Shohei Ohtani 2026 — Today's Stats & Game Log

Ohtani goes 3-for-4 with HR No. 10, riding a fastball-heavy script

In today's game against Philadelphia, Ohtani finished 4-for-3 with a home run and an RBI, hitting .750 on the day. Against his season marks of a .279 average and a .909 OPS, this was clearly an above-trend performance that helped manufacture run-scoring opportunities for the Dodgers.

Looking at the pitch mix, the opposing battery leaned heavily on the four-seam fastball (7 pitches, 44%) and the curveball (6 pitches, 38%), which together accounted for roughly 80% of the offerings. The fastball ran a 71% strike rate with zero whiffs, a sign that Ohtani was timing the velocity well and not getting beaten inside. The curveball, by contrast, generated two of his swinging strikes at a 67% strike rate, and his lone strikeout almost certainly came on that change of pace. Even so, the key takeaway is that he punished the fastballs cleanly despite the heavy breaking-ball usage, and that is what underpinned his three hits. His platoon splits remain telling as well: he carries a .925 OPS with 7 homers versus right-handers compared to a .864 OPS and 3 homers versus lefties. The power tilts toward right-handed pitching, and today's homer fits squarely within that preferred pattern.

A quick note from Unico. Over his last ten games, the back-to-back home runs on May 28 and May 30 mark a clear upswing in his form. As long as he keeps squaring up fastballs like this, the long-ball expectancy stays high in the next outing, especially against a right-handed starter.