In addition, Ohtani threw like crazy, 8K scoreless in 6 innings, finishing the regular season with 14G ERA 2.87 which is like the first starter in autumn baseball
Sep 24, 2025
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Ohtani started the away game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on the 24th (Korea time) and recorded five hits and no runs with powerful pitching, striking out eight in six innings.
Ohtani remained in the lineup as a designated hitter after being replaced in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 3-0 lead. He pitched six innings for the first time since returning to the mound in June, throwing a record 91 pitches.
He didn't give up any walks, and his fastball velocity of 36 pitches averaged up to 101.2 miles and 98.2 miles. The ratio of swing and miss was 33% (16 out of 48 swings), and ball mixing was also effective.
With this, Ohtani will throw 47 innings in 14 games since returning to the mound in June, marking a 2.87 ERA, nine walks, 62 strikeouts, WHIP 1.04, and a 0.227 hit rate and starting postseason preparation.
In particular, he has pitched three consecutive scoreless games, raising expectations for the first fall baseball mound in eight years since his Major League debut. Ohtani will start Game 1 of the Wild Card Series on October 1 if the current rotation is maintained.
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In the bottom of the second inning, the Dodgers scored the first run with a solo home run from the left-center of the first Teoscar Hernandez in the top of the second inning to lead 1-0. Ohtani stopped the inning with three outs again.
He silenced leader Gabriel Moreno with a 98.4-mile fastball from the full count and Blaze Alexander with a 87.8-mile sweep, before cooking Ildemaro Vargas with a groundout to second base.
In the third inning, he gave up a straight hit infield hit to the leader Alec Thomas, but he struck out all three subsequent batters. James McCann struck out swinging with 99.5-mile fastballs, Jake McCarthy with an 80-mile one-bound curveball, and Perdomo with 99.4-mile high fastballs.
Ohtani gave up a heavy hit to lead Marte in the fourth inning with a 1-0 lead, but he struck out Carroll with a 101.2-mile fastball on the eighth pitch and threw Moreno 97.7 miles from the full count to the high course of the body to put him to rest with a swing and miss. Then he grounded out to shortstop and finished the inning.
In the fifth inning, he handled the lead Vargas with a fly to left field, allowed Thomas a right-handed hit, and led McCann to a double play to end the inning lightly. In the ball count 2B2S, he threw a sweeper in the middle of the 5th pitch of 86.2 miles to induce a ground ball, caught him and threw him to second base, and completed a double play leading to the first base.
The Dodgers widened the gap to 3-0 in the top of the sixth inning with Ohtani's walk and Teoscar's triple to the right-center with two outs and runners on first and second bases.
Ohtani, who also took the mound in the sixth inning, induced the leader McCarthy to ground out, tagged him himself at the first base line, and got a right-center hit by Perdomo, but handled Marte with a ground ball to second base. Ohtani, who gave up a missed left-handed hit by Carroll, then finished the inning by catching Moreno with a fly to center field. First quality start since returning.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
