Ohtani started as the first designated hitter in an away game against the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2024 Major League Baseball at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the 6th (Korea Standard Time) and played 2 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 run and 1 stolen base in 3 at-bats, including a home run.
The Dodgers won the game 5-3. Every time Ohtani was critical, he had an RBI single. Ohtani was out after hitting a foul fly at the third base in the first inning. Aaron Nola, the starting pitcher of the Philadelphia Phillies, hit a four-seam fastball at 93.3 mph, but it was a fly ball.
He hit the tying hit at the second batter’s box. At the bottom of the third inning when his team was losing 0-2, Ohtani hit Nola’s first pitch to hit a sacrifice fly to the right field. Then Teoscar Hernandez’s two-run shot to the left made the Dodgers come from behind to turn the game around 4-2.
In the fifth inning with his team leading 4-2, Ohtani hit a double on the right-field line by hitting Nola’s four-pitch four-seam fastball at 92.9 mph without a runner.
Ohtani, who had no hit in four times at bat at an away game in Oakland on Saturday, had a hit again in two games. When Freeman was at bat, he successfully stole third base. He stole 32nd base.
Ohtani hit a home run over the left fence by hitting a changeup on the second pitch by Philadelphia left-hander Tanner Banks. He added a home run for the first time in three games since an away game in Oakland on the 3rd. It was his 34th home run of this season.
Ohtani is focusing only on hitting batters this year due to elbow surgery last year when he was with the Los Angeles Angels. Since moving to Dodgers, he has been playing designated hitter only, but has displayed the best batting performance.
He hit .300 with 30 home runs and 30 steals. He achieved 30-30 in 108 games, the third fewest in the history of Major League Baseball.토토사이트 순위
He has six homers and eight stolen bases left until he has 40 homers and 40 steals. Ohtani has 46 homers in a season in 2021. The record for the most stolen bases has already broken 26 in 2021.
“Otani hit his 34th home run in three games. He stole 32nd base. He is advancing towards 40-40,” said the Japanese media Sports Hochi. “Only five players in the history of Major League Baseball can 40-40 achieve this pace.”