Ohtani, you got hit again in 64 days, how painful must it have been? More than that, I blame myself for making the team difficult
Aug 21, 2025
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Ohtani started against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on the 21st (Korea time), got nine hits in four innings and allowed five runs before going down the mound. The Dodgers eventually lost 3-8, and Ohtani lost for the first time in his 10th appearance of the season.
He aimed for five innings, but allowed a concentrated hit and threw until the fourth inning after being hit in the leg by the opponent's straight hit, and was replaced by a pinch hitter in his fourth at-bat.
Ohtani will miss the last game of this four-game series at Coors Field on the 22nd. It's a scheduled break.
Manager Dave Roberts said before the game that `Otani is off tomorrow. Will Smith will be the designated hitter. In addition to taking the mound as a pitcher on the day, the game began at 1:10 p.m. local time on the 22nd, and Ohtani should be given a break. Moreover, on this day, he has to check his physical condition after being hit by a water stroke on the right stump. Fortunately, it's not a major injury.
After the game, Roberts said, `It's not enough to have an imaging check-up. I will be able to take a day off tomorrow, and return to the lineup the day after tomorrow."
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After a double in the first inning, Ohtani hit a fly to center in the third inning and a walk in the fifth inning, he was replaced by pinch hitter Alex Cole in the eighth inning. Ohtani, who recorded one hit and one walk in two at-bats, marked a batting average of 0.285 (138 hits in 485 at-bats), 44 homers, 83 RBIs, 120 runs, 85 walks, 17 steals, and 1.018 OPS.
It's the first time in Coors Field's career. Ohtani was hit with a concentrated hit by Colorado batters who turned their bats finely. Nine hits are tied with a personal record against the Houston Astros on Sept. 11, 2021, when he was with the Los Angeles Angels. At that time, he allowed six runs in three ⅓ innings.
His fastball speed of nine out of 66 pitches was up to 99.1 miles and an average of 96.9 miles, 1.3 miles slower than usual. He pitched mainly with sweeper (19) and slider (14). Ohtani struck out three, and his ERA soared to 4.61.
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However, Ohtani gave up an intensive hit in the second inning and allowed two runs first. Ohtani, who threw a 94.3 mile cutter outside off the second pitch to lead Jordan Beck and gave up a missed hit that fell in front of center field, induced Warm Bernabel to ground out to shortstop to take the lead. However, he gave up a heavy hit again to Mickey Moniac and was driven to the first and second bases with one out, before being hit by Brenton Doyle with a double falling to the left of left field for the first time.
On the second and third bases with one out, Orlando Arcia allowed a sacrifice fly to the right, and third baseman Moniac homered, widening the gap to 0-2.
Ohtani, who seemed to find stability by putting him to rest again in the third inning, was in crisis again after being hit to the right by Beck, the leader of the fourth inning. A 95.2 mile fastball hit a 102-mile hard hit. Then, after being hit by a left-handed double by Bernabel, while left fielder Michael Confoto's throw hit shortstop Miguel Rojas' glove and flowed into the infield, Beck stepped home, and the batter was out at third base. Confoto's throwing error.
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Manager Dave Roberts and trainer rushed to the mound. Ohtani shook his legs and checked his condition, and continued pitching because there was no problem. At 0-4, Ohtani induced Ryan Ritter to ground out with one out and runners on the first and third bases to catch a hit and run down the third baseman, but the gap widened to 0-5 after Freeman hit a right-handed hit with two outs and runners on the first and third bases.
Ohtani then struck out Toba with a low curve outside and barely finished the inning. In the fourth inning alone, he threw 21 pitches.
'Batter ' Ohtani hit a double on the right-field line in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning and then stepped down with a fly to center field in the third inning. Ohtani, who also took the batter's box in the fifth inning despite the pain in his leg, walked, but was eventually replaced by pinch hitter Alex Cole in the eighth inning. Ohtani, who recorded one hit and one walk in two at-bats, marked a batting average of 0.285 (138 hits in 485 at-bats), 44 homers, 83 RBIs, 120 runs, 85 walks, 17 steals, and 1.018 OPS.
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Ohtani was struck in the right thigh by right-hander Randy Vazquez's 93.8-mile fastball in the bottom of the third inning against the San Diego Padres on June 18. After 64 days, he was hit by the same area this time.
Roberts said "My muscles got stiff and swollen. So I replaced him at bat in the eighth inning. I'm glad it's not my knee."
Ohtani said of his pitch on the day, `I regret it very much. It brought the team to a difficult point. It's a disappointing result. I'll make it better. I knew during the bullpen pitching that the ball would not fly as normal as other baseball fields. Of course, that can't be an excuse." In other words, he was conscious of the characteristics of Coors Field, a high-altitude stadium about 1.6 kilometers above sea level.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
