Shohei Ohtani had perhaps the perfect start to Game 4 of the NLCS on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani had perhaps a perfect Game 4 of the NLCS on Friday.
Ohtani, who started on the mound for the Dodgers, opened the game against the Brewers by striking out three while hitting triple digits on his fastball after walking leadoff hitter Brice Turang.
Just minutes later, Ohtani, 31, led off the bottom half of the inning at the plate for Los Angeles by blasting a 446-foot home run which nearly left Dodger Stadium off of ex-Mets left-hander Jose Quintana, his first of three long balls on the night.
Ohtani’s early game performance also came with some more MLB firsts for the two-way phenom, as he became the first pitcher in the league’s history to lead off a game with a home run.
