{"id":29067,"date":"2025-08-28T05:01:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T09:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/ohtani-shines-5-innings-9-ks-and-victory-for-the-dodgers\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T05:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T09:01:27","slug":"ohtani-shines-5-innings-9-ks-and-victory-for-the-dodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/mlb\/ohtani-shines-5-innings-9-ks-and-victory-for-the-dodgers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohtani Shines: 5 Innings, 9 K’s and Victory for the Dodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shohei Ohtani Achieves a Significant Milestone in His Return to the Mound<\/h2>\n\nIn a standout performance, Shohei Ohtani completed five innings for the first time since his second surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament. This achievement, marked by his 87th pitch, represents a significant step in his recovery and his return to the top of baseball.\n\nAfter throwing five innings against the Cincinnati Reds, Ohtani didn’t have time to celebrate. He quickly prepared to bat, demonstrating his commitment both on the mound and at the plate.\n\nDodgers manager Dave Roberts expressed his enthusiasm for Ohtani, highlighting the importance of securing the win. For the Dodgers, pitching five innings, and around 90 pitches, is Ohtani’s current limit.\n\n\n

“I’m excited for Shohei. He was a distance hitter from not getting a win because of the pitch count, so I think it was good for him to get that win.”<\/p>Dave Roberts, Dodgers Manager<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nOhtani, upon reaching this milestone, called it “really key to moving forward.” His performance, which included nine strikeouts, was crucial to the Dodgers’ victory.\n\nIn this encounter, Ohtani demonstrated remarkable versatility by relying heavily on his breaking pitches. This strategy allowed him to keep the Reds at bay, who only managed to score one run thanks to a solo home run by Noelvi Marte.\n\nThe strategic use of different pitches was key to Ohtani’s success, who even incorporated the curveball, a pitch he hadn’t used in his first eight starts of the season.\n\nDodgers catcher Dalton Rushing explained that the plan was to move away from using the fastball, which opened up opportunities for other pitches. Initially, Ohtani focused on the velocity of his fastball and sweeper, but then diversified his repertoire.\n\nRoberts highlighted Ohtani’s ability to control various pitches, allowing him to adapt to different situations in the game. This flexibility is crucial for Ohtani to advance in his goal of pitching more innings and helping the team.\n\nIn the first inning, Ohtani used seven different pitches, demonstrating his ability to vary his game. Despite some trouble in the second inning, he managed to escape unscathed, striking out Ke’Bryan Hayes and Matt McLain.\n\nAfter Marte’s home run, Ohtani retired eight consecutive batters, showcasing his dominance on the mound. In addition to his pitching performance, Ohtani contributed at the plate with a single.\n\nThe Dodgers secured their fourth consecutive victory, solidifying their position at the top of the National League West Division. With the recovery of key players and the strength of their pitching rotation, the team appears to be on an upward trajectory.\n\n\n

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Shohei Ohtani ponch\u00f3 a nueve y permiti\u00f3 una carrera en cinco entradas el mi\u00e9rcoles por la noche para obtener su primera victoria de la temporada. Tambi\u00e9n bate\u00f3 de 1-5 en el plato con una carrera anotada.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nOhtani, through an interpreter, expressed his desire to contribute to the team, seeking to pitch more innings and support the bullpen.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shohei Ohtani Achieves a Significant Milestone in His Return to the Mound In a standout performance, Shohei Ohtani completed five innings for the first time since his second surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament. This achievement, marked by his 87th pitch, represents a significant step in his recovery and his return to the top of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29068,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[86,344,1150,1189],"class_list":{"0":"post-29067","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","9":"tag-mlb","10":"tag-pitching","11":"tag-shohei-ohtani"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}