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Dodgers bullpen spoils Ohtani's 5 no-hit IP, 50th HR
LOS ANGELES — In the brief moment between when Shohei Ohtani completed his fifth inning of no-hit baseball as a pitcher and prepared to lead off the next half-inning as a hitter, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts seized on an opportunity to gather intel.
Ohtani had required only 68 pitches Tuesday night to accumulate 15 outs against the Philadelphia Phillies, who feature one of the sport's most imposing lineups. The sixth inning qualified as uncharted territory in his return from a second elbow repair. But when Roberts asked Ohtani how he felt, the two-way star answered in the affirmative.
Ohtani exited as a pitcher, then watched as rookie left-hander Justin Wrobleski surrendered a four-run lead to a string of five batters. Three innings later, after Ohtani clobbered his 50th home run, Blake Treinen gave up a decisive three-run homer to No. 9-hitting backup catcher Rafael Marchan, handing the Dodgers another loss in another back-and-forth game against the Phillies. This latest one, decided by a 9-6 score, cast more doubt on the team's bullpen and raised additional questions about how much the Dodgers might push Ohtani in October.
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LOS ANGELES — Rafael Marchán watched the ball hit the top of the right-field fence at Dodger Stadium and skip into the stands for a go-ahead, three-run home run in the ninth inning.
It looked like he skipped his way onto first base, too.
âI knew I hit the ball good,â Marchán said, following Tuesday nightâs 9-6 victory over the Dodgers. âWhen I saw it hit the small wall, I just tried to jump. I was excited.â
It was another exciting night for the Phillies in L.A. They clinched their second consecutive NL East title on Monday night. They faced Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani as a pitcher for the first time on Tuesday night. They could face him again in the postseason — possibly in the NL Division Series — making Tuesday an important first look for them.
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Shohei Ohtani becomes 6th MLB player to post back-to-back 50-HR seasons, after throwing 5 no-hit innings
Shohei Ohtani added yet another item to an already unprecedented résumé on Tuesday.
With a solo homer in the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Los Angeles Dodgers' star became the sixth player in MLB history to post 50 homers in back-to-back seasons. He had 54 long balls last season, which was the first 50-homer, 50-stolen-base season ever.
Naturally, Ohtani hit this home run after throwing five no-hit innings earlier in the game.
HR No. 50 for Shohei Ohtani after he threw five no-hit innings earlier vs. the Phillies 🙌(via @MLB) pic.twitter.com/oMVrpuhN5t
The other five players to post consecutive 50-homer seasons: Babe Ruth (1920-21), Mark McGwire (1996-99), Ken Griffey Jr. (1997-98), Sammy Sosa (1998-2001) and Alex Rodriguez (2001-02). Obviously, McGwire and Sosa later had their runs tainted by steroids, while Rodriguez had his own PED allegations in his career.
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