LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani, who suffered a dislocated shoulder, will also start Game 4.
The Dodgers announced its starting lineup for Game 4 of the World Series against the New York Yankees at 9:08 a.m. on Tuesday (Korea time). Ohtani will play as the designated hitter for the leadoff.
Ohtani, who got on base with a walk in the bottom of the seventh inning in Game 2 at Dodger Stadium on the 27th and was replaced immediately after being tagged out while trying to steal second base at the Teoscar Hernandez’s at-bat, complained of left shoulder pain, and played normally as the first designated hitter in Game 3 on the 29th as the pain disappeared quickly and there was no abnormality in the MRI examination.
However, he wore a protector on his shoulder before the game and minimized his movement by holding onto the collar on his uniform with his left hand when running as a runner. It is true that he is still cautious, and he also expressed his position that he will decide whether to undergo surgery through tests after the World Series.
However, he does not appear to be capable of playing games. “If the pain is tolerable, there is no reason not to participate,” manager Dave Roberts said ahead of the third game. Roberts has a “plan B” in place to prepare for Ohtani’s absence, but he may not be able to implement it anymore. 먹튀검증
If the team wins Game 4, the Dodgers will confirm its World Series title. In the best-of-seven post-season series, a team that had three wins has won the series as it has been 39 times out of 40 times, and the probability is 97.5 percent. The only case in point is that the Boston Red Sox advanced to the World Series by winning four consecutive games after losing three games against the Yankees in the ALCS in 2004.
However, the Dodgers will operate Game 4 as “Bulpen Day.” Ben Casparriers will start, and Blake Treinen, who he cherished in Game 3, can also be used. Rookie Lewis Hill will start the Yankees.
Attention is focusing on whether Ohtani will be able to hit a home run. Ohtani, who got on base with a walk and a walk in Game 3 the previous day and homered once, was silent with no hits in three at-bats. He went 1 for 11 in three World Series games and had no home runs and no RBIs. Ohtani’s latest home run was in Game 4 of the NLCS against the New York Mets on the 18th. In the top of the first inning, he pulled on left-hander Jose Kintana’s 90.8-mile body sinker and hit a 422-foot long-range solo shot over the right fence.
Since then, Ohtani has failed to add another homerun in five consecutive games and 29 at-bats until Game 3 of the World Series. In this year’s regular season, Ohtani had nine games in which he failed to hit the longest homerun.
On the other hand, Ohtani said, “I had tape on my shoulder today, and it felt different compared to when I didn’t have tape on my shoulder. There is no further discussion on my future plans. We have to decide whether to have surgery after the World Series is over through additional testing. But as things stand now, I don’t think it will be necessary.” He is trying to figure out the possibility of surgery.
