93.7 mile fastball to hit the right wing line one-bound and hit a ground-rule double over the right fence of the foul pole.
Ohtani then homered through third base while shortstop Xander Bogaerts caught Mookie Betts' ground ball and made a bad pitch to first base to enter the dugout.
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Ohtani pushed up an 84.8-mile slider that was low on the fourth pitch against King with a ball count of 2B1S in the fifth inning, trailing 1-4, but was caught by a diving catch by left fielder Jurickson Profar who ran forward.
In the fourth at-bat, he struck out left-hander Tanner Scott with a swing and miss in the fourth at-bat after two outs in the seventh inning when the team was losing 1-4. He missed his bat on a 98.6-mile fastball on his third pitch in the two strikes.
The Dodgers recovered one point with a heavy hit by Kique Hernandez at the first and third bases with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, which was made with consecutive hits by Will Smith and Tommy Edman, but Miguel Rojas was killed triple leading to third baseman and second baseman, and the game ended. Ahead of Ohtani's at-bat, San Diego's infield team caught three outcounts at once.
With this, Ohtani kept his 53 home runs and 55 steals intact. On the same day, Judge hit a solo home run to left in the fourth inning against the Baltimore Orioles, marking his 56th of the season.
Ohtani batted .301 (185 for 614), 123 RBIs, 129 runs, 79 walks, 0.384 on-base percentage, 0.640 slugging percentage, 1.024 OPS, 95 hits, and 393 hits. In particular, Ohtani set the Dodgers' record for the most long balls in a single season. It exceeded the 94 set by Babe Herman in 1930.
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San Diego Padres starter Michael King became the winning pitcher with three hits, two walks, three strikeouts and one run (non-earned) in five innings, winning 13 games (nine losses) this season. The ERA is 2.95,
On the other hand, Dodgers starter Landon Nyack lost the game by allowing four runs and five hits, including one home run, in four innings. 3-5 in the season, 3.74, ERA,
San Diego turned the tide with Jake Cronenworth's superior two-run home run with two outs and a runner on first base in the top of the second inning, trailing 0-1, and added two runs with Bogaerts' timely hit and Cronenworth's double in the fourth inning.
The Dodgers were only one hit in seven at-bats in seven scoring positions and were unable to properly solve the offense with two double plays.
jhno@sportschosun.com
