The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-0 on Wednesday. Shohei Ohtani was insane for the Dodgers, tossing six shutout innings and going 3-for-4 at the plate. Everyone is talking about San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama as a player from another planet. Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo says maybe it's Ohtani who is an alien.
“He is from another planet,” Perdomo said, per USA Today's Bob Nightengale. Dodgers catcher Will Smith thinks he may be from Earth: “The best player that’s ever walked on this earth.”
The Dodgers have taken two of the first three games against the Diamondbacks this week. They'll go for the series win on Thursday afternoon. D-Backs manager Torey Lovullo knows he has to play them again, but can't stop praising Ohtani.
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He's probably one of a handful of players that could play in another league above the major leagues,’’ Lovullo said, per Nightengale. “It's the best way I can define it. It's freakish what he's able to do. You know where he is at all times in the lineup, you are budgeting to not let him beat you because he's just so unpredictable, and there is no weakness. He's the best player I've ever seen, and I've been around some really, really good players.”
Ohtani has won four MVP awards in the last five seasons, including one in each of his two years with the Dodgers. His incredible offensive ability, combined with a solid starting pitcher, makes him nearly unbeatable. But this year, he has turned the pitching up another level. In 10 starts this year, he has thrown 61 innings and allowed just five earned runs.
The Dodgers are the second team to 40 wins this year, just behind the Atlanta Braves. They will look for win 41 on Thursday afternoon in Arizona, trying for the series win.
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-0 on Wednesday. Shohei Ohtani was insane for the Dodgers, tossing six shutout innings and going 3-for-4 at the plate. Everyone is talking about San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama as a player from another planet. Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo says maybe it's Ohtani who is an alien.