Ohtani show, not surprising, gives cannon to fans of Gyeongjong High School who are ringing two MVPs out of pain
Mar 20, 2025
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The Dodgers boasted the prowess of the defending champion by leading the opening two consecutive games against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome from the 18th to the 19th (Korea time).
The first contributor to the victory in Game 1 was starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto. With a maximum of 98.1 miles of fastball and splitter, his main weapon, he gave up three hits and one walk in five innings and blocked one run.
In the batting lineup, Ohtani scored a decisive hit and scored. Ohtani hit a right-handed hit in the fifth inning with one out and a runner on the first base, leading the chance to the first and third bases, and the Dodgers tied the game with Tommy Edman's timely hit, and Ohtani homered and turned the tide 2-1 due to a throwing error by the Cubs second baseman who was trying to double-play when Teoscar Hernandez grounded out.
In the ninth inning with a 3-1 lead, Ohtani hit a double on the right-field line and scored with Hernandez's timely hit to seal the victory. He played a leading role in the opening game by hitting two hits and two runs from five times at bat.
In the second game, he hit his first home run of the season. With a 5-2 lead in the top of the fifth inning and no runner, right-hander Nate Pearson's 99.1-mile fastball in the middle of the fifth pitch was rolled up and connected with a solo shot slightly over the right-center fence. The ball hit a fan's glove and fell to the ground, went all the way to the challenge, and the home run remained the same.
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Of course, the main players of the second game's victory should be seen as Kike Hernandez, who scored three RBIs, including two-run homers, and the bullpen, who blocked four scoreless innings in the second half of the game, but Ohtani led the overall atmosphere. Ohtani batted .375 (3 for 8) with one homer, one RBI, three runs scored, two walks and an OPS of 1.375 in two games.
MLB.com said on the day that Ohtani's home run 'Superhero Shohei! He appeared and hit his first home run and drove Tokyo Dome into a frenzy. According to media, Ohtani is the second Japanese player to hit a home run in a Major League regular season game in Japan after Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees in 2004.
Coach Dave Roberts said after Game 2 that `nothing that Shohei does surprises me. Everyone here tonight would have come to see Ohtani's performance"Like Otani, he always lives up to expectations. By hitting a home run at Tokyo Dome, he gave everyone and himself a great moment" he evaluated.
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The Dodgers, however, were left with only five walks in three innings despite the absence of Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, two pillars of the MVP trio, and Japanese fireballer Rocky Sasaki throwing up to 100.5 miles of fastballs in three innings in his second game debut.
Ohtani hit a home run in his ninth game of the season last year, when he hit 54 home runs, and his third game of the season in 2023, when he was with the Los Angeles Angels. Previously, he drew his first arch of the season in eight games in 2022, two in 2021, four in 2020, six in 2019 and two in 2018.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
