Pitcher Ohtani is rising and batter Ohtani is also struggling to work on the sideline over 30? The batting average of 0.2801 points and the OPS collapsed together
Jul 07, 2025
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Ohtani played as a leadoff designated hitter in the final game of three consecutive home games against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium on the 7th (Korea time) and was silent with no hits in four at-bats. He struck out one.
In his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, he rolled up Houston right-hander Ryan Gerstow's 95-mile fastball, but he couldn't stretch and was withdrawn by a fly to center field.
He went out as a leadoff hitter in the third inning, when it was 1-1, and pulled Gusto's 81.9-mile first pitch curve, but he also floated high and was out on a fly to right field.
In the fifth inning, he hit a fly ball to third base while sticking out the bat on an 87.9-mile changeup that fell outside Gusto's fifth pitch on a two-strike after two outs. And in the eighth inning, trailing 1-4, he struck out three pitches with one out and one on the first base. He let go of left-hander Brian King's fastball in the middle of 93.2 miles. No ball was hit properly in four at-bats.
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However, as a batter, he only had one hit in his last at-bat and only one hit in four at-bats. And on this day, he was silent without a hit.
Ohtani received his second Tommy John Surgery in September 2023 when he was with the Los Angeles Angels and moved to the Dodgers last year, taking a season off as a pitcher. And in late October, he injured his shoulder in the World Series against the New York Yankees and underwent offseason surgery to stop pitching rehabilitation. Originally, he tried to join the rotation from the beginning of this season, but rehabilitation continued until June.
After returning as a pitcher on June 17, he struggled with two hits and one run in one inning against the San Diego Padres, but hit two hits and two RBIs in four at-bats to lead the team to a 6-3 victory. At that time, the batting average was 0.300 and the OPS was 1.039, boasting solid figures.
However, since then, the hitting has become jagged. He marked a batting average of 0.200 (14 hits in 70 at-bats), five homers, 15 RBIs, 11 points, and one stolen base in 19 games from his return to the mound to the game against Houston. He got 11 walks and struck out 24 times.
In particular, in the two recent games, he played two consecutive innings, recording a total of one hit in eight at-bats.
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Due to the poor performance on the day, Ohtani hit 0.278 and OPS 0.990. The batting average of 280 and the OPS of the one-point range collapsed at the same time. Ohtani's batting average of 270 and OPS of less than 1 point are the first in 66 days since May 2.
Not only Ohtani, but also Andy Parz, Miguel Rojas, and Esteuri Lewis failed to hit, but also only one hit in four at-bats in the scoring position, losing five to one.
As the Dodgers swept three consecutive home games, the strongest team's move was put on hold. The Dodgers, which lost three consecutive games in 48 days after losing four consecutive games on May 17-20, marked 56 wins and 35 losses and lost the top spot in the entire ML to the Detroit Tigers (57 wins and 34 losses), the leading AL Central.
In particular, the Dodgers revealed their limitations by giving up all of their confrontations this season with Houston, which won the title with 「Sign Stealing」 as the opponent of the 2017 World Series. Last year, the Dodgers were also inferior to Houston with one win and two losses in three consecutive games.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
