Yoshi's Gem and Sho's Multi-Hit: A Night That Was On Fire From the First Inning

Man, tonight was just TOO good

First off, Yoshi, baby, Yoshi! Yoshinobu Yamamoto was filthy today! He faced 22 batters, gave up just 4 hits, ZERO homers, and racked up 10 strikeouts. Topped out at 98 mph and sat at 92 mph on average—the stuff was nasty, no complaints there. Only 2 walks too, just about a perfect outing. I have no idea how many fist pumps I threw in front of the TV. Yeah, this is the guy, this is the Dodgers' ace, mm-hmm.

Shohei delivered right from the first inning

And then our man Ohtani! A hit leading off the very first inning! He smacked a 98 mph heater into right-center for a 96 mph liner off the bat. I screamed "WOOO, here we GO!" If you get hit with that right out of the gate, the other team's gotta be miserable, right?

His second at-bat came up with two outs and runners on second and third—"This is it!" I thought… but, ugh, after fouling off 9 pitches he struck out. That one stung. But he battled all the way to the end, so hey, no worries, no worries. In the 4th and the 6th he got under a couple at a good angle—both over 96 mph off the bat and flying out to the warning track, so he wasn't squaring them up bad at all. And then in the 8th! He drilled a 101 mph rocket for another hit, and that's the multi-hit night right there! That's our guy—classic Shohei.

The lineup exploded from all directions

Honestly, today was one of those days where everybody who came up was finding the seats. In the 4th, Ward launched a 108 mph bomb, and right after that Freeland arched one out toward the batter's eye—blew it wide open in a hurry. Freeland was absolutely locked in today, having also smacked a 401-foot monster double back in the 2nd.

And the icing on the cake was Muncy in the 7th! A massive 106 mph, 431-foot home run into the upper deck in right-center! That one gave me goosebumps, man. Freeman chipped in steadily with 2 sac flies for 2 RBI too—just a relentless lineup with no holes.

We gave up a solo shot to Stott in the 9th and missed out on the shutout, but hey, it was 9-1, so we'll let that slide. I bet Yoshi felt great out there. Man, I lost count of how many beers I had—what a perfect game! Keep it rolling just like this next time, let's go!