5 home runs in the last 10 games + 2 consecutive home runs
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who is aiming at 50-50 in an unprecedented single season, hit his 44th homer of the season from the first inning. Thanks to Ohtani’s stellar performance, the Dodgers has won four consecutive games.
Ohtani, who started as the first designated hitter in an away game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday, hit a homerun off Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly who moved to the Major League from the KBO League. Ohtani hit a homerun to the center by hitting Kelly’s curveball, which was driven to the center after a game of up to eight pitches. It was his 44th homerun in two consecutive games and his 44th in this season. He is also just two shy of his 46th homerun in a season.
The Dodgers then led 3-0 at the top of the first inning with three consecutive home runs, with Mookie Betts, the second batter, and Freddie Freeman, the third batter, hitting back-to-back solo home runs. It is the first time in Dodgers history that a three-game home run has been made from the first batter in the first inning.
However, the Diamondbacks also tied the game with a two-run timely hit after leadoff hitter Corbin Carroll made a ground home run from the bottom of the first inning, and then added one more run with a sacrifice fly to turn the tide straight to 3-4.
In the top of the second inning, Ohtani made a 4-4 balance and Freddie Freeman made a timely hit to turn the game around 5-4. However, Vax again made a 5-5 balance with a solo home run in the bottom of the third inning. When the Dodgers turned the game around 6-5 with Muncy’s timely hit in the top of the fifth inning, Vax continued the tight race by making a 6-6 victory with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The balance sheet was broken in the top of the ninth inning. Tommy Edman hit a timely hit with two runners on the right and right, with runners on the second and third bases with two outs, and the Dodgers won its fourth consecutive game by winning 8-6.토토사이트 순위
On the day, Ohtani had one hit (one homer) and two RBIs and one run from five times at bat. He has hit five homers in the recent 10 games, and is racing toward 50-50 without hesitation.