Kim Hye-sung's 3 at-bats hitless and even an error, Ohtani's 19th shot exploded LAD 72 CLE
May 27, 2025
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On the 27th (Korea time), Ohtani led the Cleveland Guardians to a 7-2 victory with one hit, two walks, three runs and one RBI from three times at bat, including his 19th home run of the season, in the first game of the three consecutive away games at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.
With this, Ohtani marked a batting average of 0.295 (62 hits in 210 at-bats), 19 homers, 33 RBIs, 57 runs, 34 walks, an on-base percentage of 0.392, a slugging percentage of 0.648, and an OPS of 1.040.
The two leagues are the only home runs and runs scored. Ohtani, who hit 12 home runs in May, can hit 57 home runs if he maintains his current pace. It is a figure that is possible to become the first integrated home run king of both leagues in his life. New York Yankees Aaron Judge and Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber are tied for second in home runs.
Ohtani, who started as a designated hitter for the leadoff, hit Cleveland right-hander Gavin Williams with a solo home run in the top of the first inning. He pulled a 96.5-mile four-seam fastball that penetrated the body of the first pitch as it was and stuck it 378 feet over the right fence. Launch angle of 28 degrees, batting speed of 115 miles.
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Ohtani's first home run takes the leadJuss led 2-0 in the top of the second inning with Andy Paz's left-handed hit with one out and second base, and in the top of the fifth inning, when he was chased by one run and became 2-1, he added two runs based on a walk by leadoff hitter Ohtani to run 4-1.
Teoscar Hernandez hit a left-handed hit and Max Muncy hit a sacrifice fly in the first and second bases with one out made by Ohtani and Freddie Freeman's walk.
In the sixth inning, Michael Confoto's walk and Kim Hye-sung hit a ground ball to the first base, leaving the front runner out, and Mookie Betts and Freeman hit back-to-back right-handed hits to widen the gap to 6-1 with two outs and runners on the first and second bases.
Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto stopped six innings with three hits, two walks, seven strikeouts, and two runs, winning his sixth win (three losses) of the season. The ERA increased slightly from 1.86 to 1.97.
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Kim Hye-sung, who played as second baseman in the ninth, hit a ground ball to the first base with one out and runners on the first and second bases in the top of the second inning with a 2-0 lead, and in the second at-bat in the fourth inning, Williams' 83.4-mile curve outside was recognized as a checkered swing and struck out.
Kim Hye-sung, who hit another ground ball to the first base in the sixth inning with one out and one out, got on base with the leadoff runner out and scored a point when subsequent Betts made a timely hit. However, Kim Hye-sung was replaced by pinch hitter Miguel Rojas in the top of the eighth inning with a 6-2 lead. When left-hander Joey Cantillo took the mound, the Dodgers used right-handed hitter Rojas.
Kim Hye-sung also made a mistake in defense, causing disappointment. After one out in the bottom of the fourth inning with a 2-1 lead, he failed to catch Kyle Manzardo's training ball and put it back. Manzardo's ball rolled fast at 99.1 miles and bounced in front of Kim Hye-sung, hit by the body, and flowed backward. Kim Hye-sung's second mistake of the season. Fortunately, however, it did not lead to a loss.
As a result, Kim Hye-sung's batting average fell from 0.395 to 0.366 (15 hits in 41 at-bats) and OPS from 0.925 to 0.858, respectively. 1 home run, 5 RBIs, 10 runs, 4 steals.
After losing two consecutive games, the Dodgers marked 33 wins and 21 losses and firmly maintained their lead in the NL West.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
