Shohei Ohtani reaches 3 times in home debut as the Dodgers rout the Cardinals 7-1
Shohei Ohtani reached three times in his home debut for the Dodgers, and Los Angeles beat... The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 in their home debut, with Shohei Ohtani reaching 3 times. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman both homered in the third inning, and Tyler Glasnow pitched six innings of two-hit ball for the Dodgers. The team had spent nearly $1.4 billion on five players this summer, including Ohts, who doubled in his first official at-bat at Chavez Ravine since agreeing to a record 10-year, $700 million contract. The Dodgers' roster is the oldest in the majors, with an average of 31 years.
发表 : 4 周前 经过 By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer 在 Sports
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani runs to first base after hitting a double against the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman (5) celebrates his two-run home run with Shohei Ohtani during the third inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts celebrates his home run against the St. Louis Cardinals during the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow throws against the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (17) walks on the field during pre-game introductions before the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras, left, and relief pitcher Andre Pallante walk to their positions after giving up an RBI single against Los Angeles Dodgers' James Outman during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hits a single during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles.
Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman homered in the third inning, and Tyler Glasnow pitched six innings of two-hit ball for the Dodgers. One week after Los Angeles began the season with two games in South Korea, the club showed off the talent throughout an expensive, star-studded roster headlined by three former MVPs at the top of the batting order.
No addition was bigger than Ohtani, who showed no signs of distraction after a tumultuous week in which he emphatically denied betting on sports after the firing of his longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.
After receiving a standing ovation from the raucous sellout crowd of 52,667, Ohtani doubled in his first official at-bat at Chavez Ravine since agreeing to his record 10-year, $700 million contract. The two-time AL MVP followed with a walk and a single as the Dodgers' designated hitter.
Freeman had two hits and drove in three runs, while Betts scored three runs while reaching base three times. Teoscar Hernández doubled and scored in the sixth inning of his own Dodgers home debut, while Max Muncy drove in two runs.
Glasnow (1-0) was sharp in his home debut for his hometown team, striking out five and allowing just one run over 81 pitches. Glasnow, who also started the Dodgers’ opener in Seoul last week, is expected to be a pillar for Los Angeles after its rotation was decimated by injuries and off-field troubles last season.
The Dodgers’ roster is the oldest in the majors, with an average of 31 years, according to MLB. It’s also a remarkably talented group after a monumental offseason in which Los Angeles spent nearly $1.4 billion on five players, adding a gallery of new stars to an already loaded roster.
Although Ohtani’s deal was the headliner, the Dodgers also signed two of the top starting pitchers on the market in Glasnow (five years, $136.5 million) and Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12 years, $325 million) while adding slugger Hernández (one year, $23.5 million) and keeping homegrown catcher Will Smith (10 years, $140 million).
The Dodgers’ three MVPs then went a combined 5 for 6 with two walks, a double and two homers against Mikolas, who criticized the Dodgers this month for playing “checkbook baseball” and saying “it would be great to stick it to the Dodgers” in the opening series.
Ohtani got a standing ovation when he went to the plate in the first, and he cracked a double to right — but he was thrown out on the basepaths when Betts was held at third and Ohtani didn’t see him stopping.
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