Ohtani Gurney Betts Explodes! A triple in his home, RBI and two runs, and home run-stealing takes a rest...LAD 6-2 LAA
Sep 04, 2024
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LA Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani led the team to a 6-2 victory in the away game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium on the 4th (Korea time), with one hit, one RBI, one walk, and two runs from four times at bat.
Ohtani, who signed a 10-year, $700 million FA contract with the Dodgers in December last year, took the batter's box at Angel Stadium for exactly a year since the game against the Oakland Athletics on September 4 last year.
When leadoff designated hitter Ohtani entered the batter's box for the first time in the top of the first inning, many fans stood up and applauded, while Dodgers and Angels fans, who sat in the stands above the first base dugout, took out their phones and captured Ohtani on camera. Of course, Ohtani's 'betrayal' was heard booing by some fans who were not happy.
In addition, the phrase 'Welcome Back SHOHEI OHTANI' was exposed on the electronic display in the left outfield seat of Angel Stadium along with a photo of Ohtani's time with the Angels. And underneath it were the medals Ohtani received during his time with the Angels, including 「2018 AL Rookie of the Year, 2021 AL MVP, 2023 AL MVP, and two-time Silver Slugger」.
As soon as Ohtani stepped up to the plate, he smiled brightly at Angels catcher Logan Ohafi and patted each other on the back. Pitcher Ohtani worked with Ohafi on battery in five games when he was with the Angels.
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However, Ohtani helped turn the tide by hitting a triple in his second at-bat in the third inning, trailing 0-1. Leading Miguel Rojas got a walk and Chris Taylor struck out swinging, one out and one out. Ohtani then took the batter's box and lightly pulled a curveball that fell into the middle of Ditmouth's 6th pitch of 74.7 miles in 1B2S, fell to the left of right field and hit a 112.7-mile line drive that rolled to the fence.
First baseman Rojas rushed home to make it 1-1, and while right fielder Joe Adele chased and picked it up because the ball did not protrude from under the right foul pole fence, Ohtani ran to third base. The Angels asked for a challenge to see if it was a ground rule double, but a triple was recognized as it was because the ball stopped under the fence and was stuck and could not be taken out. Ohtani then homered with Mookie Betts' left-handed hit and scored a come-from-behind score 2-1.
After one out in the fifth inning, when the 2-1 lead continued, he struck out as a rookie. I watched 94.8 miles of fastball flying into the strike zone outside Dietmouth's sixth pitch from the full count.
In the top of the eighth inning, when the score was tied 2-2, Ohtani struck out the opponent's left-hander Jose Kida's high 95.6-mile fastball on the outside of the fourth pitch in 1B2S. Kiada roared loudly when Ohtani's bat cut through the air, and Ohtani moved to the dugout with a recalled expression without even looking at the mound.
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With this, Ohtani had a batting average of 0.292 (158 hits in 541 at-bats), 44 home runs, 99 RBIs, 111 runs, 72 walks, 46 steals, a on-base percentage of 0.377, a slugging percentage of 0.617 and an OPS of 0.994.
The Dodgers, who led the Angels with 2-1 this season, marked 84 wins and 55 losses and maintained the No. 1 overall winning rate in the Major League. The gap with the second-ranked San Diego Padres (79 wins and 61 losses) in the NL West was 5.5 games.
jhno@sportschosun.com
