Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani Needs One Game to Achieve MLB Career First
Summary
Shohei Ohtani, playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is having a strong season as both a pitcher and hitter. On May 27, he pitched six hitless innings and hit a home run in the same game—something no player in modern Major League Baseball has done before.Key Facts
- Ohtani is both the Dodgers’ starting pitcher and leadoff hitter.
- On May 27, he hit a home run in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies.
- He then pitched six innings without allowing a hit until the eighth inning.
- No player in modern MLB history had combined those achievements in one game.
- Ohtani’s earned run average (ERA) is 0.82, and he is close to qualifying for the ERA title.
- As a pitcher, he has allowed a .147 batting average, 2 home runs, and 7 runs in two months.
- As a hitter, he has a .269 batting average with 9 home runs, 36 runs scored, and 30 RBIs.
- He joins a rare group of pitchers who hit home runs in three straight starts, a feat last done by Don Drysdale in 1959 for the Dodgers.
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