In an exciting baseball game, Shohei Ohtani hit his 100th home run with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the Pittsburgh Pirates spoiled the celebration with a 9-7 victory on Tuesday night.
Ohtani’s hit, a solo home run against pitcher Bubba Chandler, was the second most powerful of the season in MLB, reaching 120 mph. This was Ohtani’s 46th home run of the season and the strongest of his MLB career.
In his 294th game with the Dodgers, Ohtani became the fastest player to reach 100 home runs in team history, surpassing Gary Sheffield. With the Angels, he needed 444 games to reach the same mark.
After Ohtani’s home run, Teoscar Hernández hit a run-scoring single with two outs, and Andy Pages tied the game 4-4 with his number 24 home run in the following inning.
Henry Davis gave the Pirates the lead back with a run-scoring single in the sixth inning against Edgardo Henriquez. Jared Triolo added a two-run double with two outs.
Chandler allowed three runs and six hits in four innings of relief. The 22-year-old has two wins and a save in his first three appearances in the Major Leagues.
Dennis Santana issued a walk to Miguel Rojas and allowed Ohtani’s second double to start the ninth inning, before retiring the next three batters for his 12th save.
Clayton Kershaw gave up four runs, four hits, and two walks in the first inning. He recovered to pitch five innings, denying the Pirates another hit and allowing two walks in the last four.
