- Top of the 1st: Shohei perfectly squared up a 95 mph first pitch for a leadoff home run (111.3 mph, 405 ft)
- Pulling double duty as the starter, Shohei faced 19 batters with 3 hits, no runs, and 4 strikeouts
- Top of the 9th: T. Hernández crushed an insurance homer into left-center (105.1 mph)
Man, Shohei pulling double duty today is straight-up unfair
Okay, listen up, because he did it right out of the gate in the first inning. Leadoff man Shohei jumped on a 95 mph first-pitch fastball and parked it in the stands. 111.3 mph off the bat, 39-degree launch angle, 405 feet to right-center. I rewound the replay and it's so perfect it makes me laugh — I could've cracked open a beer just off that alone.
And on top of that, Shohei was on the mound today too. Starting on the bump, he faced 19 batters, gave up 3 hits and 2 walks but zero homers, and struck out 4. He hit 100 mph at his fastest and sat at 90 mph on average, shutting down that Padres lineup nice and tidy. Hitting AND pitching like this — it's a manga, I tell ya, a manga.
The all-Japanese duel with Yuki Matsui gave me chills too
The Padres' starter was Yuki Matsui, right? That's a full-on Japanese showdown. Matsui battled too — facing 6 batters, 1 hit allowed, 2 strikeouts. When he retired Shohei's second at-bat on a flyout to center with that sharp 92 mph stuff, I let out an "ugh" — but the ball still traveled 375 feet at 101.1 mph, Shohei squared it up just fine, that contact was no fluke. Even as the enemy, Matsui pitched his heart out. That pride-on-pride battle between two Japanese guys — that's the stuff I live for.
The lineup chipped away too
In the 2nd, T. Hernández brought in run number two on a sac fly, and in the 5th, Tucker's line-drive RBI single made it three. Then in the 9th, T. Hernández crushed an insurance shot into left-center. A solid 105.1 mph blast — that made it 4-0.
As for Shohei, in the 5th he laid off a cutter out of the zone on a full count for a walk, then in the late 7th he got jammed by a Matsui slider for a pop fly, and in the 9th he went down looking — but after that first-inning showcase and shutting it down on the mound, today's a perfect 10. Get 'em next at-bat, Shohei!
In the end, a clean shutout win
Slammed the door on the Padres on the road, 4-0. Here's a toast to Shohei, who pitched, hit, and put on a show. Man, I'm gonna sleep good tonight — bring it again tomorrow, Dodgers!
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