‘Superstar’ Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) once again showed off his ability as a problem solver and got one step closer to the Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series.
In Game 3 of the National League Championship Series (4 wins out of 7) against the New York Mets held at Citi Field in New York on the 17th, Ohtani hit a huge 3-run home run that sealed the game in the top of the 8th inning. The Dodgers, who had recorded 1 win and 1 loss until the previous day, won 8-0 and took the lead in the series with 2 wins and 1 loss.
Ohtani, who played as the No. 1 designated hitter, kicked up a cut fastball (143 km/h) deep inside Mets right-handed reliever Tyler Magill’s second pitch in the top of the 8th inning, ahead 4-0, with one out and runners on first and second base (143 km/h), and it hit the top of the right outfield. I hit a home run. The distance is 125m. It was a home run that actually put a wedge in the game, increasing the score to 7-0. Ohtani’s postseason home run is his second in seven games since the first game of the division series against San Diego on the 6th.
Before this game, Ohtani had not hit a single hit in the postseason without a runner on base. Until the day before, he had no hits in 19 at-bats. However, in scoring situations, he was swinging a bad bat with 4 hits in 5 at-bats (batting average of 0.800), 1 home run, and 5 RBIs.
Even on this day, with no runners on base, he went 0-for-3 and walked one in his first four at-bats. His performance in postseason situations without runners increased to no hits in 22 at-bats.
However, Ohtani, who came to the plate in the top of the 8th inning with 1 out and runners on 1st and 2nd base, let go a high cut fastball and then hit the same pitch on the 2nd pitch, leading to a home run. In the postseason, Ohtani’s scoring record was 5 hits in 6 at-bats (0.833), 1 home run, and 8 RBIs.
Even in the United States, Ohtani’s impressive scoring record is attracting a lot of attention. MLB.com said, “Ohtani, who is setting new records every day in MLB, has also set a historic record in the scoring range. He said, “In the last 20 scoring situations, I hit a whopping 17 times.”
The Dodgers scored two runs first in the second inning on this day with one out and 2nd and 3rd bases on Will Smith’s infield hit and Tommy Edman’s sacrifice fly. In the 6th inning, Kike Hernández hit a two-run arch to put the team up 4-0. Following Ohtani’s home run in the 8th inning, Max Muncy added strength with a dominant solo shot in the 9th.
On this day, the Dodgers mound had five pitchers, including starting pitcher Walker Buehler (4 innings), Michael Kopech (1 inning), Ryan Brazier (1 inning), Blake Treinan (1 inning), and Ben Caspyrus (2 innings). He shut out the team by holding down the Mets’ batting lineup with 4 hits. The Dodgers pitching staff shut out the team in three consecutive postseason games and continued their scoreless streak for 33 consecutive innings before giving up seven runs in the second game against the Mets two days ago. But after just one game; The Yeongbongseung march resumed again.
Reporter Lee Heon-jae [email protected]
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