Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (30) hit a home run off a fastball over 100 mph (160.9 km/h) for the first time in his major league career. Ultra-exceptional rookie pitcher Paul Skins (22) was the first to hit a four-seam fastball for a home run, and it was Ohtani.
Ohtani started in the No. 2 spot in the lineup against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 6 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and went 2-for-5 with his 15th home run of the season, two doubles, two RBIs and one run scored.
With his second straight game with a hit, following a 1-for-4 performance against Pittsburgh the day before, Ohtani improved his season batting average from 3-for-2 to 3-for-2 (239-for-76). His OPS rose from .980 to .988.
In his first at-bat against the Skins, the highly touted right-handed prospect, who was selected by Pittsburgh with the first overall pick in last year’s draft, struck out on three pitches in the first inning. After swinging wildly at a full 101.3 mph (163.0 km/h) fastball in the first, Ohtani fouled off a high 101.1 mph (162.7 km/h) fastball in the second. 스포츠토토 He then fouled off a 100.8 mph (162.2 km/h) four-seam fastball on the outside in the third pitch.
But he didn’t get hit twice.
In his second at-bat of the third inning, he exploded for a home run. With two outs and Skins on second and a full count, Ohtani lined a six-pitch fastball high and away in center. The pitch was 100.1 miles per hour (161.1 kilometers per hour), but Ohtani lifted it over the center field wall.
It was the fastest ball of Ohtani’s 186 career home runs. It was his 15th home run of the season, measured at 105.6 miles per hour (169.9 km/h), 415 feet (126.5 meters), and 32 degrees of launch. It was Skins’ third career home run, the first two coming on sliders. It was the first time Ohtani had ever hit a four-seam fastball for a home run.
With his first home run in five games since May 30 against the New York Mets, Ohtani moved into second place in the National League (NL) in that category, two behind Marcell Ozuna (Atlanta Braves, 17).
In his third at-bat, Ohtani got another hit for the Skins.
With one out, he pulled a 98.1-mile-per-hour (157.9 km/h) four-seam fastball high and away from the middle of Skins’ three-pitch at-bat for a single to right field. The pitch reached 107.6 miles per hour (173.2 kilometers per hour).
In his fourth at-bat of the seventh inning, he struck out swinging with the bases loaded against left-handed fireballer Aroldis Chapman. After narrowly avoiding Chapman’s 102.2 mph (164.5 km/h) sinker deep in the zone on the third pitch of the two-strike at-bat, Ohtani swung wildly at a 103 mph (165.8 km/h) sinker that was again deep in the zone on the fourth pitch.
With runners on first and second in the eighth, he hit a big shot off right-hander Colin Holderman that sailed off the front of the right-field fence, but it was thrown away. With a full count, he took a six-pitch 93.9-mph (151.1-kilometer) cutter up and over the wall for a home run. Pittsburgh right fielder Edward Olivares made the catch in front of the fence.
The Dodgers lost the game, 6-10.
Starter James Paxton suffered his first loss of the season, allowing seven runs (six earned) on six hits, two walks and two strikeouts in 1⅔ innings. Ended a personal five-game win streak. The seven earned runs were also his most since joining the Dodgers this year. With their second straight loss, the NL West-leading Dodgers are now 38-25 (.603 winning percentage).
Pittsburgh, fourth in the NL Central with two straight wins, is 29-32 (.475 winning percentage). The starting Skins allowed Ohtani a multi-hit game, 메이저사이트 including a home run, but he picked up his third win of the season with five innings, six hits (two homers), one walk, eight strikeouts and three runs. He threw 93 pitches, highlighted by a four-seam fastball (48) that topped out at 101.3 mph (163.0 km/h) and averaged 99.5 mph (160.1 km/h), along with a splitter (19), slider (13), curve (8) and changeup (5).