Ohtani played as the No. 1 designated hitter in the away game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on the 1st (Korea time) and recorded 1 hit (one home run) and 2 RBIs and 1 run in 5 at-bats.
In the top of the first inning, Ohtani hit the eighth curve of Arizona starter Merrill Kelly, who played for the SK Wyverns in the KBO League in the past, and connected it to a solo home run over the middle wall.
Ohtani, who hit his 44th homer of this season, has 43 stolen bases. He became the sixth Asian player and the first Asian player to join the 40-homer club in one season. If he adds six homers and seven stolen bases in the remaining games, he will achieve an unprecedented 50 homers and 50 steals.
Starting with Ohtani’s home run, the Dodgers took the lead with Mookie Betts hitting No. 2 and Freddie Freeman hitting “three consecutive home runs.”
Arizona was also tough. Arizona pushed forward Gavin Stone, the starting pitcher of the Dodgers, in the bottom of the first inning. Starting with Corbin Carroll’s home run inside the park, Arizona scored four runs and succeeded in turning the game around 4-3.
However, the person who laughed at the last minute was the Dodgers. Amid a fierce battle, the Dodgers had a chance to tie the game 6-6 with two outs and runners on the second and third bases in the top of the ninth inning. Tommy Edman, a Korean-American infielder, hit a splitter from Arizona right-hander Justin Martinez with two outs and runners on the second and third bases in the top of the ninth inning, leading to a two-run timely hit.토토사이트 순위
After Edman’s 8-6 victory, the Dodgers has secured four consecutive wins and maintained its lead in the National League West (82 wins and 54 losses). The Dodgers widened its gap versus Arizona (76 wins and 60 losses), which is ranking second in the league, to six games.