LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani started the home showdown with the San Diego Padres in the 2024 Major League Baseball at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the 27th (Korea time) and scored 3 hits, 1 RBI and 1 run in 5 at-bats.

On the 20th of last month, Ohtani made a golden tower of 51 homers and 51 steals, a record of “unanswered questions” that no one in the world has ever achieved, including 6 hits in 6 at-bats (three homers) with 10 RBIs, 4 runs and 2 steals in a game against the Miami Marlins. In particular, Ohtani broke the record of most RBIs in Japanese history and the Dodgers’ record of most home runs in a team beyond Hideki Matsui.

In the game on the 26th, he also matched the “legendary” Ichiro. Ohtani, who entered the batter’s box in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the face-off against San Diego, hit a timely hit against the changed pitcher Adrian Morehorn. Then, he stole the second base at the plate of the follow-up hitter Mookie Betts and recorded 56 steals, and enjoyed the joy of tying the record when Ichiro acquired the title of stolen base when he was the Seattle Mariners in 2001.

Ohtani, who has been recording so many records that it is difficult to list them one by one recently, also made a big record in the game on the 27th. Ohtani, who hit a grounder to shortstop against Joe Musgrove in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, tried to stick out his bat on the third curve at an unfavorable count of 0B-2S in the bottom of the third inning, but failed to produce any significant results by stepping down with a grounder to the first base.

However, Ohtani was not unilaterally hit, either. In his third at-bat as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the sixth inning, Ohtani swung the bat once again on Musgrove’s third pitch curve and garnered a hit heading toward right field, completing a hit in nine consecutive games. This was just the beginning. Ohtani hit San Diego Padres’ new pitcher Tanner Scott’s second pitch slider at the bottom of the seventh inning, when the score was tying 2-2, and produced another hit to right field, bringing the runner on second base home.

Based on his multi-hit performance in his third and fourth at-bat, Ohtani had only a double left until his 400th hit, and finally reached the 400th hit in his last at-bat. With the Dodgers leading 7-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs and no runners, San Diego’s Yuki Matsui made a low-course slider outside the strike zone, drawing a double in front of left field and finally achieving 400 hits.

Ohtani’s 400-base hit is the 19th in the history of Major League Baseball. He was the second Dodgers player after Babe Herman (416-base hit) in 1994 and the 19th and 30th in 23 years since 2001 when four players including Sammy Sosa (425-base hit), Luis Gonzalez (419-base hit), Barry Bonds (411-base hit), and Todd Helton (402-base hit) simultaneously. With 53 home runs and 56 steals showing how great the season is, the 400-base hit was truly “dum.”토토사이트 추천

According to Japan’s Sports Hochi, Ohtani said, “I came to the stadium with the mindset of deciding (the championship) today, and I’m so happy that it went the same way. Was my goal to win here like this? It was an important series, and everyone must have had different resolutions from other series,” adding, “It was the best. We will try to do it more often. I think it will be special for us, and most of all, special for our fans. It was the best for our fans and for us to be able to have such a moment at home.”

Ohtani was happier that his team sealed the West Division championship and won the game than that he had 400 hits. “I think there were a lot of really good at-bats. In that sense, I was able to focus more on the game and play. I just thought about hitting in the seventh inning,” Ohtani said. “San Diego is our global rival and strong and outstanding. It’s great that I was able to play like today against such a team. It was a victory that everyone won.”