For the second straight day, the Los Angeles Dodgers came from behind to win their second straight game in the late innings. Shohei Ohtani once again came through in a clutch situation, this time on a high four-pitch at-bat.
Ohtani went 1-for-4 with a home run, two walks, and a run scored in the leadoff spot against the Boston Red Sox at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, on April 21. He extended his hitting streak to five games, but his on-base percentage dropped slightly to 3-for-5 on the season.
Facing Boston starter Brian Bayo, Ohtani was unable to capitalize early in the game. He led off the first inning with a walk and fouled off an 86.8 mph slider in the second inning.
With the bases loaded in the bottom of the third, he hit a three-pitch 88.5 mph changeup in a one-pitch, one-strike at-bat, but fouled out to third base.
Gavin Lux’s leadoff solo shot in the bottom of the fourth gave the Dodgers the lead, but a two-run double by Jaren Duran in the top of the fifth cut the deficit to 1-2.
However, in the bottom of the sixth, Ohtani led off the inning with a single.
He led off the bottom of the sixth with a two-pitch, one-strike at-bat and took a four-seam 87.9 mph slider from Bayo for a double to left-center field. It was a blistering hit that touched 112.7 mph (181.4 km/h).
The Dodgers got Will Smith to strike out, but Freddie Freeman walked to put runners on first and second and Teoscar Hernandez singled to right to tie the game at 2-2. Ohtani scored the tying run. With runners on second and third, Andy Fajes hit a sacrifice fly to center field to make it 3-2.
However, the Dodgers gave up a two-run homer to Tyler O’Neill in the top of the seventh to make it a 3-4 game. Ohtani drew a one-pitch, 토토사이트 순위 two-strike walk to Cam Boozer with two outs in the bottom of the seventh and hit a 95.6-mph fastball on a four-pitch at-bat, but was thrown out at third base.
The Dodgers had a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth, but Miguel Rojas hit a bases-loaded single in front of the pitcher. But in the bottom of the ninth, leadoff hitter Kike Hernandez hit a tying solo shot off former Dodger closer Kenley Jansen.
The Dodgers loaded the bases one out later on a double by Chris Taylor. Ohtani stepped to the plate, but the Boston bench walked him on an automatic high pitch. However, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman both walked with runners on first and second to extend the game.
Eventually, the Dodgers gave the lead back to Boston in the top of the 10th.
With two outs in the top of the 10th, Tyler O’Neill hit a two-run homer to center field to cut the deficit to 6-4. In the bottom of the 10th, Andy Fajes hit a two-run double with the bases loaded. Kike Hernandez followed with another RBI single to center field to tie the game.
The Dodgers survived the top of the 11th inning without allowing a run. In the bottom of the 11th, a sacrifice bunt by pinch-hitter Cavan Biggio and a walk to Chris Taylor put runners on first and second with no outs, and Ohtani drew another automatic walk to load the bases.
Boston went to an extreme shift of using five infielders, but Will Smith came through with the game-winning hit to complete the dramatic comeback for the second straight day. The Dodgers improved to 58-41.