Is he a spy sent by an Earth rival? LAD spending 131.8 billion won and getting hit in the back of the head, Ohtani = Finishing theory has emerged rapidly
Sep 08, 2025
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The Dodgers won the away game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park on the 8th (Korea time) by 5-2 with Shohei Ohtani's two home runs and starter Clayton Kershaw's good pitching. The Dodgers, who narrowly lost five consecutive games, maintained their No. 1 position in the NL West with 79 wins and 54 losses, but only one game away from the second-place San Diego Padres (78 wins and 65 losses).
In addition, it is difficult to catch up with the Philadelphia Phillies (83-60), who are ranked second in the NL win rate competition for the first and second place in the division series. In the end, it is very likely that the Dodgers started the fall baseball from the wild card series for the first time in four years since 2021.
The Dodgers ended the first half of the season with the No. 1 NL win rate (58 wins and 39 losses). At that time, they were 5.5 games ahead of San Diego, 2.5 games ahead of Philadelphia, and 0.5 games ahead of the Chicago Cubs, which are ranked first in the Central District.
It was expected to reach the postseason this year, showing off the prowess of NL No. 1 again. However, in the second half of the year, the Dodgers have shown severe ups and downs over pitching and have prolonged their downward trend.
Both the batting indicators in the second half are at the bottom. He ranks 20th in average score (4.37), 18th in team batting average (0.242), 12th in team OPS (0.738), and 9th in team home runs (64). Interpreting this means that the scoring route is simple and timely hits are rare in chances.
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The anxiety in the Dodgers bullpen comes from Tanner Scott, who is in charge of finishing. He's been pitching jagged all season. He pitched 49 ⅓ innings in 52 appearances this season, recording 1 win and 3 losses, an ERA of 4.56, 8 holds, 20 saves, and 9 blon saves. The figures themselves are unreliable. The WHIP is 1.22 and the hit rate is 0.258. It's hard to put the finishing touches on.
Scott, who took the mound with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning when the Dodgers suffered a come-from-behind loss against Baltimore on the 7th, was hit by Emmanuel Rivera with a two-run heavy finishing hit. In the game against Baltimore on the 6th, he went out in the bottom of the ninth inning when he was 1-1 and was hit by Samuel Basayo after two outs, giving up a walk-off hit for two consecutive days.
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As Ohtani, who returned to the mound in mid-June, gradually raged as he increased his pitching innings, the argument that he should be used as a closure began in the middle of last month. At the time, manager Dave Roberts said "It's an idea to review, but we think Ohtani is the starting pitcher," he said, expressing a negative stance.
However, now it is a situation where we cannot help but think about it. The possibility of using Ohtani as the closing pitcher at the end of the season or in the postseason has begun to increase. Anyway, the Dodgers have a lot of starters, so there is no problem in the postseason when four players are needed.
The Dodgers signed a four-year, $72 million (about 131.8 billion won) FA contract with Scott last winter. I thought of it as a finishing touch. This is due to his 1.75 ERA, 22 saves and 11 holds in 72 games for the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres in 2024. It is painful for the Dodgers that they came from San Diego, their rival in the district. I have to be with him until 2028.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
