Shohei Ohtani hits walk-off grand slam to join 40-40 club, lift Dodgers past Rays 7-3
LOS ANGELES (AP) |A|
Shohei Ohtani hit a |B|
two-out grand slam in |C|
the ninth inning for |D|
his 40th home run |E|
after earlier stealing his |F|
40th base, lifting the |G|
Los Angeles Dodgers to |H|
a 7-3 victory over |J|
the Tampa Bay Rays |K|
on Friday night. Ohtani |L|
became the fastest player |M|
in major league history |O|
and sixth ever to |P|
hit 40 homers and |Q|
steal 40 bases in |R|
a season. Hes also |S|
the first Dodger to |U|
do so. He broke |V|
the record held by |Y|
Alfonso Soriano, who reached |Z|
the mark in Game |A|
148 for the Washington |B|
Nationals in 2006. Ohtani |C|
did it in his |D|
126th game and the |E|
Dodgers 129th of the |F|
season. “Hes definitely known |G|
for the dramatics and |H|
this is something Ill |J|
remember for a long |K|
time,” Los Angeles manager |L|
Dave Roberts said. “What |M|
a way to cap |O|
off a great night.” |P|
|Z| dir="ltr">Will Smith was hit |A| by Manuel Rodriguez (2-3) |B| leading off the ninth |C| and Tommy Edman followed |D| with a single. Smith |E| and Edman moved up |F| on Miguel Rojas sacrifice. |G| Colin Poche came in |H| and walked Muncy to |J| set up Ohtanis 389-foot |K| slam to center.
“Hes |L| just dangerous any time |M| he puts that uniform |O| on,” Roberts said.
Center |P| fielder Jose Siri gave |Q| chase and the home |R| run ball bounced back |S| onto the field. He |U| threw it back into |V| the stands, leaving Ohtani |Y| without the keepsake, according |Z| to Ohtanis interpreter Will |A| Ireton.
Tied 3-3, the |B| Rays had the go-ahead |C| run on in the |D| ninth. A ball hit |E| by Jonny DeLuca hit |F| off the heel of |G| reliever Michael Kopechs glove |H| for an error. DeLuca |J| was caught stealing before |K| Siri struck out on |L| a 101-mph pitch from |M| winning pitcher Kopech (4-8) |O| to end the inning.
|P| dir="ltr">In the eighth, the |Q| Rays had the potential |R| go-ahead run on third. |S| Brandon Lowe doubled into |U| the left field corner |V| and took third on |Y| Junior Camineros groundout before |Z| Evan Phillips struck out |A| Christopher Morel to end |B| the inning.
Tampa Bay |C| led 3-0 on a |D| pair of two-out homers |E| off Bobby Miller. Caminero |F| blasted a 417-foot solo |G| shot to center with |H| two strikes in the |J| first. Six of the |K| Rays first seven hits |L| came with two outs.
|M| dir="ltr">Morel added a two-run |O| homer in the third, |P| going deep for his |Q| 21st homer and third |R| since coming to the |S| Rays from the Chicago |U| Cubs last month.
Kiké |V| Hernándezs three-run shot tied |Y| the game 3-3 in |Z| the fifth, chasing Tyler |A| Alexander. Edman singled and |B| Lux walked to set |C| up Hernándezs eighth homer.
|D| dir="ltr">Alexander gave up three |E| runs and five hits |F| in 4 1/3 innings. |G| He struck out one |H| and walked two.
TRAINERS |J| ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Tyler |K| Glasnow (elbow) is expected |L| to start ramping up |M| Saturday. ... RHP Yoshinobu |O| Yamamoto (triceps) will throw |P| a bullpen session Monday |Q| and go on a |R| rehab assignment Wednesday.
UP |S| NEXT
Rays: RHP Taj |U| Bradley (6-8, 3.55 ERA), |V| who was born in |Y| Los Angeles, makes his |Z| first career start against |A| the Dodgers.
Dodgers: LHP |B| Clayton Kershaw (2-2, 2.63) |C| scattered four hits over |D| six shutout innings in |E| his last start at |F| St. Louis.
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