US EditionOhtani Puts on 2-Way Sho for the Ages with 3 Homers and 10 Ks
Ohtani’s historic performance included three home runs and 10 strikeouts, leading the Dodgers to sweep the Brewers and advance to the World Series.
- On Friday, Shohei Ohtani threw six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts and two hits as the Los Angeles Dodgers won 5-1 to sweep the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
- After a quiet October at the plate, Shohei Ohtani faced a postseason slump and the Dodgers pushed his start to Game 4, having pitched only twice in 30 days.
- The homers covered a combined 1,342 feet, and on the mound he worked 100 pitches, recorded 10 strikeouts, and finished with a 6+ inning, two-hit, three-walk pitching line.
- The Dodgers head into the World Series as heavy favorites and will try to become the first back-to-back champions since 1999-2000, with the Fall Classic beginning a week from Friday.
- Ohtani joined just two prior pitchers dating to May 13, 1942 and Aug. 15, 1886 by hitting three homers in a game and became MLB's first pitcher with a leadoff home run amid the Dodgers' $329 million payroll.
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Shohei Ohtani leaves sporting world in awe as Dodgers return to World Series
Shohei Ohtani’s otherworldly performance that propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers back to the World Series has left the sporting world in awe, with players and legends alike marvelling at what may have been the greatest single-game display in MLB history. In a Friday night, October 17 (Saturday, October 18, Manila time), masterpiece, Ohtani flashed his dominance on both sides of the ball, hitting three homers and pitching six scoreless innings whi…
No Matter What Happens, The Dodgers Aren't Ruining Baseball
The Los Angeles Dodgers are back in the World Series for the second straight season. They advanced past the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS on Friday night, thanks almost entirely to the exploits of Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani turned in arguably the single greatest performance in the history of Major League Baseball, thanks to some incredible exploits on the mound and at the plate. As the starting pitcher, he went six shutout innings, allowing just two …
Ohtani puts on 2-way Sho for the ages with 3 homers, 10 Ks to lead Dodgers back to World Series
LOS ANGELES — When Shohei Ohtani’s third home run rocketed off his bat and streaked toward the left-field bleachers, the few fans still sitting at Dodger Stadium rose frantically, as if every single seat in the sold-out building had received a shock. At the plate and on the mound, Ohtani was simply electrifying in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series while he conjured one of the greatest single-game performances in baseball history …
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