Shohei Otani, tied for the most Japanese-born baseball team with No. 7 solo hit amidst loud boos… 5th consecutive win with 11 points for the German team | Full-Count

Matches Manager Dave Roberts’ record for most HRs by a Japanese-born player on a team with seven.

■Dodgers 12-2 Blue Jays (27th Japan time, Toronto)

Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani hit his 7th home run on the 26th (27th Japan time) against the enemy Blue Jays. He entered the game as the “No. 2 designated hitter,” and in the first at-bat with one out in the first inning, he soloed No. 7 amid loud boos from opposing fans. He was sent as a pinch hitter and replaced in the 6th at-bat of the 9th inning. He has a batting average of .354. The team had a big win against the Blue Jays with 19 hits and 12 runs scored.

There were strong reports that he would join the Blue Jays in December of last year, and the packed Rogers Center had a strange atmosphere. When Otani stepped up to bat with one out in the first inning, there were loud boos. There were loud cheers every time a strike was called, but in the first at-bat with one out in the first inning, Bichette’s inside slider was carried to the right field seats.

With this one hit, he tied manager Dave Roberts’ record for most home runs by a Japanese-born player on a baseball team with seven. His batted ball speed of 96.1 mph (approximately 154.7 km/h) was his slowest since moving to the majors. He walked in his second at-bat of the third inning, grounded out once in his third at-bat, grounded out in his fourth at-bat, and grounded out twice in his fifth at-bat.

In the game, the Dodgers scored 6 points in the 3rd inning, giving them an 11-2 lead at the end of the 8th inning. It was 5 consecutive wins.

(Full-Count Editorial Department)