Shohei Ohtani (30, LA Dodgers), who achieved the “50 (homer)-50 (stealing)” milestone for the first time in the Major League on the 20th (Korea Standard Time), continues to break records by adding one home run and two stolen bases against Colorado.
Ohtani started the home game against Colorado on the 23rd (Korea time) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California as a designated hitter. He added one stolen base against Colorado at the same place the day before, recording “52-53” before the game.
Ohtani’s first at-bat on the day came at the Dodgers’ offense in the bottom of the first inning. Ohtani, who appeared at the batter’s box as the leadoff hitter, pushed a four-seam fastball with seven pitches and 96.1 miles to make a hit in front of left field after a full count battle against Antonio Senzatela (29), a right-handed starter of the Colorado Rockies.
Ohtani who played at first base went all the way to second base when Mookie Betts (32) had a hit, and advanced to third when first baseman Freddie Freeman grounded out in front of second baseman. However, he failed to score a run due to lack of hits.
The second batter’s box was made when he was attacked in the bottom of the third inning. Ohtani came to the batter’s box with one out runner on the first base and hit a four-seam fastball with six pitches and 96.4 miles in full count against Senzatela, a pitcher of the opposing team, to lead him to a hit that passed by the second baseman. 스포츠토토
Ohtani, who went to the first base, attempted to steal second base when Betts, the follow-up hitter, was at bat, and succeeded in stealing his 54th base of the season. However, he failed to score a point because he did not have a follow-up hit.
Ohtani’s third at-bat on the day was set up when the Dodgers was losing 1-4 in the bottom of the fifth inning. Ohtani appeared in the batter’s box without a two-out runner, and hit a two-pitch, 88-mile changeup off Antonio Senzatela, 29, the opposing pitcher, but was thrown out by a fly ball to the first base.
The fourth batter’s box came at the bottom of the seventh inning when the Dodgers was trailing 3-5. Ohtani came to the batter’s box in the absence of a one-out runner and pulled the 85.4 mile changeup on the first pitch of Jaden Hill, the opposing pitcher, to make a hit that flew between the first and second bases.
Ohtani, who advanced to the first base, stole the second base when Betts, the follow-up hitter, was at bat, and succeeded again to secure his 55th stolen base of this season. When Freeman, the next batter, had a critical hit, he came home and scored a point. It was the moment when the Dodgers trailed the Colorado Rockies by a score of 4-5.
The fifth batter’s box was arranged when he was attacked in the bottom of the ninth inning. Ohtani, who appeared in the batter’s box as a leadoff hitter, hit a four-seam fastball, three pitches in two balls and one strike, and hit a four-seam fastball to tie the ball far over the fence. It was his 53rd homer of this season.
The home run balanced the two teams 5-5. Then, the follow-up hitter Betts hit a back-to-back home run to come from behind to win the game 6-5.