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Baseball Genius’ Ohtani Shohei (29, LA Angels) cleaned up the recent sluggishness with his 10th home run and final hit of the season.
On the 19th (hereinafter Korean time), Ohtani started as the designated hitter in the 4th game of the 4th game against the 2023 Major League Baltimore Orioles held at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA스포츠토토, and got 2 hits in 5 at-bats (1 home run) 2 played an active role.
He hit a home run in his first at-bat. With no two runners in the first inning, he broke the balance of 0 by shooting a solo home run in the middle of the left. After swinging off Baltimore starter Tyler Wells’ first pitch four-seam fastball, he hit a changeup on the second pitch and connected it to his 10th home run of the season. It was the moment when he achieved a double-digit home run for the last three years in a row. Both home runs and hits came in three games since the game against Baltimore on the 16th.
After one out in the 3rd inning with a 3-0 lead, it was only a floating ball against Wells in the left field, and in the 5th inning with a 3-0 lead, he had a chance to 1 out, 1st and 2nd base, but was unfortunately withdrawn with a third baseman infield fly. At the end of the full count game, Wells’ changeup, which was driven to the middle of the 6th pitch, could not be properly attacked.
In the 7th inning, with a lead of 4-3, Mike Trout, a runner on first base, moved to second base due to a foil at first base, creating a scoring opportunity. Ohtani hit the slider on the 3rd pitch against Cionel Perez in 1B-1S, but was unable to bring the runner home as it was just a fly ball to the center fielder.
Ohtani’s true value came in the last at-bat. In the 8th inning, the score was 5-5, with 2 outs and bases loaded. Ohtani hit a strong ground ball toward the first baseman and succeeded in hitting the infield with an RBI turnaround. First baseman Ryan Mountcastle threw his body to catch the ball and tried to throw it toward the pitcher who was on first base cover, but Ohtani had already stepped on first base. I couldn’t throw the ball because of Ohtani’s speed. It was the moment when Ohtani hit the final blow.
Ohtani, who broke silence for two consecutive games and played a multi-hit game, raised his batting average for the season from 2.88 to 2.92.
Thanks to Ohtani’s one-man show, the Angels defeated Baltimore 6-5 and ended their two-game losing streak. Season 23 wins 22 losses. On the other hand, Baltimore, whose three-game winning streak was frustrated, became 28-16.