Ohtani should be excited if he hits a home run, but he is disappointed, and he has already lost the first place in NL home runs for four consecutive games in the LAD game

Jul 21, 2025

Ohtani should be excited if he hits a home run, but he is disappointed, and he has already lost the first place in NL home runs for four consecutive games in the LAD game
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani enters the home game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium on the 21st (Korea time) with his batting gloves on after the bottom of the eighth inning. AP Yonhap News



The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost three consecutive games in the second half of the year.

The Dodgers came from behind to lose 5-6 at home against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium on the 21st (Korea time).

The Dodgers, who gave up all three consecutive opening home games in the second half against Milwaukee, marked 58 wins and 42 losses and maintained their lead in the NL West. However, he was trailed by 3.5 games by the second-place San Diego Padres (54 wins and 45 losses).




Milwaukee, on the other hand, has recently won 10 consecutive games and tied for first place with the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. In particular, Milwaukee won all six games against the Dodgers this season, laying the groundwork for more confidence if they meet in the postseason in the future.

The Dodgers allowed the bullpen to turn the tables in the top of the sixth inning with a 4-3 lead. Starter Clayton Kershaw allowed five hits and three runs (one earned run) in four ⅓ innings, while second pitcher Alex Vesia (one run in one inning) and third pitcher Lou Trivino (two runs in ⅓) showed difficulties.

Ohtani should be excited if he hits a home run, but he is disappointed, and he has already lost the first place in NL home runs for four consecutive games in the LAD game
Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw is being replaced five times. AFP Yonhap News
The Dodgers scored the first run in the bottom of the third inning when lead Andy Paz hit a left double and advanced to third base on Esteury Lewis' ground ball to third base, then homered on Dalton Rushing's sacrifice fly to right field.




Mookie Betts then blew a heavy hit to set up another opportunity. The next batter, Shohei Ohtani, pushed a 91.1 mile sinker into the middle of Milwaukee left-hander Jose Kintana's third pitch on a two-ball to easily cross the left fence to widen the gap to 3-0. The ball, which flew at an angle of 22 degrees and a speed of 108.7 miles, went over the left fence and hit 378 feet. 34th home run of the season.

However, he allowed a tie in the top of the fourth inning with two errors in defense. Kershaw guided Blake Perkins to a groundout with two outs and second base, and third baseman Tommy Edman caught it well with a diving catch, but the second baseman homered as he made a bad pitch to first base.

Kershaw, a two-out, second baseman, allowed Andrew Monasterio to hit a left-handed hit to give him one more point, and Monasterio homered and tied it 3-3 as center fielder Pazs missed Joey Otis' line drive.




Two of Kershaw's three runs were recorded as non-penalty points as two errors overlapped.

The Dodgers took the lead again with Lewis' solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning, but in the top of the sixth inning, Trivino gave up a left-handed hit to Eric Hawes to allow a 4-4 tie, and the situation was turned upside down 4-6 when right-hander Will Klein, who was changed with two outs and full base, was hit by Isaac Collins with a two-run heavy hit.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Dodgers gradually followed with a catch error by the opponent's first baseman, who came out when Rushing hit a ground ball with two outs, but Mookie Betts stepped down with a fly ball to center field and the game ended.

Ohtani should be excited if he hits a home run, but he is disappointed, and he has already lost the first place in NL home runs for four consecutive games in the LAD game
Tani Shohei hits a two-run homer to the left side in the bottom of the third inning and rotates the base with his right hand raised. AFP Yonhap News
Ohtani should be excited if he hits a home run, but he is disappointed, and he has already lost the first place in NL home runs for four consecutive games in the LAD game
Arizona Diamondbacks Euhenio Suarez is welcomed by his teammates as he hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning at home against the St. Louis Cardinals. AP Yonhap News
It should be noted that the Dodgers recently lost four consecutive games in the game where Ohtani hit a home run. Ohtani hit his 31st to 35th home runs in a row until this day following the game against Milwaukee on the 9th, the game against San Francisco on the 12th, and the game against Milwaukee on the 20th, but the Dodgers lost all of them in that game.

In this season's Ohtani home run game, the Dodgers have 20 wins and 11 losses and a winning percentage of 0.645. Last year, the Dodgers had a winning percentage of 0.760 (38 wins and 12 losses).

Ohtani hit a home run for the second consecutive game, but on the same day, Arizona Diamondbacks giant Eugenio Suarez hit two home runs and scored 35 to lead the NL alone in this category.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.