Shohei Ohtani reminded both of the Pacific why he is a champion on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani reminded both of the Pacific why he is a champion on Tuesday in Tokyo. When leaving his first World Series title, the Los Angeles Dodgers star took his team to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago puppies.
After a first release that arrived around 3 am in Los Angeles, Ohtani scored two races in a single and a double at the first end of the Tokyo series of two games.
Playing in front of their country of origin, the opener of the Dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the left -handed of the Shota Imanaga puppies launched well in the first initial confrontation of Japanese on the opening day in the history of MLB. Imanaga launched four innings without goals, allowing that there are no successes but four.
The Dodgers jumped to the relevant of the Ben Brown puppies (0-1) in the fifth, scoring three races, partly due to a launch error of the second base Jon Berti. Tommy Edman and Will Smith had RBI singles.
Ohtani was part of the rally, delivering a single beaten on the right side. It finished 2 for 5 on the plate, including a double to lead the ninth, and finally scored another race.
Shohei Ohtani reacts after reaching the second base during the ninth entrance
A young fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers is interviewed while holding a cartoon of Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani of Los Angeles Dodgers is received in the field by children during team introductions
Yamamoto (1-0) gave a race in three hits and a walk, struggling four. Tanner Scott obtained his first rescue.
Miguel Amaya de Chicago led Dansby Swanson with a double of two outs that did 1-0 in the second. The puppies did not have a blow after the third.
First cover of the Dodgers Freddie Freeman He was scratched before the game Due to the discomfort of the left rib. Shorttop Mookie Betts will lose both games in Japan Due to a disease.
Ohtani's single was the first success of the game for the Dodgers, helping to start a rally that would change the game in his favor.
Yamamoto, Anthony Banda, Ben Casparius and Blake Treinen combined to withdraw 16 batters in a row from the third to the eighth entrance. The streak ended when Treinen hit Berti with a launch with one in the eighth.
Japanese rookie Roki Sasaki will make his MLB debut for Dodgers, while left -handed Jusin Steele takes the puppies for the puppies on Wednesday night for the final game in Tokyo.
Baseball in Japan, the game is called 'Yakyu' (field ball) in Japanese, has more a rock concert atmosphere than its US cousin. And with Shohei Ohtani mocking fans for a week in Tokyo when the two -game series approached, it is a real show.
You do not see the following routinely in North America. You did it on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome.
Young women carry beer barrels on their backs, attracting a cold draft while sitting watching the game. Fans are clearly more animated. Even older men come with a glove, just in case. And the sticks are in use as fans who look at the game sandwich in noodles or a plate of rice.
The selection of food in the concession stalls is mainly Asian, but corn popcorn and beer are abundant. You can even buy a version of Cracker Jack.
The manager of the Dodgers, Dave Roberts, said he played baseball in Puerto Rico and Mexico and suggested that the Japanese game and the Latin American game were linked.
'I would say that similarity is the passion of fans. I think that in Tokyo it is a slightly more controlled emotion, chaos. Where in Latin America, playing winter ball, in the best possible way, is chaotic and a lot of passion. '
“It is definitely close,” said the Venezuelan Campocorto of the Dodgers, Miguel Rojas. 'Enjoy the game a bit different from the United States. This is the closest you will find (for Latin America).
The Dodgers teammate, Kike Hernández, a Puerto Rican, drew a skilled comparison.
“When it comes to culture, Latin culture and Japanese culture cannot be further from the other,” he said. “But when it comes to passion and the way fans enjoy the game, it is the closest to it.”
The food selection in Tokyo's dome is everyone. And food prices fall into reasonable range, although portions are probably smaller.
Food prices are a strong contrast with the fact that a ticket for the Dodgers-Cubs series was sold in the secondary market in the $ 2,000- $ 8,000 range. At least one ticket was announced for $ 10,000.
A large barrel beer in the food lobby was about 900 yen or $ 6. A double cheese hot dog will cost you 1,000 yen, around $ 6.50.
For EATs, there are Kimchi noodles, chicken with garlic, Japanese -style meatballs and dozens of other options. A pita sandwich will cost around 1,300 yen, $ 8.50. Add to this many basic stadium products: pizza, french fries and soft service ice cream.
Let's eat. In Japanese that is 'Tabemeshou'.