Ohtani struck out 2 at an entrance and fired home run 26
Shohei Ohtani returned to the mound and launched a sharp first entrance to Nationals and also hit its home run of the season for Dodgers
Los Angeles – Shohei Ohtani launched an entrance without hits Sunday in his Second Opening In the mound for Los Angeles Dodgers, He struck out two and allowed only a corridor based due to an error by Mookie Betts.
Ohtani made 18 releases against the Washington Nationals in Chavez Ravine, registering 12 strikes with an uncontrolled release. After the initial batter CJ Abrams was retired with a shot, Betts dropped a high James Wood under the sun, but Ohtani struck Luis García Jr. and Nathaniel Lowe to finish the entrance.
Ohtani then struck out in seven launches as the first bat of the Dodgers against Michael Soroka, of Washington, in the lower part of the first entrance. Ohtani stood out on the plate in the seventh inning, connecting a three-run triple through the right garden line to put the Dodgers up 7-3. In the eighth he added his homer 26 of the season.
Ben Casparius replaced Ohtani on the mound in the second entry for the Dodgers, who probably saw what they expected from their two -way superstar.
Ohtani’s line reached a maximum of 98.8 miles per hour after reaching 100 in its first exit, and finished both strikeouts with breaks breaking.
Ohtani allowed two hits and a race while making 28 launches in the first entry on Monday against San Diego Padres in his first departure in the mound since 2023.
Before Ohtani faced Washington, Los Angeles manager, Dave Roberts, said there is no firm schedule so that the right extends its openings to its full length. The Dodgers have not made long -term decisions on how they will handle the daily details of the double functions of the only two -way baseball player in several decades.
Roberts acknowledged that Ohtani could leave his usual first bat in the alignment of the Dodgers the days he launches, particularly at home. Although Ohtani has told Roberts that he does not bother to launch the first entrance and then go directly to the waiting circle to be the first batter of the Dodgers, Roberts acknowledges that it is not ideal.
“He said he is completely good to hit first (Y) does not want to change,” Roberts said. “So I think that for now, we will stay in the status quo, but when you leave it, you could say that it may make more sense of second, third or fourth.”
Ohtani struck out in his first two shifts on Sunday, but received a ball base in La Sexta and scored with the Grand Slam of Max Muncy. Ohtani then emptied the bases himself in the seventh with his 101.3 mph roleto to the corner of the right garden. In the eighth he was a homer with one based against Jackson Rutledge.
Dodgers will be patients with Ohtani, while re -adapting to the lives of two ways and handles the demands of both works.
“I haven’t seen signs of fatigue,” Roberts said. “I think, like all batters, when you start pursuing outside the Strike area, it is difficult to be constant.
Ohtani did not launch last season while recovering from arm surgery during his first season with the Dodgers under a ten -year contract and 700 million dollars. He won his third MVP award while becoming the first player in the history of baseball with 50 homers and 50 basis stolen in a season, and the Dodgers won their first World Series Championship.
Ohtani entered Sunday in third place with an OPS of .996, but some of his other offensive numbers have decreased slightly this season while returning to a constant release program.
The Dodgers do not have public concerns about the production of Ohtani, remaining supporting their two -way game, and need their arm, given their worries of injuries in the mound throughout the season.
