"Ohtani seemed to have a brain arrest," Roberts said. The New York media was also "cruelly honest."
"Ohtani seemed to have a brain arrest," Roberts said. The New York media was also "cruelly honest."
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Why was Shohei Ohtani (30, LA Dodgers), the 50-50 man of the milestone, stopped.
The Los Angeles Dodgers missed the chance to confirm its advance to the World Series. The Dodgers knelt down 6-12 in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets in the 2024 Major League Postseason at City Field in Flushing, New York on the 19th (Korea time). If the Dodgers had won on the day, they would have confirmed their advance to the World Series, but bowed their heads to the Mets' counterattack. Currently, the Dodgers lead the series with three wins and two losses.
In fact, the Dodgers had an opportunity to secure a run from the top of the first inning. Ohtani, who was the leadoff hitter in the top of the first inning, hit left-hander David Peterson's six-pitch 83.3 mph curveball to get on base. On top of that, Mookie Betts hit Starling Marte's glove and led to a double, allowing the Dodgers to seize the golden opportunity to have runners on the second and third bases with no outs.
The problem followed. Teoscar Hernandez hit a ground ball to the shortstop, but third baseman Ohtani didn't budge. The Mets were not playing forward defense, but were playing normal defense, and if Ohtani was the main player with 59 steals during the regular season, he could have taken the mound as home plate. However, Ohtani gave up taking the mound at home, and the Dodgers failed to score first.
Was this too prudent a decision? Having continued the chance with runners on the second and third bases with one out, the Dodgers had to end the inning without scoring a run as Freddie Freeman was out due to a straight hit by the first baseman and Tommy Edman also struck out. Needless to say, the first run in a short-term game is meaningful. However, the Dodgers failed to score a run with runners on the second and third bases with no outs in the top of the first inning, while the Mets succeeded in gaining the upper hand when Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer in the middle of the first inning, and the two teams were in mixed mood.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts also said that he could not understand Ohtani's play. "I don't know. I think Ohtani got stuck in the spot because of a brain arrest," Roberts said during an interview with Fox Sports during the game. Exactly what Roberts used is a "brain clamp" in his head. He believed that Ohtani made a mistake in his judgment unexpectedly.
The New York media also made a gesture of surprise at the coach's unusual expression. The New York Post reported on the day that Roberts expressed dissatisfaction with Otani's expensive "brain arrest" and that he was brutally honest about his decision.
The New York Post also pointed out that Ohtani could have scored enough points. "Theoska hit a ground ball to shortstop Francisco Lindor who was in a normal defensive position in the top of the first inning with runners on the second and third bases with no outs, which seemed to lead to a loss," the New York Post said. "However, Ohtani was frozen at third base and failed to score a point."
However, Ohtani cannot be the only one to lose. Dodgers starter Zack Flaherty collapsed by allowing eight runs on eight hits, four outs and eight runs during three innings, while batters remained hitless except for Ohtani, Betts and Edman, who also had multi hits.
Moreover, Ohtani has played 159 games this year, posting a batting average of .310, an on-base percentage of .390, a slugging percentage of .646, and an OPS of 1.036 54 home runs, 130 RBIs and 59 stolen bases. Having successfully joined the 50-homer club, which no one in the history of Major League Baseball has accomplished, Ohtani remarkably ranked first in the home run, RBI, scoring, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS in the National League. Ohtani, who underwent elbow surgery last year, focused on batting this year and showed tremendous performance.
This year's postseason is also continuing its power by operating three home runs. This is also the reason why the Dodgers are so close to advancing to the World Series. In Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the Mets on the 18th, Ohtani also hit a leadoff home run in the top of the first inning and launched a solo shot to give his team a 10-2 victory. 토토사이트
Will the Dodgers overcome the loss in Game 5 to confirm its advance to the World Series in Game 6. Game 6 of the National League Championship Series between the Dodgers and the Mets will be held at 9:08 a.m. on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers' home stadium.