Three singles, two walks and a broken glove for a bizarre error lead to a 4-run 8th inning and a 5-2 victory in Shohei Ohtani’s first game as a Dodger
The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, second from left, congratulates Teoscar Hernandez after the Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 5-2 in their season opener Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea . SEOUL, South Korea — The people of Seoul welcomed Major League Baseball with open arms, pounding drums, dance teams and coordinated cheering.
“Today was a good look at. We’re not going to give up, not going to give in and one through nine, we’re going to grind you down.” The Dodgers’ trio did what they could to light a fire through seven innings. Betts and Ohtani were on base twice each and Freeman three times. But the Dodgers went a collective 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position before they broke through in the eighth with Betts and Ohtani each stroking RBI singles.
“Sometimes with hitters, one swing gets you back,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “And even in spring, he was getting some hits. But I really feel that one swing where he pulled it in the air foul, he really took a good swing and I think that bled into that at-bat where he lined a ball into right field for a hit and had another big base hit later in the game.”
“I felt like we could have scored a lot more runs if I’d gotten on earlier or gotten on after Mookie,” Ohtani said. “I think there were a lot of chances to score more runs than we did today.”Two walks and a single loaded the bases with no outs. Kiké Hernandez tied the game with a sacrifice fly before Lux rolled over and bounced a ground ball to the right side of the infield.
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