Ohtani hit a home run in the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium on the 22nd (Korea time).
He hit a two-run homer off left-hander Matt Moore at his third at-bat with two outs and a runner on first base in the bottom of the fifth inning when the score was 0-0. He hit a fastball in the middle of the third pitch of the 1B1S to well over the fence.
With a flying angle of 27 degrees, a batting speed of 113.1 miles (182 kilometers), and a flying distance of 455 feet (138.7 meters), Ohtani has accelerated his drive to become the home run king for the second consecutive year by widening the gap with Marcell Ozuna (20), the second-ranked Atlanta Braves in the NL home run category.
It is the second consecutive day that Ohtani has hit a home run since the game against the Colorado Rockies on the 21st. He has already hit eight home runs in June.
He allowed walks in both of his previous two at-bats. Ohtani, the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the first inning, drew a walk from Angels left-hander Patrick Sandoval. He was judged to have low 89.1 mile slider at the sixth pitch in the full count. However, local video footage shows that he was caught in a low strike zone borderline. When Sandoval was judged to have a ball, he shook his head and expressed discontent.
Ohtani was forced out from the second base when Teoscar Hernandez grounded out to the third base, and Freddie Freeman hit a double play to end the inning. He also walked at his second at-bat with one out in the third inning when the score was 0-0. Sandoval's 89.3 mile sinker in the seventh pitch of the full count became a high ball. 토토사이트 순위
Immediately after, however, Sandoval sent a signal to the dugout by waving his left arm. It was because of pain in his left hand. The trainer rushed to the mound in a hurry to check his condition, and replaced the pitcher. Sandoval threw the ball against Ohtani in a nervous mood, but apparently had cramps in his left hand after pitching the last ball. The Angels put up Hunter Strickland as their second pitcher. Strickland struck out Hernandez and grounded out Freeman to second base, preventing the crisis by allowing no runs.