Ohtani Shohei hit the season’s 9th home run as a starting pitcher and wrote the first major league record of ‘5 on base’. However, the appearance on the mound is unusual. He got his fifth win, but allowed 5 runs while hitting 3 home runs. He has allowed eight home runs in his last four games.
On the 16th (hereinafter Korean time), Ohtani started as the third batter and starting pitcher in an away match against the 2023 Major League Baltimore Orioles held at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. On the mound, he had 4 hits (3 home runs), 2 walks, 5 strikeouts, and 5 runs (5 earned) in 7 innings, and at bat, 4 hits (1 home run), 3 RBIs, 3 runs and 1 walk.
On the mound early this season, Ohtani’s pace has been phenomenal. From the opening game to the 5th game, he has been winning and winning with an average ERA of 0.64 without a single home run. However, starting with the Oakland Athletics match on the 28th of last month, he gave up home runs in four consecutive games, and his pitching is uneasy. He hit a whopping 8 home runs in 4 games alone.
On this day, Ohtani got off to a good start by tying Baltimore’s top batting line up in a three-way tie with Cedric Mullins, Adley Luchman, and Anthony Santander in the first inning. However, after giving up the first hit to Gunner Henderson in the second inning, Adam Frazier attacked the sweeper in the fifth pitch and allowed a come-from-behind two-run home run. It was enough to feel that the ball hit by Frazier, who was not a home run hitter, went over the fence as soon as it hit.
The home run streak continued. Ohtani gave up a walk to lead hitter Jorge Mateo in the 3rd inning with a narrow lead of 3-2, and this time from 2 out 1 base, the 83.3 mile (approximately 134.4 km) sweeper who threw the first pitch to Santander was once again driven into the middle of the strike zone. It was connected with a two-run home run that went over the middle fence.
Ohtani once again blocked the Baltimore lineup with a three-way offense in the fourth inning, but in the fifth inning, Mullins hit a 96.2 mile (approximately 154.8 km) fastball in the fourth. The batted ball, which reached 104.2 miles per hour (approximately 167.7 km), crossed the right wall and did not return. With this home run, Ohtani gave up 3 home runs, the most in a single game.
Even in the midst of uneasy pitching, Ohtani continued to climb the mound. In the 6th inning, Santander had a 3-run grounder, struck out Ryan Mountcastle, caught Henderson with a 2nd baseman grounder, and finished the 7th inning without a run, ending the disappointing pitch with a long inning.
The content on the mound was obviously disappointing. However, his presence at the plate was clearly noticeable. Ohtani, who went to base with a walk in the first at-bat in the top of the first inning, attacked Grayson Rodriguez’s third fastball in the second at-bat in the third inning and reported the first hit of the day to right field. And he even scored a goal by stepping on Geo a Shela’s timely home.
He hit three home runs on the mound, but also threw one batted ball over the fence at the plate. Ohtani did not miss Rodriguez’s first pitch curve in the middle of the strike zone at the start of the 4th inning when the score was 4-4, with 1 out on 1st and 2nd base. The bat hit hard and went over the fence in the middle right as it was, leading to a slip run that ran away to 7-4. Season 9 home run.
Ohtani continued to pull out a triple in a persistent game that went up to 7 pitches with the changed pitcher Logan Gillaspie in the top of the 5th inning without a runner on the 2nd, leaving only a double for the major league’s ‘first’ starting pitcher ‘Hit for the Cycle’. . However, in the fifth at-bat in the 7th inning, he retired with a ground ball to the second baseman, and in the last at-bat in the 9th inning, he only hit a single, failing to make a record. However, he was satisfied with being the first player ever to go five on base as a starting pitcher.먹튀검증
On this day, the Angels almost played a tough game as Ohtani gave up three home runs. However, Ohtani showed off his presence at the plate, and after a fierce slugfest, he won 9-5 and escaped from the swamp of two consecutive losses.