I thought you ran away, but Ohtani hit five guns in a week! One car chase after eight players, including Judge

Apr 15, 2025

I thought you ran away, but Ohtani hit five guns in a week! One car chase after eight players, including Judge
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the bottom of the third inning against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on the 15th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News



I thought you ran away, but Ohtani hit five guns in a week! One car chase after eight players, including Judge
Ohtani is running out looking at the ball after hitting a home run in the third inning. AP Yonhap News
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani hit his fifth home run of the season in a week.

Ohtani played as a leadoff designated hitter in the home game against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on the 15th (Korea time) and led the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 victory by hitting 3 hits, 1 RBI and 3 runs in 5 at-bats.

In his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, Ohtani pulled right-hander Antonio Senzatela's fifth pitch, 80.4-mile outside curve, and hit a line drive hit that fell in front of right field. Mookie Betts then hit a two-run home run to the left, and the Dodgers took a 2-0 lead. Betts pulled a slider in the middle of Senzatela's 85.9 miles and over the left-center fence. Season 4 Archie.




Ohtani hit a home run in the third inning as the leadoff hitter. On the ball count of 2B2S, he hit a 97.9-mile fastball that flew into Senzatela's high strike zone outside the sixth pitch to well over the middle fence. The shooting angle was 30 degrees, the batting speed was 112 miles, and the distance was 408 feet.

It is the first time in a week that Ohtani hit a home run since his superior two-run shot at the top of the third inning in an away game against the Washington Nationals on the 8th.

I thought you ran away, but Ohtani hit five guns in a week! One car chase after eight players, including Judge
Otani hits a big hit to left-center in the bottom of the eighth inning. AFP Yonhap News
In the third at-bat of the fourth inning, he was out with a big fly. The ball, which flew at a speed of 104.9 miles, was caught by right fielder Nick Martini at 382 feet in front of the fence in right-center.




He hit an infield hit in his third at-bat after one out in the sixth inning with a 4-1 lead. At the ball count of 2B2S, he pulled a 79.1-mile curve that fell outside the fifth pitch of the opponent's left-hander Luis Peralta, and while second baseman Adael Amador caught and threw it to first base slightly missed, Ohtani's foot was considered to have touched first, giving him a hit.

Betts' walk and Freddie Freeman's grounder to third base led Ohtani homered with Will Smith's sacrifice fly to left field to widen the gap to 5-1.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, he also hit a big hit at his last at-bat. Right-hander Victor Vodnick's second pitch, which pushed a 96.9-mile fastball into the middle of the second pitch and flew at 103.4 miles, was caught by left fielder Jack Bean's jumping catch at 377 feet in left-center.




With this, Ohtani batted .296 (21 for 71) with five home runs, six RBIs, 18 runs scored, and an OPS of .939 in 18 games of the season. Eight players, including Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, tied for first with six home runs, and 15 players, including Ohtani, hit five to form the second-place group. Judge hit his sixth home run of the season against the Pittsburgh Pirates on the 5th, and his cannon remained silent for 10 days until the Kansas City Royals game.

I thought you ran away, but Ohtani hit five guns in a week! One car chase after eight players, including Judge
Otani is lofting with Kiké Hernández after confirming his victory. ImagesYonhap News
I thought you ran away, but Ohtani hit five guns in a week! One car chase after eight players, including Judge
Dodgers starter Dustin May is throwing the ball vigorously. AFP Yonhap News
Dodgers starter Dustin May scored seven strikeouts in six innings, allowing three hits and one run to win his first victory of the season. It is the first time in about a year and 11 months that May has become a winning pitcher since May 7, 2023 against the San Diego Padres (three hits and no runs in six innings) before receiving Tommy John Surgery. He is 1-1 with a 1.06 ERA in three games this season.

The NL West lead fight is still hot. While the Dodgers maintained their third place with 12-6, the San Diego Padres (14-3) and the San Francisco Giants (12-4) also beat the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies on the same day to remain first and second, respectively. San Diego continued its 11-win, no-loss streak at its home stadium, Petco Park.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.