Shohei Ohtani’s Electrifying Debut: Dominates on the Mound and Ignites Dodgers with 5 RBI Explosion
After drawing a walk in the sixth and scoring on Max Muncy’s grand slam, he smashed a 101.3 mph ground ball into the right field corner for a bases-clearing triple. He added his two-run homer one inning later.
“Today was good,” Roberts said. “Hopefully it quiets the noise a little bit (about) the days that he pitches.”
The Dodgers are still determining how they will handle the day-to-day details of the dual pursuits of baseball’s only serious two-way player in several decades.
Roberts acknowledged that Ohtani could move out of his customary leadoff spot in the Dodgers’ lineup on the days when he pitches, particularly at home. While Ohtani has told Roberts he isn’t bothered by pitching the first inning and then going straight to the on-deck circle to be the Dodgers’ first batter in the bottom half, Roberts recognizes it’s not ideal.
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