Brewers, Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani
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Just when you think you've finally seen it all from Shohei Ohtani, he finds yet another way to make history -- and then another … and another.
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Shohei Ohtani started the clinching game in the NLCS for the Dodgers, ended the Brewers' season and had a night for the ages.
The two were fit hits last season together as well — along with Mookie Betty’s’ wife Brianna Betts — through the playoffs and World Series where Freddie was the MVP. With a win tonight, they’ll all be back for the big show.
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Meanwhile, on the mound, Ohtani just kept stomping on the Brewers. He finished with 10 strikeouts, three walks, two hits allowed and zero runs against one of MLB's peskiest lineups. He featured a seven-pitch mix, according to Baseball Savant, and topped out on that 100.3-mph fastball to Chourio. Even by itself, that's a star-level performance.
Thursday’s two League Championship Series games featured overpowering pitching, multiple jaw-dropping homers and a never-before-seen feat from the incomparable Shohei Ohtani. And it all took place within a thrilling 15 minutes.