- Roki Sasaki faced 25 batters, allowing just 2 hits with 10 strikeouts and topping out at 101mph in a dominant outing
- Freeman ended it in the bottom of the 9th with a 105.8mph, 404ft walk-off home run to right-center
- Ohtani went hitless but smoked a 102.2mph liner in the 8th — his swing fully back, just right at a fielder
Man, today had me on the edge of my seat right to the end
You watching the LINE? First off, let me just say it — Roki, oh Roki! Roki Sasaki was downright untouchable today. Faced 25 batters, gave up just 2 hits, and struck out 10 — TEN! He hit 101mph at his fastest and averaged 92mph, that's just straight-up velocity violence. The Angels lineup was swinging and couldn't square anything up. Sure, he walked 2, but that's just noise, total noise. Getting ahead in the count with that forkball and then coming back with the heater — his put-away pitch was absolutely dialed in. I lost count of how many fist pumps I threw at the TV watching Roki pitch like that.
As for Ohtani… it didn't pay off today, but
Now, our man Shohei. I'll be honest — hitless today. Struck out right away in the bottom of the 1st, struck out again in the 3rd, and I had my head in my hands going "come on, he's struggling with Detmers here." They kept attacking him with that upper-90s heat and his timing was just off, you know?
But hey — here's where Shohei shows up. In the 6th he crushed one at 98.2mph off the bat, 42-degree launch, a big fly down the left-field line, carried it 298ft. I was screaming "so close!" Then in the 8th — a 102.2mph liner down the left-field line, 341ft, absolutely smoked it… right at the fielder! Right at him, are you kidding me?! If that gets through it's a sure extra-base hit…
This is proof the swing is all the way back after those 3 K's. Hitless, sure, but the quality's trending up. Next time, next time — go get 'em, Shohei!
Still 0-0, and then the bottom of the 9th
It was such a pitchers' duel that both sides put up goose eggs. Had us all on edge — one run felt so far away. With our bats so quiet and Roki shutting them down like that, I was just praying we could scratch out a single run.
And then it happened. Bottom of the 9th, Freeman! A fly to right-center at 105.8mph, 38-degree launch, a 404ft ARCH! The moment it landed I spit out my beer! Walk-off, WALK-OFF! 105.8mph off the bat — he flat-out crushed it. That one swing made it 1-0, what a thrilling finish.
Wrapping up
Man, Roki's monster outing, and Freeman's swing to cap it off. Ohtani went hitless but he was hammering the ball all night, so he's gonna explode any day now. Today we won the pitchers' duel — what a great win! Watching again tomorrow for sure!
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