Ohtani is this good...Dodgers won't miss the championship.
The Dodgers lost the home game against the San Diego Padres 2-4 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the 25th. The first designated hitter Ohtani got on multiple bases with one hit and one walk from three times at bat, but the batting line, which left two hits from 10 times at bat and seven remaining bases, was disappointing.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, he suffered a walk-off triple play. San Diego closer Robert Suarez Jr. Had three consecutive hits, followed by Will Smith, Tommy Edman, and Cicke Hernandez. Miguel Rojas' grounder to the third base led to a 5-4-3 triple play with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, which ended the game. Ohtani, the next batter, had to wait and see this situation.
The loss will bring the Dodgers, which ranks first in the Western Division of the National League, to 93 wins and 64 losses (or .592 wins), trailing second-ranked San Diego (or .580 wins, or .66, or .580 wins), which has secured five consecutive wins. As the San Diego Padres have secured an advantage over the Dodgers with eight wins and three losses in their matches this year, if the two teams are tied, the winner will be San Diego.
The Dodgers needs to secure at least one game among the games that have 26 to 27 days to go. The San Diego Padres are pressing the Dodgers with 41 wins and 17 losses in the second half, speeding up the .707 winning rate.
Some predict that even if the team wins the district championship, the Dodgers will not be able to win the World Series. The Los Angeles Times said the Dodgers wants to win, ¿but is there a player who will throw six innings among the Dodgers players? The Dodgers has yet to find an answer to this question again this year. It is not optimistic," pointing to the starting lineup as a source of anxiety.
Dodgers ace Tyler Glasnow is out for the season with elbow tendinitis, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who has rehabilitated for two and a half months due to a rotator cuff injury, has yet to pass five innings in three games since returning on the 11th. Gavin Stone, who has won the most 11 games in the team, is likely to be out for the season due to shoulder inflammation, and Clayton Kershaw, who injured his big toe, cannot return in the regular season. Walker Buehler also has ups and downs, so the only starter the Dodgers can trust is Jack Flaherty, who was brought in in a trade at the end of July.
The Los Angeles Times reported that Dodgers has not had a starting pitcher throw more than five innings in the last 15 consecutive postseason games. It has lost three series along with six consecutive postseason losses. "Not all starting pitchers need to play six innings, but it is hard to imagine winning a postseason series without two or more starters. If the bullpen is deployed in the fourth to fifth innings of every game and catches 12 to 18 outcounts, relievers tend to get tired."
"The Dodgers may not be able to win in the NL West. Dodgers' starting pitchers ranked the lowest in the league with an ERA of 6.20 in September. Relievers pitched 95 innings in September, but they pitched five more innings than starting pitchers, the most in the National League," he said. "There are various combinations, including opener selection and bullpen games, but there is nothing like a starting pitcher playing six innings in the postseason."
In contrast, the San Diego Padres, which is chasing the Dodgers, will become a starting pitcher. The LA Times reported that San Diego has five starting pitchers who can play six innings, including Dylan Shees, Darvish Yu, Michael King, Joe Musgrove, and Martin Perez. The San Diego Padres have the best ERA (2.18) in September.
If the Dodgers secures the No. 1 postseason seed by ranking first in NL win percentage, it could face San Diego in the Division Series. Two years ago, San Diego advanced to the Division Series via wild card and defeated the Dodgers with a 3-1 record. At that time, San Diego overwhelmed the Dodgers in the starting lineup with good pitching by starting pitchers Darvish, Blake Snell and Musgrove in Game 2 and Game 4. 토토사이트 순위
The Dodgers is a traditional pitcher kingdom, but it has advanced to this level thanks to hitting power this year. While ranking 15th in ERA (3.95), it boasts of strong performance by ranking first in OPS (. 777) and third in homers (225). At the center of this is Ohtani, who became the first player in the Major League to post a batting average of .384 with a batting average of .301li (185 hits in 614 times at bat), 53 homers, 124 RBIs, 129 runs, 55 steals, and on-base percentage of .384 with a slugging percentage of .640 OPS 1.024. However, the Dodgers cannot guarantee a win despite Ohtani's performance.