'No hit in four times at bat' Ohtani tied up! Darvish allowed one run in seven innings, easily fought back...LAD 2-10 SD
Oct 07, 2024
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Ohtani was hitless, and the Dodgers knelt down. The San Diego Padres successfully fought back.
San Diego won 10-2 in Game 2 of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on the 7th (Korea time) with the brilliant pitching of starter Darvish Yu.
San Diego, which lost 5-7 the previous day, will be able to go home with a 1-1 series record. Games 3 and 4 between the two teams will be held on the 9th and 10th at Petco Park, San Diego's home, after a day off on the 8th.
Darvish became the winning pitcher by giving up three hits and two walks in seven innings and blocking one run. It's his first postseason win and his fifth career win. It is the first time in two years that Darvish won the autumn baseball game since Game 2 of the Division Series against the Dodgers in 2022. Darvish allowed seven hits and three runs in five innings at the time.
Darvish struck out three in seven innings, his most tie in a single postseason game. Darvish, who threw 82 pitches, led the inning without much crisis by mixing seven pitches, including sweeper, slider, curve, splitter, four-seam, sinker, and cutter. Fastball confinement hit a maximum of 96.2 miles and an average of 94.8 miles.
In particular, Darvish completely overpowered Ohtani's three confrontations with strikeouts, a grounder to the first base, and a grounder to the pitcher. In the previous regular season showdown between the two players, Darvish was dominant with one hit and two strikeouts in five at-bats.
Ohtani, who became the main player of the victory by hitting a three-run home run in the first game, was silent with no hits in four at-bats, including being tied to Darvish. The Dodgers' lineup struggled with four hits against Darvish and San Diego's bullpen.
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After one out in the top of the first inning, Fernando Tatis Jr. pulled a fastball in the middle of Dodgers starter Jack Fleherty's 92.9 miles and easily crossed the left fence. Tatis Jr.'s second home run of the postseason with a 30-degree launch angle, a 100.6-mile batting speed, and a 387-foot driving distance.
San Diego went on a 3-0 run in the second inning, adding two more runs with a home run. David Peralta hit a two-run shot in the middle after two outs as lead Jackson Merrill got on base with a heavy hit. Peralta hit Fleherty's 86-mile-low slider over the middle fence.
The Dodgers recovered one run in the bottom of the second inning. Gavin Lux hit a sacrifice fly to left field in a bases-loaded chance with no outs due to leader Teoscar Hernandez's heavy hit, Max Muncy's right-handed hit, and Will Smith's walk. However, with one out and runners on the first and second bases, first baseman Luis Arraez caught Tommy Edman's straight hit and stepped on the first base, Smith was also out and the inning ended as it was. The Dodgers failed to take away the flow by failing to score an additional point in the big inning opportunity.
San Diego added a run in the top of the sixth inning to take the lead. Lead Tatis Juni got on base after being hit by Fleherty's ball. Jurickson Profar's bunt became an infield hit, leading to a chance to first and second bases with no outs. San Diego widened the gap to 4-1 with Merrill hitting a left-handed hit with one out and runners on first and second bases.
In the top of the eighth inning, Merrill connected Dodgers right-hander Ryan Brazier's 94.5-mile fastball outside the first pitch with a two-run shot over the left fence. Xander Bogaerts then hit a solo home run to the left to run 7-1 to seal the victory. In the ninth inning, Kyle Higashioka ran 10-1 with a solo home run in the middle and a two-run home run by Tatis Jr.
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Ohtani went out as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the sixth inning, trailing 1-4, and fought Darvish in a full-count battle, swinging the bat vigorously on a 73 mile curve on the sixth pitch, but he was hit and stepped down with a weak ground ball in front of Darvish. In the eighth inning, left-hander Tanner Scott struck out swinging.
An interesting scene was also staged at the end of the first episode. After one out, Mookie Betts' home run hit to the left-hand side was caught by left fielder Profar reaching his glove over the left fence of Dodger Stadium with a low height. On the broadcast screen, the ball that Profar dropped on the glove seemed to have fallen between the spectators who reached out to catch each other, but that was not it. It's settled in Profar's glove pocket and worn out.
Not only Betts but also local broadcasters initially recognized it as a home run. It was a fly ball to left field with an angle of 36 degrees, a batting speed of 95.4 miles, and a driving distance of 354 feet.
jhno@sportschosun.com
