What if it's not a home run? Ohtani double → triple → double long hit in a row LAD 84 PIT

Apr 27, 2025

What if it's not a home run? Ohtani double → triple → double long hit in a row LAD 84 PIT
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani hits a left-center double to tie the score 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium on the 27th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News



What if it's not a home run? Ohtani double → triple → double long hit in a row LAD 84 PIT
Otani hits a triple in the fifth inning and hits home with Freddie Freeman's timely hit and is welcomed by manager Dave Roberts. AP Yonhap News
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani saved the team from three consecutive losses with a MVP-like performance for the first time in a long time.

Ohtani started as the designated hitter of the leadoff in Game 2 of the three consecutive home games against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium on the 27th (Korea time) and became the hero of the 8-4 come-from-behind victory by swinging three hits, one RBI and two runs from five times at bat.

Ohtani failed to hit a home run for the fifth game, but he showed off his long-shot power by hitting two doubles and one triple. With this, Ohtani had a batting average of 0.277 (28 hits in 101 at-bats), six homers, nine RBIs, 25 runs scored, and an OPS of 0.890.




Ohtani hit a double in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning and then homered. Ohtani, who connected Pittsburgh right-hander Mitch Keller's 81.4-mile body sweeper with a double to left-center, went to third base on Mookie Betts' fly to center field and homered on Teoscar Hernandez's double to right-center after two outs. The Dodgers then took advantage of second baseman Adam Frazier's throwing error to first base, which caught Tommy Edman's ground ball, and Teosca dug home and turned the tide 2-1.

Ohtani, who struck out in the second inning, hit a triple after one out in the fifth inning, trailing 2-3, setting the stage for the tie. He hit Keller's 88.9-mile changeup from the full count and hit a triple that ran to the fence on the right line. Ohtani then homered with Freeman's right-handed hit to tie the score 3-3.

What if it's not a home run? Ohtani double → triple → double long hit in a row LAD 84 PIT
Otani hits a triple on the right-field line in the bottom of the fifth inning. AP Yonhap News
What if it's not a home run? Ohtani double → triple → double long hit in a row LAD 84 PIT
Shohei Ohtani, who is running toward the ball by hitting a timely double in the left-center at the bottom of the seventh inning. AFP Yonhap News
Ohtani's bat also caught fire in the fourth at-bat. When Andy Pazs made the opportunity with a right-handed hit after one out in the seventh inning, trailing 3-4, he hit a double in the left-center to tie it again 4-4. In ball count 2S, he pushed a 93.2 mile four-seam fastball that dug into the strike zone in the middle of left-hander Caleb Ferguson's fifth pitch to split left-center. It was a typical 'OtaniPyo' double with a shooting angle of 16 degrees and a batting speed of 107.7 miles.

Ohtani then succeeded in stealing a surprise third base at the batter's box. Ferguson's 92.8-mile fastball on the fourth pitch at the ball count of 2B1S was safe by running to third base while it became a ball. Pittsburgh catcher Joey Bart accurately threw the ball, but Ohtani's right foot cleverly avoided third baseman Kibryan Hayes' tag and reached third base first. 6th stolen base of the season.

The Dodgers created an additional scoring opportunity with Betts walking and one out and runners on first and third bases. However, Pittsburgh first baseman Jared Triolo connected Freddie Freeman's ground ball to a reverse double play and failed to score additional points. At this time, if Ohtani, the third baseman, had homered before Betts, who was in a tag-out situation at second base, he would have scored, but Ohtani could not stop the start. This is because Triolo caught such a fastball on a one-bound basis. For the Dodgers, they had to put the MVP trio as the batter and runner and bear the worst consequences.

What if it's not a home run? Ohtani double → triple → double long hit in a row LAD 84 PIT
Teosca Hernandez is happy after hitting a solo home run to the left side in the bottom of the eighth inning. AFP Yonhap News
However, the Dodgers added four runs with two home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. First of all, leader Theosca pulled a cutter in the middle of right-hander Colin Holderman's second pitch of 88.2 miles and hit his seventh solo shot of the season that easily crossed the left fence to take a 5-4 lead.




The Dodgers then created a chance with Tommy Edman's double in left-center and Will Smith's walk with one out and runners on first and second, and then beat Joey Wentz, a right-hander whose pinch-hitter Kiké Hernandez changed to a three-run shot to left, to widen the gap to 8-4.

Dodgers starter Loki Sasaki pitched five ⅔ innings with five hits, two walks, four strikeouts, and three runs, but he had no connection to victory.

With Ohtani's performance at the forefront, the Dodgers broke their three-game losing streak, marked 17 wins and 10 losses, and moved up to joint second place in the NL West. On the same day, the San Diego Padres (17-10) lost to the Tampa Bay Rays and lost the top spot to the San Francisco Giants (18-10). San Francisco defeated the Texas Rangers 3-2.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.