Shohei Ohtani reaches base safely 3 times & strikes out 5 in 4 innings, a breakdown
What Happened
Shohei Ohtani, the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year, puts on an impressive display on both offense and pitching in this game. Leading off for the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani opens the game with a single off Blake Snell, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner. Ohtani's long hair blows in the wind as he reaches first base, calmly thanking the outfielders. Next, Ohtani takes the mound as the starting pitcher. He quickly strikes out Fernando Tatis Jr. on a nasty splitter pitch. Ohtani mixes his fastball, splitter and curveball effectively, fooling hitters with his varied repertoire. He strikes out five batters over four innings of work. At the plate again, Ohtani battles against Snell, drawing a four-pitch walk. Snell is visibly frustrated, jumping and twirling in the air after the free pass. Ohtani returns to the mound, continuing to dominate with his strikeout pitches. In the field, Ohtani's teammate makes a fantastic bare-handed catch in foul territory. Ohtani tries to give the ball to some young fans, but they decline, allowing him to keep the souvenir. Stepping up to the plate against Melanson, Ohtani showcases his impressive power, sending an opposite-field double to the wall. His unorthodox swing mechanics generate impressive bat speed, allowing the ball to carry. However, Ohtani is thrown out at second base after losing his footing and coming off the bag slightly. Throughout the game, Ohtani's two-way performance is captivating. The announcer suggests betting on Ohtani to win the American League MVP or Cy Young Award, noting that even if he is just "a B-plus on both sides of the ball," his dual contributions make him extremely valuable. The viewer is left eager to see more of Ohtani's exceptional abilities as a starting pitcher and leadoff hitter.
Full Transcript
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had himself a day
the other day he was the leadoff batter
and the starting pitcher this one's
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lead off here
little single off blake snell cy young
winner no big deal
to open up the game on first hair
blowing in the wind saying thank you to
the outfielders looking glorious
and then he's on the mound the next
inning throwing heaters right down the
middle
throwing a little split is actually not
a great pitch right there now he's about
to strike out tatis jr
on a nasty split tatis still cool even
though he strikes out look at that
just darts down here's another one
little get me over curveball first pitch
curveball
see that loop to it nice little loop
drops in then he's gonna go with the
splitter
which darts down both vertical movement
but doing it in two different ways then
he's just gonna go fastball right down
the middle
he's late on that gets the out shohei
was doing it both
ways strike right there
that splitter is nasty
and that's another splitter and that's a
curveball
and that's strike two and that's a nasty
splitter
staying away from the plate kind of a
very pathetic at bat there now he's at
the plate again
facing blake snell again he goes one and
one he fouls that pitch off he takes
that one for ball two takes that one for
ball three takes that one for ball four
blake snell jumps and twirls
in frustration now he's back on the
mound
and he's getting strikeouts and he's
thanking the um yes good call i agree
with you i thought for a second you
weren't gonna do it
little get me over curveball pitch one
another strike on that outside what's
inside now
man and then a really good catch and
foul territory just a fantastic
bare-handed jump number 17 ohtani tries
to give the ball to little kids
little kids say no dude don't want it
he's like they didn't want it
i guess it's just mine now hurt my hand
it's pretty cool huh
it's a really good catch ohtani then
strikes out the batter
what an outing here he is against
melanson he's got a nice curveball
and he sits on that and sends it oppo
to the wall his swing weirds me out man
it weirds me out he gets thrown out at
second here because he came off the bag
a little bit but look at
look at this swing the hips are out it
looks like he's like not
fully on it and the ball just flies
he sent that to the wall oppo
kid is strong really strong but he did
fall off the base a little bit and get
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the ball even if he's just a b-plus on
both sides of the ball i don't know i
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on both sides of the ball
all season we are in for a treat