Dad Ohtani, who is not explosive at all, 1 hit in 12 at-bats in 3G after returning → LAD lost by 1 point for 2 consecutive days
Apr 24, 2025
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The Dodgers lost 6-7 in an away game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on the 24th (Korea time). The Dodgers, who failed to keep their 10-7 lead the previous day and suffered a 10-11 upset loss at the end of the 10th inning due to bullpen difficulties, lost 16-9 with two consecutive losses and one win and three losses in the last four games.
Shohei Ohtani, who played leadoff, was not explosive again on the day. He recorded one hit and one strikeout in five at-bats without a home run and an RBI.
Ohtani hit a big ball in his first at-bat, but it was too high. In the top of the first inning, Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd's 94.9-mile fastball was lifted high at a speed of 100.1 miles, and left fielder Ian Hep moved back slightly to catch it. It was a hard hit, but the launch angle was too high at 44 degrees.
In the third inning, when it was 0-0, he created a hit with a hit that hit accurately and connected the chance with the bases loaded.
With a walk by the first-runner Michael Confoto and a left-handed hit by Austin Barnes, Ohtani then lightly pulled Boyd's slider in the middle of 84.7 miles on the third pitch at two strikes, making a hit that fell in front of right field. It was a slow ball with a launch angle of 34 degrees and a batting speed of 67.9 miles, but it hit the bat correctly.
The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead with Teoscar Hernandez calling in two runners with two outs and a bases loaded.
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The Dodgers tied up three hits in the top of the fifth inning and scored three runs to turn the game around 5-3. Leading Miguel Rojas' heavy hit followed by pitcher Boyd, who caught Barnes' hit, a chance to score with runners on first and second bases with no outs as the ball thrown to second base became a bad pitch to catch the frontrunner.
After Ohtani stepped down with a fly ball in left field, even the first baseman Barnes was caught in check, worsening the situation to second base with two outs. However, Mookie Betts tied the game 3-3 with a double on the left-field line, and Teosca pulled Boyd's 83.6-mile first-pitch slider and connected it to a two-run shot on the left side to turn the tide again.
However, the Cubs also turned the tables again in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Cubs, who tied the game with a two-run timely hit by Dansby Swanson with the bases loaded with one out, added two runs with Nick Horner's sacrifice fly and Crow-Armstrong's timely hit to run 7-5.
The Dodgers gradually caught up with Andy Parz after one out in the top of the sixth inning when he hit a solo home run to the left, but failed to get an additional point and knelt down.
Ohtani struck out a fly to shortstop in the sixth inning and a swing and miss in his last at-bat after one out in the ninth inning.
Ohtani returned on the 21st after taking a leave of absence to see his wife give birth on the 19th and having his first child, and he scored one hit and two points in 12 at-bats in the next three games. He has a batting average of 0.261 (24 hits in 92 at-bats), six homers, eight RBIs, 23 runs scored, and an OPS of 0.847. It ranks 19th in the OPS category in NL.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
