Shohei Ohtani picked up his first hit with the Dodgers, blasting a two-run RBI single to beat the Reds 3-2 in 10 innings Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.
With shortstop Jason Heyward on second base and pinch-hitter Will Smith on first base with two outs within the tenth, Ohtani hit a 100.3 mph fastball to proper subject previous Jake Fraley for the third straight win of the Dodgers.
“A stopper Sho,” stated Stephen Nelson on SportsNet LA, “and a recreation winner.”
Ohtani's first hit with the Dodgers was the second of his profession, the final approaching September 4, 2020 with the Angels.
He had two hits Sunday, his eighth multi-hit recreation in Could, throughout which he hit .393/.477/.750 with 14 RBIs in 15 video games.
Sunday was the Dodgers' second win of the season. The writer of that first — Andy Pages, on Could 3 in opposition to the Braves — additionally drove within the different two runs for the Dodgers on Sunday.
With one out after a Freddie Freeman single within the fourth inning, Pages wrapped a line drive into the left subject pole for a two-run residence run by Hunter Greene to open the scoring.
After the primary extended hunch of his main league profession, Pages on the plate confirmed indicators of life this weekend. He had a pinch-hit single Thursday in the one recreation thus far he hasn't began, and has had hits in every of the final three video games of the sequence, together with an RBI single in Saturday's win. Saturday marked Pages' first RBI in 10 video games, and Sunday was his first residence run in 14 video games.
Greene, the previous second general select of Notre Dame Excessive Faculty in Sherman Oaks, was a troublesome opponent for the Dodgers on Sunday, nonetheless throwing 99 mph within the seventh inning. He averaged 98.8 mph on his 68 fastballs Sunday, and obtained 22 swinging strikes and eight strikeouts.
Jason Heyward singled to open the seventh and stole second base in opposition to Greene, however was ripped by reliever Fernando Cruz getting the ultimate two outs of the inning.
Landon Knack was efficient in his place after being known as up early Sunday, tying his streak with 5 strikeouts and setting a brand new greatest by inducing 13 swinging strikes. He allowed simply three hits, all doubles. The primary, a two-out-bagger by Luke Maile within the third inning, was stranded. However the different two, back-to-back hits by Tyler Stephenson and Santiago Espinal within the fifth, gave the Reds their solely run in opposition to the Knack.
With a runner on second and two outs within the fifth inning, Knack wasn't allowed to face the Cincinnati lineup a 3rd pitch. With two lefties surrounding a switch-hitter on the high of stated lineup, southpaw Ryan Yarbrough was introduced in, and he stranded the runner in scoring place with a Will Benson line drive conveniently hit proper at shortstop Mookie Betts, . 850 anticipated batting. media be damned.
Yarbrough, pitching in his first recreation in per week, had a visit to coaching himself, however after getting by means of the sixth inning, the seventh was a bumpy experience.
A leadoff stroll was adopted by a sacrifice bunt by Stuart Fairchild that Yarbrough instinctively turned and threw to first base, solely Gavin Lux wasn't there overlaying it. Fairchild was credited with a single on the sport.
The throw into the road made for 2 runners in scoring place as an alternative of 1. Yarbrough had a pop-up foul for the primary time, then was pulled after an intentional stroll to Tyler Stephenson to load the bases.
In got here Alex Vesia, extra more likely to hit somebody moreover Yarbrough. Vesia obtained a strikeout, by Elly De La Cruz, however walked Spencer Steer on 9 pitches first to drive within the bunt, simply the second inherited runner (out of 12) allowed to attain by Vesia this season. One other failed popout ended an odd inning by which the Reds tied the sport and the one ball out of the infield was Yarbrough's throw to nowhere.
Vesia pitched an ideal eighth inning with two extra strikeouts, and Blake Treinen labored round a pair of two-out singles to pitch a scoreless ninth, his sixth straight scoreless look since coming back from the injured listing.
Treinen's remaining out of the ninth was Elly De La Cruz, who struck out 4 occasions on Sunday. After blanking the Dodgers in Thursday's sequence opener with 4 hits, 4 stolen bases, and three runs scored, De La Cruz has gone hitless in 13 at-bats over the past three video games with eight strikeouts.
Veteran lefty Anthony Banda, who was acquired Friday from his minor league take care of Cleveland and known as up Sunday morning, pitched a scoreless tenth inning to carry pinch-runner De La Cruz to second base. Banda, the twenty sixth pitcher utilized by the Dodgers this season, earned the win in his debut.
Particular Sunday
Residence run: Andy Pages (5)
WP – Anthony Banda (1-0): 1 IP, 1 barred
LP – Alexis Diaz (1-3): 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 unearned run, 1 stroll, 1 strikeout
Subsequent
The Dodgers welcome the Diamondbacks to city for a three-game sequence that begins Monday night time (7:10 p.m.; SportsNet LA, MLB Community). Yoshinobu Yamamoto begins the sequence opener on six days' relaxation, with fellow rookie right-hander Slade Cecconi pitching for Arizona.
