Finally, I finished 5 innings! 9K 1 Run This is Pitcher Ohtani, World Star Son Heung-min's first win in a return to reverse pitching after being cheered on by the first pitch
Aug 28, 2025
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Ohtani started the final game of the three consecutive home games against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium on the 28th (Korea time), striking out nine in five innings and allowing two hits and one run. Ohtani was replaced in the sixth inning with a 4-1 lead and met the winning pitcher requirements.
The number of pitches was 87, the highest this season, and allowed two walks. He threw 15 fastballs with a maximum speed of 100.3 miles and an average of 98.1 miles, and on the same day, he pitched pitches that took away the timing mainly with breaking balls (23), sweeper (16), and splitter (11).
Ohtani was sluggish in four innings against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on the 21st, allowing five runs, and getting a right thigh hit by the opponent's hitting ball and bruising, causing concern. For this reason, the mound took place seven days after taking another day off.
Nine strikeouts are the most in a season, exceeding eight caught against the St. Louis Cardinals on the 7th. The ERA was lowered from 4.61 to 4.18.
In particular, Major League Soccer LAFC Son Heung-min threw the first pitch wearing a Dodgers jersey as expected.
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Ohtani hit a 92.9-mile fastball outside the second pitch off Cincinnati left-hander Nick Rodolo in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, but was thrown out by a fly ball to left field.
Good pitching continued in the second inning. Ohtani, who struck out lead-off left-handed hitter Gavin Lux by throwing an 81.9-mile curve in the fourth pitch, walked Spencer Steyer at the full count and committed a wild pitch, followed by Jose Trevino at the full count, driving him to first and second bases with one out.
Ohtani, who committed another wild pitch at the batter's box of Kibrian Hayes, struck out Hayes with a 100.3-mile-high fastball, struck out Matt McClain with an 81.4-mile curve that fell outside after a blood clot going up to seven pitches and handed him no runs.
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But Ohtani struck out Delacruz and Hayes in a row to end the inning. Delacruz struck out on a 100-mile fastball on the fifth pitch in the ball count 2B2S, and Hayes struck out swinging on an 87.3 mile sweeper that dropped the sixth pitch low in the full count.
Ohtani struck out the first Lux in the fourth inning with an 82.6-mile curve on the sixth pitch, then grounded out Steer to the third base and Trevino to fly to the first base, recording his first three-out strikeout of the day.
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Leader Ohtani opened the scoring with his team's first hit. Cincinnati left-hander Nick Rodolo pulled an 88.5-mile body changeup on the fourth pitch and hit a 102.7-mile run to the right. After one out, Ohtani, who went to second base with Teoscar Hernandez's missed hit to right center, had another missed hit to right center by Andy Pazs, who advanced to third base, and the Dodgers had a chance to load the bases with one out.
Kike Hernandez then hit a heavy hit, and Ohtani and Theoska homered and turned the tide 2-1. Dalton Rushing's two-run timely hit then made pitcher Ohtani lighten his shoulders by running away 4-1.
Ohtani also took the mound in the fifth inning and grounded out lead Hayes to third base, struck out McClain swinging with an 88.9-mile slider and recorded his ninth strikeout of the season. Friedl then caught a ground ball to the first base and finally filled five innings.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
