Shohei Ohtani wasn't done hitting home runs just because he joined the 40-40 club on Friday, going deep yet again in the Los Angeles Dodgers' showdown with the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
Ohtani notched a single in the first inning and reached via a catcher's interference in the fourth. He scored the Dodgers' first run of the night, but his team still trailed 5-4 when he stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the fifth.
The Tampa Bay Rays' young ace Taj Bradley wasn't giving Ohtani much to work with, trying to paint corners and avoid delivering anything too juicy. Bradley eventually left a splitter over the plate, though, and Ohtani gave it a ride. Ohtani snuck a 338-foot, two-run home run just inside the right field foul pole, putting Los Angeles on top 6-5.While the Rays eventually forced extra innings and stole a 9-8 win on the road, Ohtani's home run was a big one. The 30-year-old designated hitter is now batting .294 with 41 home runs, 94 RBI, 40 stolen bases, a .998 OPS and a 6.6 WAR in 2024., Ohtani now has the fourth-most home runs by a Dodgers player in their teams first 130 games of a season.
Green was in his second season in Dodger blue when he achieved that feat, while Bellinger was in his third and Beltre was in his seventh. Ohtani, meanwhile, is in the midst of his first campaign with the franchise.The Dodgers inked Ohtani to a 10-year, $700 million contract last December, luring the two-time AL MVP away from the Los Angeles Angels. Given everything he's accomplished over the past five months, it's safe to say Ohtani has lived up to that price tag so far.
Ohtani and the Dodgers will close out their series against the Rays on Sunday. First pitch for the rubber match is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET.Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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