Pittsburgh – Shohei Ohtani struck his 100th circuit with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the Pittsburgh pirates spoiled the milestone with a 9-7 victory on Tuesday evening.
Ohtani’s prospect shot the prospect Bubba Chandler (2-0) was the second toughest circuit in MLB this season at 120 mph. It was Home Run No. 46 for Ohtani this season and the hardest ball of his MLB career, according to ESPN Research.
Playing his 294th match with the Dodgers, he became the fastest to reach 100 circuits in the history of the team, ahead of Gary Sheffield (399). It took him 444 games to hit 100 circuits with the angels.
After Home Run, Teoscar Hernandez struck a simple two-point RBI and Andy Pages led the next round with his 24th Homer, attaching it 4-4.
Henry Davis put the pirates forward on a single RBI off Edgardo Henriquez (0-1) in the sixth. Jared Triolo added a double to two or two points.
Chandler granted three points and six strokes in four relief rounds. The 22 -year -old had two victories and a backup during his first three appearances in major leagues.
Dennis Santana walked Miguel Rojas and abandoned the second double of Ohtani to start the ninth before withdrawing the following three strikers for his 12th stop.
Clayton Kershaw produced four points, four strokes and a pair of walks during the first round. He recovered in the last round, denying the pirates in the other hand while abandoning two walks on the Final Four.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
