- Shohei Ohtani's 114.6mph, 413ft solo bomb in the bottom of the 9th sparked the comeback charge
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto's gutsy 6 K, 2 BB outing went unrewarded with zero run support
- Edman's 101.8mph line drive in the 9th forced an error to pull within one run
Yoshinobu pitched his heart out today
Man, Yoshinobu was so good today, seriously. Faced 26 batters, gave up just 6 hits, walked only 2, and racked up 6 K's. Top velo at 98mph, averaging 91mph — the ball was alive. Zero homers allowed too. Pinning a loss on him for this is just brutal… come on offense, back him up already!
In the top of the 2nd, Coby Mayo's fielder's choice put them on the board first — and the exit velo on that grounder was 54.3mph?! A total dribbler. When stuff like THAT scores, you know it's just one of those days. Then in the 4th, Alexander doubled to make it 0-3, and that one stung. But honestly, Yoshinobu's stuff itself was sharp.
Shohei was silent through 3 ABs
Bottom of the 1st, Shohei jumped on the first pitch and popped it up. 101.5mph exit velo but at a 63° angle — completely jammed. Ugh.
Bottom of the 4th, leading off down 3, he goes down swinging. Couldn't lay off a 84kph cutter running away… really needed him to get on there.
Bottom of the 6th, fooled by a sweeper for a weak grounder, barely 70km/h off the bat. "Come on Shohei, please!!" I was yelling at the TV. The whole place felt heavy stuck at 0-3 all the way to the 9th, and honestly I was halfway giving up.
Bottom of the 9th — THERE IT IS!!!!!
And then it happened! Shohei's at-bat in the bottom of the 9th, he absolutely crushes one on a line to center. Exit velo 114.6mph, launch angle 40°, distance 413 feet. That's… GONE GONE GONE!!! WOOOOO!!!
A solo shot down by 3, the whole stadium that had been dead suddenly woke up. THIS! This is what Shohei is all about! 0-for-3 with two outs in the 9th and he still drops a bomb to end it — the guy is just built different.
Then Edman's hit got booted for an error and we plated another to make it a 1-run game. 101.8mph line drive, so close — one more hit and we tie it up.
Tough loss, but there's hope
2-3, we drop it. Wasting Yoshinobu's gem hurts, and the bats going cold early really cost us. But hey, you saw that final blast from Shohei, right? 114.6mph exit velo. We've still got plenty in the tank.
If Yoshinobu keeps pitching like that, his next start is a sure win. Flip the page and let's go tomorrow!
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