I've got eight more games left! Ohtani no hit in 4 at-bats, 44 home runs-43 steals...LAD 3-14 ARI
Sep 02, 2024
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On the 2nd (Korea time), Ohtani had no hits in five at-bats against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field, and did not have any strength at all. The Dodgers were defeated 3-14.
Ohtani, who played as a designated hitter for the leadoff, struck out swinging after three pitches in the top of the first inning. At two strikes, he fumbled his bat on Arizona right-hander Brandon Part's low-falling 87.9-mile changeup.
Ohtani, who was a leadoff hitter again in the third inning, trailing 0-8, struck out swinging again this time. In ball count 2B2S, he swung and missed on a 95.2 mile high fastball on his part's fifth pitch. In the fifth inning, trailing 1-9, the first baseman swung his bat vigorously against the sweeper in the middle of the 86.1-mile first pitch of the part, but was thrown out with a high floating ball into the foul area on the third base.
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Ohtani bowed again at the scoring position on the same day. This season's scoring position batting average fell further to 0.218.
It should be noted that Mantiply, Arizona's key left-hander setup man, appeared again as Ohtani's 'natural enemy'. On the first day, he met after two outs in the sixth inning when he was trailing 5-6 and struck out swinging with a 78.6-mile curve, and on the second day, he took the mound in the sixth inning when he was trailing 5-6 with an 88.3-mile sinker to catch a ground ball to the second base.
On the same day, Arizona completely overpowered the pitcher by changing the pitcher to Mantiply at bat in Ohtani. Ohtani has been weak against Mantiply with one hit and three strikeouts in nine at-bats. Ohtani was replaced by first baseman Miguel Rojas in the lineup at the end of the eighth inning when the game was already on the line.
When the game was decided in the beginning, the Dodgers bench pulled out a large number of key players and played the game early. He replaced first baseman Freddie Freeman, right fielder Mookie Betts and left fielder Teoscar Hernandez in the bottom of the third inning when the score gap widened to 0-8. It is judged that there is no need to leave the main hitters in the game at the end of the season when physical management is important.
But Ohtani let him play until the second half of the game. Although there was no burden of defense because he was a designated hitter, each at-bat is a valuable opportunity for a player who is hunting for the first milestone in Major League history. However, Ohtani did not meet the bench's expectations with no hits.
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When the lead Randall Grichik opened with a double to the left, Eugenio Suarez fired a heavy hit and scored the first run. Kevin Newman's right-handed hit connected the chance to first and third bases with one out, and then Jose Herrera's heavy hit and Heraldo Perdomo's double on the left-field line made Arizona run 4-0.
Arizona added a point with Josh Bell's right-handed hit with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, and Greichik, who took the batter's box once more, fired a three-run shot in the middle to run away 8-0.
With this, Ohtani recorded a batting average of 0.291 (155 hits in 533 at-bats), 44 home runs, 98 RBIs, 107 runs, 43 steals, a on-base percentage of 0.374, a slugging percentage of 0.617 and an OPS of 0.991. On the first day of this four-game series, Ohtani recorded his 43rd home run of the season, his 43rd stolen base, and his 44th home run the next day.
end a four-game winning streakJuss continued to rank No. 1 in winning percentage by combining the two leagues with 82 wins and 55 losses (0.599). The Dodgers have 25 games left.
jhno@sportschosun.com
