Shohei Ohtani continues to rewrite the Los Angeles Dodgers document books, including one other to his assortment on Monday afternoon in Phoenix. The Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-6 to win the collection and Ohtani swiped three bases.
The three stolen bases pushed him previous supervisor Dave Roberts or probably the most stolen bases in a single season by a Japanese participant in franchise historical past.
The multi-stolen base sport started when Ohtani walked within the fourth inning. He stole his forty fourth base that inning sliding into second base simply forward of the throw.
Within the seventh inning, with the Dodgers up 3-1, Ohtani hit a one-out single to proper discipline. Then, with a 1-0 depend on Mookie Betts, Ohtani took off for second base and simply beat the throw from D-backs catcher Adrian Del Castillo. This tied Roberts with 45 stolen bases on the season, a quantity the supervisor reached in 2002 with the Dodgers.
On the very subsequent pitch, Ohtani made it to 3rd base with out a throw when Jordan Montgomery’s curveball bounced within the dust setting a brand new document for the group with No. 46.
With 46 stolen bases and 44 dwelling runs, Ohtani and the Dodgers are set to play a two-game set in Anaheim towards the designated hitter’s former workforce on Tuesday and Wednesday. It will likely be his first regular-season journey there after enjoying an exhibition sport towards the Angels throughout spring coaching.
“For me, it’s a particular place,” Ohtani stated by means of his interpreter after Monday’s sport. “Clearly, I spent just about probably the most time there in comparison with different stadiums and having the ability to spend the time enjoying in entrance of (Angels) followers.
“I spent a number of time at Angel Stadium and clearly this yr we already performed towards the workforce, so I’m simply actually wanting ahead to having the ability to spend a while at a ballpark that I spent most of my profession at.”
Ohtani was handled with a heat welcome then, and the identical is anticipated now. Nevertheless, there may be extra feelings blended in now that the sport counts.
“I’m certain it’s going to be considerably emotional,” stated Roberts. “However feelings are relative to the particular person. I’m certain he’s going to be simply high-quality going again there and serving to us win a ballgame. There hasn’t been something that he’s needed to cope with that he hasn’t handed with flying colours.”
Photograph Credit score: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports activities
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