Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is one step closer to his dream of 50 homers and 50 steals. He also set a new record for most RBIs in a single season.
However, Ohtani drew the line saying, “I have no time to care about my individual performance,” and expressed his desire, “I want to confirm the district championship as soon as possible.”
Ohtani was the first designated hitter in a home game against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the 9th (Korea Standard Time).
Ohtani, who stepped down with a fly ball to left field in his first at-bat in the first inning, was checked out at first base, with two outs and no runners in the third inning.
Ohtani hit a superior solo arch against Cleveland starter Bybee in the fifth inning. He hit the second pitch with the ball count 1B-0S and sent it out of the fence. He hit his first homer in two days since the game against Cleveland on the 7th.
Ohtani entered the batter’s box for the fourth time in the seventh inning without a runner with one out, but struck out.
Ohtani’s batting average for the season rose from 289 to 291 on the day, with two hits, one RBI and one run from four times at bat, including his 46th home run of the season.
Ohtani hit his 46th arch on the day, moving one step closer to joining the 50-50 club of his dreams and breaking the record of most RBIs in a single season with 101 RBIs. However, he did not put much emphasis on his personal performance. 먹튀검증
According to a report by the Japanese sports media Sponichi Annex, Ohtani stressed the importance of his team’s performance, saying, “I have no time to care about my individual performance. Our team is leading the National League West, but I just want to confirm the championship as soon as possible.”
Meanwhile, the Dodgers beat Cleveland 4-0. Betts’ triple and Muncy’s walk in the fourth inning gave the Dodgers a chance with one out and runners on the first and third bases, and Smith’s heavy hit earned the first run.
The Dodgers, who added one run with Ohtani’s solo arch after one out in the fifth inning, ran away two more runs in the eighth inning with Muncy’s one-run home run to the left-center wall and Taylor’s timely hit to the right.
Flaherty, the starting pitcher of the Dodgers, became the winning pitcher with seven ⅓ innings of perfect pitching. Smith completed a three-hit game. On the other hand, Cleveland Indians had six hits but failed to score a point. Starting pitcher Bybee pitched relatively well with two runs allowed in five innings, but failed to get help from the batters, and became the losing pitcher.
