It's strong. I can't understand! Is Smith's knee okay with 18 innings and 312 pitches? 9 consecutive all-inning defense, true iron man
Oct 29, 2025
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The Dodgers put an end to a blood clot that lasted 6 hours and 39 minutes in the bottom of the 18th inning when Freddie Freeman, the leader of the team, rolled up Toronto left-hander Brendan Little's sinker and crossed the center fence well. The Dodgers, which won a thrilling 6-5 victory, turned the series around with a 2-1 victory.
The game, which began at 5:11 p.m. local time in LA, ended at 11:50 p.m. He didn't manage to get past the day. He avoided '2 days and 1 night' However, it was past 2 a.m. when he returned home after the victory ceremony and official interview.
Freeman commented on the game like this. "Our starter got on base nine times tonight."
Shohei Ohtani will start Game 4 of the World Series at 9 a.m. on the 29th and 5 p.m. on the 28th in LA time. Freeman made a summary of the game in the 18th inning of extra time.
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On this day, the two teams used 19 pitchers to set a postseason record. The number of pitches of 609 is the highest since 2000, and the time required for the game was the second longest ever after Game 3 of the 2018 World Series. Thirty-seven on base is the most in a single postseason game.
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MLB.com summarized this as 'Ohtani show'.
▶Otani got on base 9 times, setting a record for the most on-base hits in a single game in the postseason. The previous record is six. There were three on base in the regular season. Stan Hack on August 10, 1942, Johnny Burnett on July 11, 1932, and McCurry on July 8, 1922.
▶ Otani became the second player to hit four long balls in a World Series game. Earlier in 1906, Chicago White Sox Frank Isbell had four long hits with four doubles in Game 5 of the World Series against the Chicago Cubs.
▶Otani became the first player to achieve a multi-homer game three times in a single postseason. He hit two homers in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series (WCS) against the Cincinnati Reds, three homers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) against the Milwaukee Brewers, and two homers on the day.
▶Otani became the first player to achieve more than 12 hits twice in a single postseason. On this day, he hit two home runs and two doubles each. He also marked a 12-base hit in Game 4 of the NLCS, which hit three home runs. In terms of postseason careers, Babe Ruth (W.S. Game 4 in 1926 and WS Game 4 in 1928) also played more than 12 hits twice.
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▶ Otani recorded eight intentional four pitches in this postseason, tying Albert Pujols in 2011 in the most intentional four pitches in a single postseason. The most in this category is Barry Bonds' 13 in 2002.
▶Otani hit eight home runs in this fall's baseball league, tying the Dodgers for the most home runs in a single postseason. In 2020, Corey Seager had eight home runs in 18 postseason games. Overall, they tied for second place. The most home runs in a single postseason were 10 by Randy Arozarena of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020. In the case of Ohtani, he hit all eight home runs as the first batter.
However, I think the Dodgers catcher Will Smith suffered the most on the day. He wore a catcher's mask and received the ball throughout 18 innings. In other words, Dodgers pitchers threw 312 pitches, so they sat and stood up at least 312 times. Smith, who took a break for nearly a month due to a microfracture in his right hand at the end of the season, played in the first game of the DS. In particular, he played all-inning defense for nine consecutive games from Game 3 of the DS to Game 3 of the World Series.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
