Key Moments of the Game
Home runs, go-ahead hits, and Japanese-vs-Japanese duels in order
- Go-AheadTop 3Score 1-0
- Home RunBot 4Score 2-1108.4 mph402 ft
- Multi-RBITop 8Score 6-1Tommy EdmanvsJake BirdSingle2 RBI
- Yoshinobu goes 7 strong with just 4 hits allowed, 7 K's, and zero walks
- Ohtani rips a 111.1 mph double in the 3rd to spark the go-ahead run
- Dodgers blow it open with a 4-run 8th inning
Early Game
Man, THIS is what I'm talking about! Yoshinobu was absolutely nasty today. Facing 30 batters, he gave up just 4 hits and 1 homer but racked up 7 strikeouts — and zero walks?! That's basically perfect. Topping out at 98 mph and averaging 91 mph, how is his arm even moving that fast? The only scary moment was when Grisham took him deep to make it 2-1, but outside of that it was completely Yoshinobu's game.
Key Moments
As for Ohtani — right out of the gate in the first, he got jammed by a 100 mph Schlittler fastball and struck out. I was like, uh oh, might be a rough day. But he made up for it big time in the top of the 3rd. A line-drive double to right-center at 111.1 mph exit velo — dude was absolutely locked in. Freeman followed up right after to bring in the go-ahead run, and it was great seeing that support come through for Yoshinobu.
In the 5th he hit a 96.8 mph grounder that just didn't have the launch angle and rolled over for an out, and in the 7th he crushed a 97.3 mph fly ball that just went up a little too high and got caught — honestly I was groaning at the screen like 'come on, that's such a waste.' But Ohtani always comes through when it counts. In the 8th, he ripped a hard grounder down the right field line that just kept rolling for an RBI single, making it 7-1. Seeing all that near-miss frustration finally pay off was just so satisfying.
Ken-chan's Take
After that, the Dodgers' lineup just kept piling it on in the 8th. Pagés doubled to make it 3-1, T. Hernández doubled to make it 4-1, Edman drove one in to push it to 6-1, and a Freeman sac fly made it 8-1. That inning alone basically decided the game. The Yankees got one back with a Volpe single down in the bottom of the lineup to make it 8-2, but there was no coming back from that gap.
The only hairy moment was in the top of the 9th when Ohtani got thrown out at third. With an 8-2 lead already in hand, I literally yelled 'come on, man' at that one. But it didn't end up mattering — between Yoshinobu's gem and Ohtani's double and RBI single, this was a no-doubt, feel-good win. Let's keep this momentum rolling, boys.
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