Ohtani 28th gun, bang! Kershaw allowed one run and four wins in 6 innings, 3 Kim Hye-sung is absent from 3,000K, LAD 31 Colorado
Jun 27, 2025
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Ohtani hit his 28th home run of the season in an away game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on the 27th (Korea time). With Ohtani's wedge shot in front, the Dodgers won 3-1.
Ohtani hit a home run in his fourth at-bat after two outs in the top of the seventh inning with a 2-1 lead. In ball count 2B2S, he hit right-hander Tyler Kinley's 87.4-mile slider in the middle of the sixth pitch and hit a solo shot that fell into the Dodgers bullpen over the right-center fence.
The ball, which soared high at a launch angle of 40 degrees and a batting speed of 107.8 miles, coincidentally was caught by Dodgers reliever Kirby Yates, who was playing a warm-up pitch 419 feet over the fence in right-center.
It is the first time in two days that Ohtani hit a home run since the first game of the three away games on the 25th.
Ohtani has hit three home runs in the last four games, tying New York Yankees Aaron Judge for second place in this category with 28 home runs. It is four shots behind the first-place Seattle Mariners, Caroly (32). Of course, in the NL, he widened the gap with second-ranked Arizona Diamondbacks Eugenio Suarez (25) to three by ranking first.
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Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw enjoyed the joy of winning four games this season by allowing two hits, one walk and one run in six innings. He threw 38 ⅔ innings in eight games this season with a 3.03 ERA, WHIP 1.19, and a 0.232 hit rate, respectively. In particular, he added five strikeouts, marking 29 in the season and 2,997 in total. He has only three strikeouts left in his 20th career with 3,000 strikeouts.
The Dodgers tied the game in the top of the third inning with Mookie Betts' infield hit with one out and runners on the second and third bases, and Freddie Freeman hit a right-handed hit in the sixth inning with no outs and runners on the first and second bases to turn the tide. Ohtani then hit a wedge solo shot in the seventh inning.
Dodgers closer Tanner Scott allowed one hit, one walk, and one strikeout in the ninth inning and made 17 saves for the season.
Meanwhile, Kim Hye-sung remained on the bench on the same day and missed the last two consecutive games. In particular, he has never been at the plate during the three consecutive games against Colorado. He had no opportunity to display a high-sensitivity batting average of 0.372.
The Dodgers, which have won four consecutive games, marked 51 wins and 31 losses and firmly maintained their lead in the NL West. It also maintained a tie with the Detroit Tigers, who are ranked first in the AL Central by combining the two leagues.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
