ドジャース 大谷おおや翔しょう平たいら 日本にっぽん選手せんしゅ初はつの4試合しあい連続れんぞくホームランならず

Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers played in the game against the Guardians on the 28th, aiming to become the first Japanese player to hit home runs in four consecutive games, but he ended up hitless. The teams relievers also gave up runs, resulting in a come-from-behind loss and ending their winning streak at two.

The Dodgers played the final game of a three-game series against the Guardians at the opponents home stadium in Cleveland on the 28th. Ohtani, who had hit home runs in three consecutive games leading up to this, started as the leadoff designated hitter, aiming to become the first Japanese player to hit home runs in four consecutive games.

In his first at-bat right after the play ball, he was down two strikes, then was thrown off by a changeup on the inside for the third pitch and struck out swinging.

In his third at-bat, he made contact with a low inside changeup, but his bat broke and he grounded out to second.

He hit an outside low split in his third at-bat of the game, and although it was a big hit to the opposite field like the home run he hit in the previous game, it ended up as a fly out to left.

In the seventh inning, with the team leading 3-1, Ohtani came up for his fourth at-bat with two outs and a runner on third. When the opposing pitcher threw a wild pitch on the third pitch, Ohtani shouted loudly to bring the runner home from third, adding another run.

In this at-bat, Ohtani drew a walk and got on base, but in this game he went 0-for-3 with one walk, so he did not hit a home run for the fourth consecutive game, and his batting average dropped to .292.

The game saw Dodgers starting pitcher Kershaw, who had just returned from injury, leave the mound after pitching five innings and allowing only one run, earning the right to be the winning pitcher. However, in the bottom of the 8th inning with a 4-1 lead, the relief pitchers gave up five runs, and the Dodgers suffered a come-from-behind 4-7 loss, ending their winning streak at two games.