Minnesota: Eduard Jullien (second baseman) - Carlos Correa (striker) - Alex Kirillov (first baseman) - Byron Buxton (center fielder) - Jose Miranda (designated hitter) - Matt Wallner (right fielder) - Willie Castro (third baseman) - Ryan Jeffers (catcher) - Austin Martin (left fielder), starting pitcher Louis Valland.
Ohtani's start in the Dodgers' uniform through a 10-year, $700 million (about 947.8 billion won) contract last winter, the largest in the world's professional sports history, was a little disappointing. He was steadily producing hits, but no "long hit" could be found in Ohtani, who is devoted to "batter," perhaps due to the aftermath of the interpreter Mizuhara Ifei scandal. In particular, Ohtani broke the record he held as he failed to produce 37 consecutive home runs since the opening of the season.
However, his silence did not last long. Ohtani hit his first homerun of the season in his 41st at-bat, and displayed his strength to draw Archie the next day as well. His batting performance is now at its peak. Having had 11 hits and three home runs in five consecutive games before the game, Ohtani produced long hits again with his last hit against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday and his first hit on the day with more than a two-base hit.
In his first at-bat with no outs and a runner on the first base in the top of the first inning, Ohtani struck out a rookie, watching the 90.3 mile cutter for the fourth pitch against Minnesota starter Valand. However, the silence did not last long. Ohtani faced off against Valand once again in his second at-bat with no runners on the second out in the bottom of the third inning, and this time he did not miss the cutter that formed in the middle of the strike zone. Ohtani stuck his bat out at the 89.3 mile cutter without hesitation, and managed to pull out a whopping 114 miles (183.5 kilometers).
As the ball was so fast, Minnesota's first baseman Kirillov attempted a diving catch, but there was no chance. The ball then rolled to the right of the right field, and Ohtani strode and landed on the second base. His 114-mile batting speed was career-high for some, but he was only 41st in his career. With this hit, Ohtani showed off his strength to make all six recent hits more than a double with "right 3-middle 2-second-left 2-left-wall home run-right 2."
Since then, Ohtani's at-bat has not produced any hits. Ohtani struck out once again, hitting a fly ball to the left field in the third at-bat with no outs and runners on the first and second bases with two outs in the fourth inning. He also bowed his head in the bottom of the eighth inning when he had a chance to score runs with the bases loaded with two outs, but failed to match Hideki Matsui's most homeruns (175 homers) in the Japanese major leaguers. However, he ended the game with one hit from five times at bat, leaving only three hits to his 1,000th career hit in the U.S. and Japan.
The Dodgers released a wild boomerang this winter. It not only swept away the biggest fish on the free agent market but also actively utilized trade to strengthen its power. Notably, the Dodgers traded with the Tampa Bay Rays to acquire Tyler Glasnow. Then, it signed a five-year extension contract worth 136.5 million U.S. dollars. Question marks were raised over the Dodgers' decision. The reason is that Glasnow had a reputation as a "glass body."
However, Glasnow's performance so far is clearly far from glass body. Glasnow pitched hard against the San Diego Padres in the opening game of the Seoul Series, allowing two runs (two earned runs) in five innings, and earned his first win against the St. Louis Cardinals, the opener in the U.S. mainland, by allowing one run (less than three earned runs) in six innings. He earned his second win over the San Francisco Giants in the previous game by allowing three runs in six innings, and even caught Minnesota on the day.
It was an overwhelming pitch. Glasnow tied Minnesota's batters with three outs from the start of the first inning, and continued his good trend with two strikeouts in the second inning. Glasnow doubled his first hit after being hit by Austin Martin on the fifth pitch with two outs in the third inning, but lost again this time. Notably, Glasnow created a KKK innings against the hard-hitters Correa-Kyrilov-Berxton in the fourth inning, and three outs in the fifth inning, wiping out as many as 10 strikeouts over five innings.
He continued to pitch solidly. After striking out Jeffers, the first batter, in the sixth inning, Glasnow was hit twice by Martin again. Two hits that he allowed on the day allowed Martin. Minnesota tried to chase through a sacrifice bunt, but Glasnow escaped the crisis by striking out Corea with a 97-mile fastball with two outs and a third base, and allowed no runs in the seventh inning, marking 88 pitches, three hits, no outs and 14 strikeouts during the seven innings.
The Dodgers beat Minnesota 4-2 on Sunday, clinching its first game of three consecutive games with a victory. It also secured a winning series early on by securing the game on the day. The weight of the game started to tilt from the middle of the game. The Dodgers took the lead in the fourth inning after Will Smith had a hit, and Teoscar Hernandez had a hit. James Outman then hit a three-run shot off Minnesota starter Valland to take the lead by 3-0.
The Dodgers continued to score runs. In the fifth inning, the Dodgers had a chance to score runs with one out and runners on the first and second bases with one out due to leadoff hitter Betts' walk and Freeman's hit, and this time, Smith stuck out his bat when Valand's 94.5-mile fastball was driven to the middle of the strike zone, which led to a three-run homer over the right fence.
BY: 토토사이트
