The Los Angeles Dodgers opened a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies at home. Last night, Shohei Ohtani created MLB history by creating the 50/50 club and will look forward to pushing his record further. The Boys in Blue have clinched a playoff berth.
Ryan Brasier had a rough start with the Dodgers after surrendering one run in the second inning. As for the Rockies, Kyle Freeland stayed strong through the first couple of innings. Mookie Betts made an incredible catch by the wall deep to center field.
Hunter Goodman recorded an RBI groundout to put the Rockies on the board first. The Rockies extended their lead to 2-0, but the Dodger squad bounced back with three runs in the fifth inning, securing a 3-2 lead.
Mookie Betts, Ohtani, and Teoscar Hernandez stepped up to the plate to add extra runs for the team. The offense added one run in the sixth inning and two in the seventh. The Rockies managed to drive in another run but were unable to make it past four.
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Charlie Blackmon, Andy Pagers, Shohei Ohtani, and Teoscar Hernandez hit home runs tonight
Charlie Blackmon smashed a solo home run at the top of the fifth inning against Daniel Hudson. Dave Roberts has used multiple pitches against the Rockies tonight.
Andy Pages responded with a solo home run, while Shohei Ohtani went deep from the plate with a two-run homer. Ohtani smashed his 52nd homer and is now trailing Aaron Judge by one. Sam Hilliard hit another solo home run to tie the game 3-3. However, Teoscar Hernandez hit his 30th home run to give his team the lead again.
Right after Hernandez's homer, Ohtani recorded his 52nd stolen base. The pitching experiment seemed to have worked well for the team. Brusdar Graterol was the only pitcher to throw two innings, while the rest finished with one each.
The offense played a crucial role in securing the win since no starting pitching went deep. Ohtani and his squad have come one step closer to winning the NL West Division title.