- Freeman's leadoff homer in the 1st (101.6mph, 369ft) gets us off to a great start
- Four runs in the bottom of the 6th — three homers blow it open to 1-6
- Betts' 105.7mph blast in the 8th and a 9th-inning rally pull us within 4-6, but we fall just short
Man, this one was SO close!
First off, top of the 1st, Freeman goes yard right out of the gate for the lead! A perfect parabola down the right field line at 101.6mph and 369ft — 1-0, and I'm screaming "YESSS, first blood!" At that point it totally smelled like a winning formula... ah, but it wasn't to be.
Shohei — no hits, but the presence is OFF THE CHARTS
My guy Shohei went 0-for-5 today. But hey, the quality of his at-bats? Not bad at all!
His first at-bat he just straight-up gets a free base on catcher's interference — lucky! In the 3rd he battled, fouling off a 96mph fastball, but went down swinging on a slurve at the end... ugh. But that's fine, even Ohtani can't hit every pitch.
In the 5th, two outs and a runner on third, and they intentionally walk him! Even Feddy ducking the matchup — yeah, that's proof they're scared of him. In the 7th he worked a 98mph fastball to a full count and swung through a curveball... reached out at one that was nearly a one-hopper, huh.
Then in the 9th, four straight balls for a walk! Laid off the splitter perfectly to get on base — his eye at the plate is an absolute monster, I swear. No hits, sure, but he got on base THREE times. Outstanding, just outstanding.
The nightmare of the bottom of the 6th... buried by the long ball
The problem was the bottom of the 6th... Antonacci ties it up with a 104.8mph blast, then Benintendi rips an RBI double, Montgomery goes 410ft, and Meidroth hits ANOTHER one... they kept poking them down the right field line and suddenly it's 1-6. You've gotta be kidding me... I had my head in my hands in front of the TV. Way too many runs piled up in that one inning.
But fighting to the end — that's our team
In the 7th, Freeland's sac fly gets one back, and in the 8th it's BETTS! A 105.7mph liner driven down the left field line for a clutch, priceless homer — 3-6! Then in the 9th, Freeland's double pulls us within 4-6, and Shohei's walk loaded the bases. One more hit, just one more... but it wasn't quite enough.
4-6, a gutting loss, but heads up! Shohei's in good shape — next time he's gonna swing that bat for sure. On to the next one, let's reset and go!
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