The Los Angeles Dodgers obtained again within the win column in the future after the normally reliable Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up 5 runs in 5 innings because the Arizona Diamondbacks doubled his ERA. Friday’s recreation featured much more offense because the Dodgers wanted a six-run ninth inning to beat Arizona 14-11.
As regular, Shohei Ohtani performed the hero for LA. After Max Muncy’s run-scoring single tied the sport at 11, Ohtani stepped to the plate with two on and launched a 1-2 providing from Diamondbacks reliever Ryan Thompson 426 toes to proper middle, per MLB’s official account on X.
Thompson’s 81 mph splitter had little motion and stayed middle-middle, permitting Ohtani to completely tee off as he despatched a three-run shot deep into the Arizona evening.
Shohei Ohtani powered the Dodgers to a dramatic comeback win
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The Dodgers’ star DH has been on a tear of late, with 4 residence run in his final 5 video games. He’s now tied for the MLB lead with 12 homers on the season (Aaron Choose, Kyle Schwarber and Cal Raleigh even have 12 dingers).
The heroic residence run capped a monster evening on the plate for the three-time MVP. Ohtani went 3-6 in opposition to the Diamondbacks Friday main the Dodgers’ offensive onslaught with two doubles and a homer. He had 4 RBI and scored two runs on the evening.
Ohtani is now slashing .304/.408/.655 with 12 residence runs, eight doubles, 20 RBI and an MLB-leading 43 runs scored in 37 video games. And he appears to be heating up. Earlier this week Ohtani hit a milestone blast that left the yard at a scorching 117.9 mph, his hardest hit ball of the season.
The Dodgers want Ohtani’s offense after shedding Teoscar Hernandez to the injured record. Hernandez was compelled to depart Monday’s recreation in opposition to the Miami Marlins early with a Grade 1 adductor pressure.
After LA’s dramatic victory over Arizona on Friday the crew is tied with the Detroit Tigers for one of the best document in baseball at 26-13. The Dodgers keep a one-game lead over the second-place San Diego Padres within the NL West.