Ohtani started the home showdown with the Los Angeles Angels in the 2024 Major League Baseball at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on the 22nd (Korea time), and started as a designated hitter, and flew 2 at-bats (one home run), 2 RBIs, 1 run and 2 walks.
Ohtani signed a 10-year, 700 million-dollar contract last winter to wear the LA Dodgers uniform. However, he was able to receive such a high ransom thanks to his performances during the Los Angeles Angels, including the 2021 season and the 2023 regular season MVP and home run king title. Ohtani will face the “Friendly” Angels for the first time since moving to the Dodgers on the basis of his free agent status.
Starting with the Kansas City Royals on the 17th and the game against the Colorado Rockies on the 20th, he not only exploded multi-hits in four consecutive games, but also hit his 21st home run the day before (21st), and succeeded in leading the game to the game. Ohtani started the game in a good mood by getting a walk after a persistent game that went up to six pitches with Angels starter Pablo Sandoval in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning. Then, he quickly made a “multi-base” game by drawing a walk once again in the second at-bat with one out and a runner on the first base in the bottom of the third inning.
It was in the fifth inning that Ohtani’s bat exploded. Ohtani collided with Matt Moore, the Angels’ new pitcher, in the third at-bat with two outs and a runner on the first base when the score was 0-0, and when a four-seam fastball measuring 91.1 miles (146.6 kilometers) was rushed to the center of the strike zone on the third pitch, he swung the bat without hesitation. The ball extended at a whopping 113.1 miles (182 kilometers) and then flew 455 feet (138.7 meters) to reach the center of the Dodger Stadium, becoming his 22nd homerun of the season. He hit four homers in the last six games, displaying his outstanding performance. 토토사이트 순위
Ohtani clearly displayed presence until the last at-bat. At the last at-bat of the regular inning with no runners and one out at the bottom of the eighth inning, when the score was tying 2-2, Ohtani targeted a splitter that drove the Angels to the center of pitcher Luis Garcia’s second pitch strike zone, and finished the game with two hits (one homer) and two RBIs, one run and two walks from two times at bat.
Despite Ohtani’s “one-man show” performance, including a home run, the Dodgers lost ground in the face-to-face confrontation with local rivals. The Dodgers was the first to break down the early stages of the game. With Ohtani’s first two-run homer with two outs and a runner on the first base in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Dodgers succeeded in gaining the upper hand. Then, the Angels immediately launched a counterattack.
In the top of the sixth inning, the Angels had a chance to score a large amount of runs with one out as Luis Lengifo got a hit, Taylor Ward got a hit, and Logan Ohafi got a hit again. At this time, Jack Neto recorded a ball that hit the pushing body and Mickey Moniac added a ground ball to balance it 2-2. Since then, the two teams have been in a lull again, and the Angels have succeeded in turning the game around 2-3 thanks to Ward’s timely hit in the top of the 10th inning. On the contrary, the Dodgers ended up losing the first game of their rivalry as they failed to balance their offense in the bottom of the 10th inning.
