- Top of the 9th: Shohei's liner double down the right field line at 111.7mph clears the bases! One hit shy of the cycle!
- Top of the 8th: Shohei's 89.7mph liner triple scores two, followed by Betts' 102.8mph two-run shot
- Top of the 6th: Order-turning rally! Four straight baserunners led to 5 runs that completely sealed the game
YES! THIS IS IT!! Freeway Series sweep complete!!
Woooooo 15-2!! We absolutely exploded at Angel Stadium!! Shohei went off against his old team, I'm telling ya. I was grinning ear to ear from start to finish, this game was beautiful.
Shohei's at-bats - they were straight up avoiding him at first
Top of the 1st, walk right out of the gate. Soriano clearly had ZERO intention of pitching to Shohei! He laid off the splitter and sinker out of the zone, fought off a 99mph fastball, and grinded out the walk. Top of the 3rd - another walk! Two walks in a row, they were just intentionally putting him on at this point. But you know what? That's fine Shohei, because once you're on base you can do anything, that's just who you are.
Top of the 6th BLEW UP!! Five runs through the order!! FIVE!!
After Smith's sac fly put us on the board, the top of the 6th was absolutely nasty. Pages walked, Muncy walked, T. Hernandez got hit by pitch for the bases-loaded walk, then Kohl drove one into left-center for a timely hit... we batted through the order! Even a 93mph exit velo grounder turned into an RBI - the momentum was completely on our side. Shohei rolled over a 2nd-pitch knuckle curve for a groundout after taking ball one... but then his next at-bat was a 101.3mph LINER! Perfect 27-degree launch angle, he absolutely smoked it - so close! Died right in front of the fence... but hey, 6-0, can't complain about that!
Top of the 8th, Shohei FINALLY broke out!! Liner triple!!
WOOOOO HERE WE GO!! Top of the 8th, Shohei rips an 89.7mph liner down the right field line for a TRIPLE! Two runners come around to score, 9-2, game completely over. Then Betts goes deep down the left field line at 102.8mph for a homer! Perfect 24-degree launch angle - THAT'S the Betts we know!!
Top of the 9th, Shohei one hit away from the cycle with a DOUBLE!!
Now hold on a second, top of the 9th. We're up by 12 and Shohei comes up AGAIN - rips one down the right field line at 111.7mph!! Exit velocity over 111 mph!! 19-degree launch angle liner double clears the bases!! 12-2 becomes 15-2!! Three exclamation points of insurance, AND today he had a triple and a double already... if he singles he's got the CYCLE!! The 9th ended so it'll have to be a what-if, but 2-for-4 with 4 RBI and 2 walks? Shohei is too damn MVP for words!
Total domination! Feeling great on the Freeway
A 15-2 blowout win, and Shohei's 111mph exit velo was the defining moment of the night. Keep it rolling tomorrow too!!
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