- Ohtani reaches base in all 5 plate appearances (3 hits, 2 walks)
- Ohtani starts on the mound: 2 hits, 6 Ks, no runs (two-way day)
- Tucker's 424-ft shot to right-center in the 2nd opens the scoring in a 7-0 shutout
Man, how many times is Shohei gonna get on base today?
Hey, good work today everybody! Did you all SEE Ohtani?! Honestly, I lost count of how many beers I cracked open in front of the TV. On the road against the D-backs, a 7-0 shutout win — nothing to complain about!
First, the first inning. Leading off, Ohtani sat dead-red on Gallen's four-seamer and yanked a grounder down toward the right-field line for a base hit — 107.8 mph off the bat! That kind of hard contact right out of the gate, you just KNEW today was gonna be his day.
And from there it got nasty. He worked walks in both the 3rd and the 4th, no doubt about it. Laying off a 95 mph four-seamer on a full count, getting jerked around by knuckle-curves and changeups — but in the end he reads the ball out of the zone every time. That eye at the plate, that's OUR guy Shohei right there. I'm yelling "bring him home, next batter!" and sure enough Freeman and Muncy go and drive him in.
In the 6th he lined another single to right-center, another barreled-up 103.8 mph shot. And in the 9th, even on an 81.6 mph knock, he placed it perfectly into right-center to make it 5 times on base in 5 plate appearances. The man is just flat-out unstoppable right now. He did whiff on a curveball in the 7th, but with that many times on base? Totally fine! On to the next one!
And oh yeah — today was a pitching day too
That's right, can't forget it — Ohtani took the mound as the starter today too. Two-way! Against 20 batters he gave up just 2 hits, 6 strikeouts, 1 walk, and zero homers. Touched 100 mph and threw a shutout gem. Reaching base 5 times at the plate AND pitching like that — this is straight out of a manga… seriously, what is this guy made of?
The lineup came through too
In the 2nd, Tucker crushed a 107.6 mph, 424-ft bomb to right-center to get us on the board first! He absolutely launched that thing. In the 3rd, Freeman's gritty grounder down the left-field line and Muncy's sharp 105.4 mph shot to center blew it open in a hurry. In the 7th, Freeland's RBI made it 7. Everybody chipping in and stringing it together — the ideal kind of game.
Pitching, hitting, and a shutout win — getting to watch Shohei's two-way day with my own eyes made for the best night. Alright, see you all at the next game!
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