Ohtani played as the No. 1 designated hitter in the visiting game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on the 1st (Korea time) and recorded 1 hit (one home run) and 2 RBIs and 1 run from 5 times at bat.
Ohtani hit Arizona starter Merrill Kelly’s eighth curve ball in the top of the first inning to draw a solo arch over the middle wall.
Kelly, who gave Ohtani his 44th home run of the season, is a player who returned as an MLB ace after playing for the SK Wyverns (currently SSG Landers) in the KBO League.
Now, if Ohtani adds six home runs and seven stolen bases this season, he will achieve an unprecedented 50 home runs and 50 steals.
Ohtani became the sixth Asian player and the first Asian player to hit 40 home runs and 40 steals in a season.
In the top of the first inning, the Dodgers set a record of “three consecutive home runs” from Ohtani to Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman.
Arizona’s counterattack was also formidable.
Arizona turned the game around 4-3 in the bottom of the first inning by scoring four runs, including Corbin Carroll’s inside-the-park home run.
After that, if the Dodgers ran away, Arizona continued to catch up, and the game was decided only in the ninth inning.토토사이트
Tommy Edman (Dodgers), who also played for the Korean national team, sensibly hit Arizona right-hander Justin Martinez’s splitter in the top of the ninth inning with two outs and runners on the second and third bases, producing a timely two-run final hit.
The Dodgers, which won 8-6, won four consecutive games to lead the National League West.